The Senior Development Engineer in Test is a developing professional role. Deals with most problems independently and has some latitude to solve complex problems. Integrates in-depth specialty area knowledge with a solid understanding of industry standards and practices. Good understanding of how the team and area integrate with others in accomplishing the objectives of the subfunction/ job family. Applies analytical thinking and knowledge of data analysis tools and methodologies. Requires attention to detail when making judgments and recommendations based on the analysis of factual information. Typically deals with variable issues with potentially broader business impact. Applies professional judgment when interpreting data and results. Breaks down information in a systematic and communicable manner. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to exchange potentially complex/sensitive information. Moderate but direct impact through close contact with the businesses' core activities. Quality and timeliness of service provided will affect the effectiveness of own team and other closely related teams.
Responsibilities:
Supports initiatives related to User Acceptance Testing (UAT) process and product rollout into production. Testing specialists who work with technology project managers, UAT professionals and users to design and implement appropriate scripts/plans for an application testing strategy/approach.
Conducts a variety of moderately complex process monitoring, product evaluation and audit assignments; reports issues and makes recommendations for solutions.
Ensures project standards and procedures exist, are fully clearly documented and followed throughout the software development life cycle; makes recommendations for enhanced documentation.
Functional Automation for the test cases.
Monitors products for conformance to standards; monitors processes for conformance to procedures.
Documents findings and performs preliminary root causes analyses to provide recommended improvements.
Ensures all corrective actions are assigned, documented and completed.
Verifies traceability in project work products.
Gathers, maintains and creates reports on quality metrics.
Exhibits good understanding of procedures and concepts within own technical area and a basic knowledge of these elements in other areas.
Requires basic understanding of how own area integrates within IT Quality to achieve objectives.
Makes evaluative judgments based on the analysis of factual information; resolves problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and guided by precedents.
Directly impacts the business by ensuring the quality of work provided by self and others; impacts own team and closely related work teams.
Provides informal guidance to new team members.
Performs other duties and functions as assigned.
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the implementation and execution of a robust automation test framework for comprehensive functional and non-functional testing.
Perform UI and API automation using modern tools and languages like Java, Playwright, and Selenium.
Actively involved in hands-on test case design & development, test case execution, and automation development, ensuring thorough reviews of requirements and other project artifacts.
Quantify and track automation test coverage and manage, track, and report on Automation KPIs.
Ensure the QA team serves as a critical quality gate before software products are delivered to clients.
Continuously identify opportunities to optimize QA function operations, fostering an efficient and scalable team.
Collaborate with business and Production Support teams to investigate issues and trap defects, enhancing regression test suites.
Implement and execute testing strategies for AI/ML models, focusing on accuracy, bias detection, and performance validation.
Contribute to the testing of data pipelines and datasets used for AI/ML training and inference, ensuring data quality and integrity.
Criteria/Qualifications
Knowledge/Experience:
4+ years' experience in functional testing of complex multi-tier applications and demonstrated expertise in automating them.
Strong experience in End-to-End system testing.
Proficient in building and maintaining automation frameworks from scratch, with strong skills in Java, TypeScript.
Demonstrable knowledge of Core Java and SQL, with working knowledge of interacting with multiple databases and complex software systems.
Proven track record in successful automation of testing for large platforms.
Familiarity with AI testing methodologies, tools like Co-pilot, Claude.
Performance testing (Good to have).
Experience working with global teams.
Must Have Skills:
Java
Python (Good to have)
DBMS
GIT
Bitbucket
JIRA
Education:
Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
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Job Family Group:
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Job Family:
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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
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