QA Analyst

About the role

Barclays is hiring a QA Analyst in Pune, India, to drive the evolution of its infrastructure and deployment pipelines. The role builds and manages robust, scalable and secure infrastructure so that digital solutions are delivered seamlessly, and focuses on validating functionality, performance and user experience while collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve defects.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and execute testing strategies to validate functionality, performance and user experience
• Create and run automated test scripts using testing frameworks and tools
• Develop and implement comprehensive test plans and strategies, and define acceptance criteria with business analysts and developers
• Analyse requirements, take part in design discussions and root-cause analysis of defects with developers
• Contribute to code reviews and share knowledge with peers
• Train and mentor junior testers and drive best practices for end-to-end automation

Required profile

• Experience with hands-on Selenium web driver for Web/Angular apps and Playwright
• Knowledge of BDD with Cucumber feature files
• Experience in CI/CD tools such as GitLab
• Understanding of the testing lifecycle, test approaches and manual testing
• Ability to identify project risks and escalate issues with vendors or management
• Excellent oral and written communication, especially in documenting architectures and workflows
• Legal right to work in India; the role may be subject to enhanced governance and regulatory compliance obligations

Required skills

• API automation with REST Assured, Postman and Karate
• Performance testing tools JMeter and LoadRunner
• Database design and complex SQL queries
• Preferred: banking compliance experience and knowledge of equities or commodities

What we offer

• Competitive holiday allowance
• Life assurance and private medical care
• Pension contribution
• Flexible working arrangements and a hybrid working model