Automation Testing Sr Tech Lead Analyst, Citi

Citi

Location:
India, Chennai ▼
Pune

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

Not provided

Save Job

Apply Position

Job Description:

The Testing Sr Tech Lead Analyst is a strategic professional responsible for testing deliverables across the entire software development lifecycle. This role requires strong expertise in testing processes, test automation frameworks, and technical leadership with an in-depth understanding of the Systems Development Lifecycle. Responsibilities include managing testing teams, executing testing methodologies, and collaborating with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Job Responsibility:

Supports efforts focused on testing deliverables across the entire software development lifecycle from inception through implementation including management interaction
Supports Business Strategies & Policies by association with the respective Test Management/Project Mgmt to drive execution of testing methodology in the development and implementation of comprehensive test plans for effectively validating the functionality of the projects to which they are assigned
Assesses testing functions to ensure successful deployment of new systems and applications and related enhancements
Follows latest trends in testing and adapts them for application within own job and the business
Modifies existing testing programs for use within the function or develops new testing programs
Influences senior leadership team if and when process changes are needed
Has impact on the IT testing through contribution to technical direction and strategy
Influences and negotiates with senior leaders (across functions)
may communicate with external parties
Evaluates directs performance and considerable importance is given to recommendations made for pay increases, hiring, terminations and other personnel actions
Partners with outside vendors, clients, and partners in the coordination of testing efforts and process initiatives
Works to understand the objectives of our customers by understanding their requirements and how they fit in within the organization and the release, resolving, closing or mitigating gaps and inconsistencies
Participates in the development of the objectives of the testing team and will identify and implement work group initiatives focused on achieving these goals
Performs other duties and functions as assigned

Requirements:

10+ years experience in an IT Quality role with commensurate experience in people management
Substantial experience in a senior technology or leadership role
Developed communication skills to negotiate with others at a senior level
may communicate with external parties
Proven understanding of testing processes
In depth understanding of the Systems Development Lifecycle and solid experience in several phases of systems development, preferably in testing program management
Must demonstrate confidence in their abilities, excellent communication skills, negotiation skills, a consistent commitment to getting the job done, and the ability to collaborate as a both a leader and a team member
Deep technical expertise and business knowledge and be known within the industry
Deep knowledge of industry rules and regulations and an understanding of what best practice means in running large scale technology environments
Client focus, able to operate as a partner to senior business stakeholders
Demonstrated knowledge of business processes and management structure
Proven project management skills
Ability to effectively organize and prioritize a wide array of critical tasks and issues
Ability to motivate and influence professional staff at all levels to achieve stated goals
Ability to interact with staff at a variety of levels, including very senior audiences, on a variety of internally and function driven deliverables
Advanced organizational skills to manage the heavy coordination with many individuals at varying levels across regions and functions, operating within limited time frames on deliverables
Teamwork/Collaboration: the position requires extensive teamwork and collaboration across regions and functions successful
Strategic leader who has a proven track record of working closely with senior business partners and multiple stakeholders
Ability to operate in Global Matrix Environment
Proven ability to operate through influence
Candidate with hands on experience in software development and test automation will be preferred
Knowledge in Banking and Wealth Management domain will be a must
Investment - Capital Markets, Mutual Funds, Brokerage, Equity, Insurance and Treasury
Data – DWH, Bigdata systems, Cloud platforms AWS, Google cloud, Snowflake
Digital - Mobile (IOS and Android), Web (Angular)
Banking & Lending– Retail, Term Deposit, Payments, Customer demographics and relationships, Mortgage
Cards – Equal payment plan, Payment features, Rewards, Wallets, Authorization & Fraud, Collections
Onboarding – Customer/Product onboarding
Non-Functional testing – Performance, Chaos, Component, Capacity analysis and Mobile device NFR
Ability to demonstrate E2E testing solutions (UI, Middleware, Backend and API)
Prior experience in Test Automation framework, Web technologies and hands on expertise in Java, JavaScript, Selenium is preferable
Solid experience of a modern long term support version of Java (Object oriented design/Lambdas & Streams /Executors/Generics etc.,)
Hands on expertise in Automation Testing frameworks including knowledge in Selenium, Rest Assured (API testing), TestNG, BDD, and Appium
Hands on experience in Python/PySpark for developing utilities for Data Analysis using libraries like Pandas, NumPy etc.
Experience in other programming language as C#, Bash/Shell scripting will be an added advantage
Expert use of source control using Bitbucket/GitHub
Extensive experience of continuous integration methodology using TeamCity, Jenkins or Tekton
Good knowledge in systems monitoring, alerting and analytics (AppDynamics, Splunk, etc.)
Experience of integrating with messaging technologies such as Solace, Kafka, EMS
Experience with relational databases, preferably Oracle
good skills at integrating SQL into Java applications using a preferred framework (Spring JDBC etc.)
Experience in Mobile testing using perfecto will be an added advantage

Nice to have:

Experience in other programming language as C#, Bash/Shell scripting
Knowledge in Banking and Wealth Management domain
Hands-on experience in Mobile testing using perfecto

What we offer:

Citi is an equal opportunity employer
Equal consideration without regard to race, religion, or other characteristics
Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
June 18, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

View All Jobs In This Company

Job Link Share:

Automation Testing Sr Tech Lead Analyst