SDET QA Automation Engineer - Backend Python BDD CI-CD

• Lead technical and business testing team members in preparation for and execution of test initiatives
• Participate in requirements, design reviews with Product, Business Analysts and Development teams
• Perform requirements reviews and traceability analyses to assess test coverage
• Oversee test execution initiatives, adhering to test schedule and key milestones
• Perform test execution and provide clear and concise test progress reporting
• Monitor QA activities, test results, defects, root cause analysis and identify areas needing improvement
• Recommend and lead continuous improvement initiatives

• 8-12 years Quality Assurance (QA) experience in the Financial Service industry
• Experience in Agile, BDD and Dev Ops testing methodologies
• Strong experience in API testing using various tools
• Proficiency in SQL
• Working experience of Mongo DB, API testing
• Strong UNIX, Shell, Perl, Python scripting experience
• Detailed-oriented, high level of intellectual curiosity and strong sense of ownership
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task effectively and work against tight deadlines
• Good business acumen and the ability to connect analytics with business decisions
• Strong analytical skills with hands on experience driving testing strategy
• Candidate should be willing to work late on need basis in order to interact with teams in other geographies

Good to have hands-on experience in Java, Selenium tools based on BDD/ TestNG frameworks