Lead Automation Tester.
This mandate is run by SYMPHONI HR, a Mumbai-based executive search firm, est. 2003. Applications are email-verified and reach the search team running the role — confidentially, always.
About the organisation.
Our client is a leading global financial services organisation with a large-scale digital banking footprint serving retail, corporate and institutional customers worldwide. They operate complex payment and settlement platforms and are investing heavily in modern engineering, cloud and quality transformation. The culture emphasises technical excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement.
About the role.
As a Lead Automation Tester, you will spearhead quality engineering across enterprise banking platforms, designing and evolving automation frameworks and test strategies that validate functionality, performance and reliability. You will lead test engineering across multiple workstreams, partner closely with development and business teams, and drive continuous testing within the SDLC. This role combines hands-on automation leadership with governance, reporting and stakeholder engagement.
What you will do.
- Develop and implement comprehensive test plans and strategies to validate software functionality and ensure compliance with quality standards
- Design, build and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks to enable early detection of defects
- Lead end-to-end testing across ST, SIT, E2E, UAT and NFT phases
- Perform root cause analysis of defects and work with developers to drive resolution
- Participate in requirement analysis, design discussions and acceptance criteria definition
- Lead and mentor test engineering teams, promoting code quality, code reviews and knowledge sharing
- Implement continuous testing and quality gates within CI/CD pipelines
- Report on test metrics, quality KPIs and risk to senior stakeholders
What you bring.
- Proven API and integration testing experience (REST, SOAP, Microservices)
- Hands-on experience building automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, Cucumber, Playwright, REST Assured or equivalent
- Strong CI/CD and Test DevOps experience with tools such as GitLab, Jenkins or Azure DevOps
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP
- Experience leading medium to large test engineering teams and enterprise-scale test strategies
- Proficiency with test management tools such as JIRA, Agile Central or HP ALM
- Strong Java programming and automation architecture knowledge
- Exposure to AI-enabled test engineering and quality transformation initiatives
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