Lead Automation Engineer

• Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals
• Identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements
• Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming
• Ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business integrate to accomplish business goals
• Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made
• Drive compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, VB Script or JavaScript
• Extensive experience with test automation tools like Selenium, Playwright or UFT
• Proficient Experience with tools such as ALM, JIRA, Zephyr, advanced excel features
• Experience in Oracle and SQL queries for test data mining, data generation & conditioning
• Strong understanding of banking workflows, financial products, and regulatory requirements
• Experience testing banking applications such as loan management systems, payment gateways, or risk management platforms
• Experience in using mainframe for testing and automation
• Experience in BDD/TDD, Cucumber framework development
• Experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins
• Hands on experience in API testing tools like Postman or SOAPUI
• Understanding of deep learning fundamentals, RAG and LLMs
• Experience of API development and integration of models through APIs
• 10+ years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role
• Extensive experience system analysis and in programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Applications Development
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Master's degree preferred