Functional Testing
Join us a Product Test Engineer at Barclays where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences. You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as:
- Hands-on experience is a must in one or more technical skills under any of the technology platforms as below: (Technologies & tools are given below are for example purpose only)
- Mainframe - COBOL, IMS, CICS, DB2, VSAM, JCL, TWS, File-Aid, REXX
- Open Systems and tools Selenium, Java, Jenkins, J2EE, Web-services, APIs, XML, JSON, Parasoft/SoaTest Service Virtualization
- API Testing Tools SOAP UI , Postman, Insomnia.
- Mid-Tier technology MQ, WebSphere, UNIX, API 3rd party hosting platforms
- Data warehouse ETL, Informatica, Ab-initio, Oracle, Hadoop
- Good knowledge of API Architecture and API Concepts.
- Preferably have domain Knowledge in Retail Banking and testing experience in one or more core banking product platforms/systems such as Accounting and clearing / General Ledger, Savings & Insurance products, Online/mobile payments, Customer & Risk systems, and Debit Cards and payments.
- Experience in JIRA and similar test management tools.
Automation Development
- Hand on Experience of Test Automation using Java or any other Object Oriented Programming Language
- Hands on Experience of Automation Framework Creation and Optimization.
- Good understanding of Selenium, Appium, SeeTest, JQuery , Java Script and Cucumber.
- Experience of working Build tools like apache ant, maven, gradle.
- Knowledge/previous experience of dev ops and Continous Integration using Jenkins, GIT, Dockers.
- Experience In API Automation Framework Like RestAssured , Karate.
Below Given Additional Relevant Skills Are Highly Valued
- Previous E2E Testing Experience.
- Pervious Barclays Experience.
- Understanding of Mainframes and Barclays Systems will be an added Advantage.
- Understanding of Cloud Technologies like Aws, Azure
This role is based in Pune.
Purpose of the role
To design, develop, and execute testing strategies to validate functionality, performance, and user experience, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve defects, and continuously improve testing processes and methodologies, to ensure software quality and reliability.
Accountabilities
- Development and implementation of comprehensive test plans and strategies to validate software functionality and ensure compliance with established quality standards.
- Creation and execution automated test scripts, leveraging testing frameworks and tools to facilitate early detection of defects and quality issues. .
- Collaboration with cross-functional teams to analyse 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, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
- Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
Analyst Expectations
- Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
- Partner with other functions and business areas.
- Takes responsibility for end results of a team's operational processing and activities.
- Escalate breaches of policies / procedure 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 you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
- Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
- Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
- Make evaluative judgements 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 will be guided by precedents.
- Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
- Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset to Empower, Challenge and Drive the operating manual for how we behave.
