Test Automation Engineer

Join us as a Test Automation Engineer. At Barclays, we don’t just adapt to the future, we create it. test automation engineer you will support the organization, achieve its strategic objectives by the identification of business requirements and solutions that address business problems and opportunities.

To be a successful Test Automation Engineer you should have experience

With

• Strong hands-on experience in designing, developing, and maintaining test automation frameworks for API, UI, and end-to-end testing.
• Banking domain knowledge such as Payments & Transfer, Treasury, Settlement, Reconciliation, Regulatory and Compliance Controls.
• Extensive experience with Java, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, Karate, and modern test automation tools.
• Strong programming skills in Core Java with a focus on automation framework development and test engineering best practices.
• Proven expertise in API testing, Web Services, REST APIs, and automation of service-based architectures.
• Experience testing enterprise-scale web-based applications across functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing cycles.
• Strong understanding of software testing concepts, methodologies, test strategies, planning, defect management, and quality assurance processes.
• Good working knowledge of SQL and relational databases for backend validation and data-driven testing.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery models and test management tools such as Jira.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into DevOps delivery processes.
• Proven ability to drive quality engineering practices, code reviews, automation standards, and testing governance.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical-thinking, and investigative skills with a keen eye for identifying quality risks.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills, working effectively with development, business, and QA teams.
  

Additional Relevant Skills Given Below Are Highly Valued

• Exposure to performance, scalability, security, and resilience testing methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with containerized testing environments using Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.
• Experience with modern test reporting, monitoring, and quality dashboards.
• Understanding of cloud-native application testing on AWS, Azure, or Barclays Cloud Platform (BCP).
• Experience working with messaging technologies such as Kafka and MQ for event-driven testing.
• Familiarity with Shift-Left testing, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) practices.
• Exposure to test data management, service virtualization, and non-functional testing strategies.
• Ability to mentor engineers and drive automation-first quality engineering culture across teams.
• Digital Assets / Blockchain / DLT - Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), Blockchain Architecture, Smart Contract Fundamentals, Tokenization Concepts, Consensus Mechanisms
• Artificial Intelligence & Developer Productivity - AI-enabled SDLC and Engineering Productivity practices
  

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.