QA Automation - Senior Manager

• Define and drive QE strategy aligned with BMOs Enterprise Risk platform architecture, engineering standards, and transformation roadmap
• Lead end-to-end QE delivery across manual, automation, and data validation workstreams including UI, API, ETL, and batch validation
• Establish and scale automation frameworks for:o UI (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright)o API (Rest Assured, Postman, Karate)o ETL and backend jobs (Python, SQL-based validation frameworks)
• Collaborate with development, DevOp, Product teams to implement shift-left testing, test data management, and test coverage alignment
• Integrate QE into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins/GitLab and enforce test gating, code quality checks, and coverage thresholdsImplement non-functional testing strategies (performance, security, resiliency) using tools like JMeter, OWASP ZAP, and integrate into test automation cyclesEvaluate and embed GenAI-driven QE capabilities, including test case generation, self-healing scripts, synthetic test data generation, test and coverage gap analysis etc
• Support proposal, RFP, and stakeholder presentations by articulating QE capability maturity, roadmap, and measurable outcomes (KPIs, ROI, coverage)Lead a team of SDETs, QE engineers, and manual testers; foster a culture of quality, reusability, and automation-firstDrive continuous improvement initiatives via test metrics, RCA, defect leakage trends, and QE process optimization

Required Skills and Experience:

• Expertise in architecting scalable and modular test automation frameworks across UI, API, and ETL layersHands-on with tools: Selenium, Rest Assured, Playwright, Postman, JMeter, Python, SQL, Git, Jenkins, Docker, etc
• Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD integration, test orchestration, and environment provisioning
• Experience working in BFSI/Wealth/Capital Markets domain; prior exposure to
• Enterprise Risk platforms, data governance, or regulatory workflows is a strong plus
• Exposure to AI/ML/GenAI tools in testing & QEProven ability to mentor and scale QE teams, establish best practices, and manage client expectations
• Strong interpersonal skills for stakeholder engagement across BAs, Product Owners, Architects, and Delivery Leads
• Experience in test data virtualization, synthetic data generation, or data maskingFamiliarity with compliance testing, audit traceability, and reporting standards in banking environments
• Understanding of microservices, event-driven systems, and integration patterns
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• QA/QE - QA Automation - Cypress
• QA/QE - QA Automation - Playwright
• QA/QE - QA Automation - Rest Assured
• QA/QE - QA Automation - Selenium
• Development Tools and Management - Development Tools and Management - Postman
• Beh - Communication