Lead Automation Engineer, Citi

Citi

Location:
India, Pune

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

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Job Description:

The IT Quality Senior Manager accomplishes results through management, integrates subject matter and industry expertise, and drives standards while managing professional teams. Responsibilities include overseeing User Acceptance Testing (UAT), managing IT Quality teams, resolving variable issues, designing standards and procedures, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality results.

Job Responsibility:

Performs initiatives related to User Acceptance Testing (UAT) process and product rollout into production
manages multiple IT Quality teams or an IT Quality functional area (depending on size of business)
resolves complex and highly variable issues
analyzes trends at an organizational level to improve processes
follows and analyzes industry trends
develops and designs standards and procedures
ensures that they are adhered to throughout the software development life cycle
manages organizational process change
develops and implements methods for cost, effort and milestones of IT Quality activities
strives for continuous improvements and streamlining of processes
ensures consistency and quality of processes across the organization
exhibits in-depth understanding of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of these elements in other areas
evaluates subordinates' performance and makes decisions on pay increases, promotions, terminations, etc.
uses evaluative judgment in complicated or novel situations
uses multiple sources of information
impacts IT Quality through delivery of end results and contribution to planning, finances/budget and formulation of policies
responsible for budgeting, project estimates, task management & balancing prioritization across multiple streams of development
responsible for people management, mentoring and career development process for Shanghai team including delivering performance review, training, recruiting
collaborates with local and global stakeholders like QA team, production support team, environment management team, DBA team, etc. to ensure project stability and productivity
responsible for handling day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project
performs other duties and functions as assigned
appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency

Requirements:

13+ years IT Testing experience required
excellent knowledge of software testing techniques and testing tools
knowledge of any well-known software development and testing life-cycle methodology
requires communication and diplomacy skills and an ability to persuade and influence
overall testing experience - 13+yrs
front end and back end testing experience
experience in setting up testing processes at a program level
experience in testing in Agile environment
experience in managing testing environments in a complex setup
experience in workflow test strategy
experience in clearing and settlement
front end, back end and DB testing experience
good with testing processes in Agile and Waterfall SDLC
excellent in Software Quality Assurance methodologies, process and best practices along with strong understanding of current application development technology
expert in test cycles, test tools, and testing methodologies
good in requirement analysis and test scenario derivation
experience in conducting RCA
investment banking testing experience
ability to work independently
good communication
experience using Jira
good attitude and aptitude
4+ years experience in Automation
strong experience in test automation using Java, Selenium and Cucumber
good experience/knowledge in SQL
good experience/knowledge in Unix
knowledge and understanding of CI/CD

Nice to have:

experience with CI/CD
good knowledge on OTC and ETD clearing workflows
good knowledge on MO and BO workflows

What we offer:

equal opportunity employer
diversity and inclusion

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
September 11, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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