The IT Quality Lead (AVP) is a senior technical leadership role responsible for designing, implementing, and scaling comprehensive test automation strategies and frameworks across our application ecosystem. This role combines hands-on framework architecture with technical leadership, driving engineering excellence, and integrating automated testing into our CI/CD pipelines to support rapid, high-quality software delivery.Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Automation Strategy & Architecture: Design, build, and maintain scalable, robust, and reusable test automation frameworks (UI, API, and Mobile) from scratch.</li><li>Technical Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of QA and automation engineers, establishing coding standards, conducting code reviews, and driving best practices in test engineering.</li><li>CI/CD Integration: Collaborate with DevOps and Development teams to integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/Tekton), establishing automated quality gates for continuous deployment.</li><li>Test Planning & Execution: Define test automation roadmaps, estimate automation efforts, and collaborate with product owners to align testing with sprint goals in an Agile environment.</li><li>Metrics & Reporting: Establish, track, and report on key quality and automation metrics (e.g., test coverage, execution pass rates, defect leakage) to senior stakeholders.</li><li>Risk & Compliance: Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding assets by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.</li></ul>Qualifications:<ul><li>Experience: 8+ years of experience in software quality engineering, with at least 5 years of hands-on experience in test automation framework development.</li><li>Programming Languages: Strong proficiency in at least one object-oriented programming language (e.g., Java, Python, C#) or JavaScript/TypeScript.</li><li>Automation Tools: Hands-on expertise with industry-standard automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, Playwright, or Appium.</li><li>API Testing: Proven experience in automated API testing using RestAssured, Postman, or Karate.</li><li>DevOps & Tools: Solid understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools (Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket, Tekton) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift).</li><li>Database Skills: Strong proficiency in writing complex SQL queries for data validation and backend testing.</li><li>Methodology: Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) / Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices.</li></ul>Education:<ul><li>Bachelor’s/University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.</li></ul>------------------------------------------------------<h2>Job Family Group: </h2>Technology------------------------------------------------------<h2>Job Family:</h2>Technology Quality------------------------------------------------------<h2>Time Type:</h2>Full time------------------------------------------------------<h2>Most Relevant Skills </h2>Please see the requirements listed above.------------------------------------------------------<h2>Other Relevant Skills </h2>For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review <a href="https://www.citigroup.com/citi/accessibility/application-accessibility.htm" target="_blank">Accessibility at Citi</a>. View Citi’s <a href="https://www.citigroup.com/global/eeo-aa-policy" target="_blank">EEO Policy Statement</a> and the <a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf" target="_blank">Know Your Rights</a> poster.

QA Automation Engineering Lead - Assistant Vice President

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