Automation Tester

About the Role

Join Barclays as an Automation Tester to spearhead the evolution of infrastructure and deployment pipelines, driving innovation and operational excellence. Harness cutting-edge technology to build and manage robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless delivery of digital solutions.

Purpose of the Role

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

Key Responsibilities

• Development and implementation of comprehensive test plans and strategies to validate software functionality and ensure compliance with established quality standards.
• Creation and execution of automated test scripts, leveraging testing frameworks and tools to facilitate early detection of defects and quality issues.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to analyze 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, participation in code reviews, and promotion of a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Staying informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contributing to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
• Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard, consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Take responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies/procedures appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision-making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work owned or contributed to.
• Deliver work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulations, and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organization's products, services, and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organization sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgments based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex/sensitive information.
• Act as a contact point for stakeholders outside the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside the team and external to the organization.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong expertise in test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar).
• Experience in API testing and automation (REST/SOAP using tools like Postman, RestAssured, Karate).
• Proficiency in programming languages (Java, or similar for automation scripting).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools (Jenkins, Gitlab, Maven, Docker).
• Ability to leverage AI for Test Optimization, Data Analysis, etc.
• Strong understanding of software testing principles, SDLC, and Agile methodologies.
• Strong with Functional and E2E Test understanding.

Qualifications

Individuals with leadership responsibilities are expected to demonstrate clear leadership behaviors to create an environment for colleagues to thrive. The four LEAD behaviors are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energize and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.

For an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in their work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Highly Valued Skills

• Exposure to Digital Currencies or Assets.
• Experience in Banking / Finance domain preferred, preferably on the Accounting (DDA) side.
• Knowledge of Payments domain (such as SWIFT, ISO 20022, real-time payments).
• Experience with performance testing tools (such as JMeter, LoadRunner).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (such as AWS, Azure, GCP).