Head of Test Environment and Data Job at Barclays (Pune)

Job Description

To design, develop, and execute testing strategies to validate functionality, performance, and user experience, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve defects, and continuously improve testing processes and methodologies, to ensure software quality and reliability.

Job Responsibility

Establish the Environment and Data vision by Defining and communicating a comprehensive engineering strategy that aligns with overall Corporate business goals
Striving to make testing environments as close to the real-world production setup as possible
Planning and coordinating the allocation of environments to various testing projects, managing conflicts, and addressing environment-related requests
Overseeing all changes made to the testing environments to prevent 'environment drift'
Working with development, testing, and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment across different environments
Assessing potential risks associated with the test environment, such as resource constraints or configuration issues, and developing mitigation strategies
Design Test Data architecture by maintaining and selecting the optimal tools as suggested by CTO Teams that can support performance, security, and scalability aspects
Maintaining the quality, consistency, and accuracy of test data, including masking of production data of sensitive information before it is used for testing
Generating Production like Test Data or acquiring Data from Production which post masking enables 100% test coverage
Integrating test data provisioning into Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines so that the right data is available on demand i.e. through self-service portals, along with tools for reserving and rolling back data for repeatable tests
Ensuring all test data adheres to data privacy regulations like GDPR
Evaluating and selecting the right tools, technologies, and methodologies for Environment Build and Data obfuscation that align with the Corporate’s broader technology stack patterns and strategy
Taking responsibility for the design and configuration of the test infrastructure and environments, often working closely with DevOps teams
Mentor Data Engineers by Providing technical leadership and mentorship elevating the team's capabilities and fostering a culture of quality
Bridge communication gaps: Act as a central point of contact to ensure that all teams—development, product, and QA—are aligned on quality objectives and that potential issues are addressed transparently
Evaluate new technologies: Research, evaluate, and deploy new and innovative testing tools and technologies to improve effectiveness and efficiency
Monitor and report metrics: Define and track key quality metrics and performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the health and effectiveness of the Environment process and Data mining
report findings to senior leadership
Standardize processes: Define and standardize Environment assurance procedures, guidelines, and documentation to ensure consistent practices across projects and teams
Manage risk: Conduct risk analysis to identify potential quality issues early and help prioritize Environments and Data basis Business Demands
Enforce compliance: Ensure that Environment and Data quality meets industry standards and regulatory requirements

Requirements

Development and implementation of comprehensive test plans and strategies to validate software functionality and ensure compliance with established quality standards
Creation and execution automated test scripts, leveraging testing frameworks and tools to facilitate early detection of defects and quality issues
Collaboration with cross-functional teams to analyse requirements, participate in design discussions, and contribute to the development of acceptance criteria, ensuring a thorough understanding of the software being tested
Root cause analysis for identified defects, working closely with developers to provide detailed information and support defect resolution
Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing
Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth
Manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives
Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide
Manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business
Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives
Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function
Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence
Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate
Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives
Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives
Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations
Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area
Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally
Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions
Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division

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Competitive holiday allowance
Life assurance
Private medical care
Pension contribution

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