Sr. Automation Tester

The QA Automation Tester will be part of the Wholesale Credit Systems Technology team and will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated test solutions to ensure the quality and reliability of enterprise banking applications. This role will work closely with scrum masters, business analysts, developers, technology leads, and subject matter experts to support agile delivery initiatives through comprehensive test automation, functional testing, and defect management. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Selenium, Java, SQL, and automation framework development, with a proven ability to drive testing best practices across the software development lifecycle. Banking and financial services experience is required, with exposure to lending, credit, or enterprise banking platforms preferred. The candidate should possess strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills and be capable of working independently while leading automation initiatives.

7+ years experience Mandatory Skills Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver Programming: Java (Strong OOPs concepts) Database: Strong SQL Query skills Automation Expertise: Framework design & development (Hybrid / POM / Data-driven) UI Test Automation Build Tools: Maven BDD Framework: Cucumber Test Management: JIRA or similar tools Preferred Skills Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.) Knowledge of API Automation (RestAssured or similar) Exposure to RAFT or other enterprise automation frameworks Experience in Performance or Security Testing (added advantage) Domain Experience Banking / Financial Services domain experience (Mandatory) Exposure to lending applications, credit systems, or enterprise banking platforms is preferred Soft Skills Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities Ability to work independently and lead automation initiatives