Assurance Manager (Tech) (Rgn) in RTGS – CORE

Overview

As Assurance Manager (Tech) you will lead test automation efforts within the Technology Directorate, ensuring robust automated testing across multi-system environments. You will guide a team of engineers, shape test strategies, and collaborate with developers, architects and product teams to reduce defects and improve delivery quality. The role offers impact through security-focused, scalable automation and close alignment with the Bank’s mission of stability. You will work in a hybrid setup with a strong emphasis on practical automation and leadership.

Pay / Benefits

• non-contributory pension with flexible accrual
• 8% benefits allowance
• 26 days’ annual leave (+ up to 12 extra via benefits)
• private medical insurance
• income protection

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of 8–10 test automation engineers
• Design, implement and maintain automated testing frameworks and scenarios
• Execute functional, system, system integration, end-to-end, API, and UI testing
• Collaborate with developers, architects and product teams to resolve defects
• Contribute to test strategies and process improvements
• Identify automation bottlenecks and performance issues; drive improvements
• Refactor and enhance automated test scripts in coordination with engineers
• Support recruitment and mentoring within the team
• Engage in security-focused testing within automated delivery

Key requirements

• 8–10 years hands-on test automation experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Karate framework
• Experience designing and maintaining automated test frameworks
• Proficiency in functional, system, API, and UI testing
• Ability to analyse test results, identify defects and propose improvements
• Proven leadership or management of a team of 8–10 engineers
• Experience with API testing tools: SOAP UI, Postman
• Knowledge of middleware/messaging technologies: Kafka, IBM MQ, ACE
• Familiarity with scripting languages: Python, JavaScript
• Experience with security testing tools: SonarQube, Fortify, Twistlock, Xray
• Understanding of security testing in automated delivery
• Ability to collaborate with senior management, developers and product teams
• Experience with performance and/or test strategy contributions
• Recruitment support capability in line with leadership
• Desirable awareness of Eggplant Functional, JMeter/LoadRunner, Control-M
• Broad knowledge of software architecture and related technologies (web services, SOA, Unix/Linux)

• strong communication
• coaching and mentoring
• collaboration across cross-functional teams
• Karate
• SoapUI
• Postman

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