Position Description:
As part of strategy to design and implement industry leading applications Morgan Stanley GBOT team is looking for a QA Automation Engineer to join a technologically advanced team, focusing on innovation and building out the strategic Banking Technology Platform. Work on QA processes for Banking workstream(s) with heavy focus on execution of automation across the Bank Product Domains dealing with various automation tools and techniques. Candidate will work as part of an Agile squad and interact with other squad members as well as external stakeholders including business and technology partners (local as well as global) across Wealth Management, infrastructure team, architecture team to deliver the objectives. Candidate will employ CICD well as DevOps principles to achieve SDLC goals of Global Banking Technology.

Job Functions/Duties and Responsibilities:
Work as a part of Core Banking team on QA processes and able to demonstrate techno-functional skills with various automation tools and techniques
Develop and enhance Automation Frameworks, and automate testcases to ensure comprehensive coverage
Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate test and automation activities
Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases
Track test metrics, such as test coverage, defect densities and open defect counts
Perform thorough manual testing where automation of testing is not possible
Stay up to date with new testing approaches, tools and test strategies
Employ coding and testing for CI/CD and DevOps
Work in the Agile development methodologies, collaborating with business and technology teams located globally
Actively contribute and participate in sprint grooming and planning discussions, daily stand-ups, and Agile ceremonies

Skills Required:
5 years of hands on experience in QA with an emphasis on QA automation
Hands-on experience on QA Automation tools (Cypress, Playwright, Protractor, JUnit, Gherkin, JMeter)
Hands-on experience in Automation frameworks - Gherkins-Cucumber (BDD)
Hands-on Scripting languages (Java Script)
Working knowledge of Test management software (ALM, Jira, qTest, Zephyr)
Expertise in working with XML, XSLT and SOAP, and JSON formats
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication, organizational, and planning skills
Working experience of Agile development methodologies and of DevOps integration
Exposure to JIRA or other ALM tools to create a productive, high quality development
Ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment

Skills Desired:
Knowledge of Financial market, banking products and Wealth Management
Ability to develop proof of concepts/prototypes in the new areas of development

Educational Qualification:
Minimum BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field