Lead Software Automation Test Engineer (Java, Selenium)- 9+ Years

Job Title: Software Development Engineer in Test, SDET .

About FIS 

Are you curious, self-motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate, and above all fun.

About the Team 

This is an opportunity to join a talented team of functional and technical professionals working on digital banking solutions at one of the world’s leading providers of financial technology solutions. The team works across geographies and collaborates closely to deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable products for the financial services domain.  

Role Overview 

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test, SDET, who is passionate about quality engineering, test automation, and building robust automation solutions for web, API, batch, and mobile applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in automation testing, requirement analysis, test strategy, and Agile delivery. 

In this role, you will analyse business requirements, participate in grooming and estimation, design and execute test strategies, identify automation opportunities, build and maintain automation scripts, and help improve product quality based on defect trends and testing outcomes.  

What You Will Be Doing 

• Analyse business requirements and actively participate in requirement grooming and estimation.  

• Work closely with product owners, developers, quality engineers, and cross-functional teams to understand features and define effective test coverage.  

• Develop test strategies, create test plans, and execute test cases for new features, enhancements, and production support scenarios.  

• Identify manual test cases that are suitable for automation and develop automation scripts using Playwright, Selenium, and other automation tools.  

• Build, maintain, innovate, and continuously improve automation frameworks, test processes, and quality engineering practices.  

• Automate testing across UI, API, batch, and mobile channels to improve regression efficiency and product confidence.  

• Perform API testing for SOAP and REST services using tools such as SOAP UI and Postman.  

• Validate applications through functional, regression, accessibility, mobile, and microservices testing.  

• Write, implement, maintain, and review automation scripts and test artifacts.  

• Use SQL to construct moderate to complex queries for validating data and troubleshooting issues.  

• Participate in Agile development methodologies and sprint ceremonies, including planning, grooming, reviews, and retrospectives.  

• Track, analyse, and manage defects while recommending quality improvements based on defect patterns and root causes.  

• Collaborate across geographies and teams to support delivery, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.  

What You Bring 

• Strong hands-on testing experience with a focus on automating web and API tests.  

• Experience in UI automation testing, API testing, and automation script development and maintenance.  

• Experience with automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright and Katalon.  

• Expertise in automation testing across UI, API, batch, and mobile applications.  

• Experience developing or contributing to automation frameworks for enterprise applications.  

• Experience on scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, Groovy, Shell, Perl, or similar.  

• Strong understanding of manual testing concepts, test scenario design, test case writing, test artifact review, and defect management.  

• Experience testing SOAP or REST APIs using SOAP UI, Postman, or equivalent tools.  

• Experience with accessibility testing tools and practices such as JAWS and Level Access.  

• Experience in mobile testing and web-based application testing.  

• Ability to write moderate to complex SQL queries for data validation and troubleshooting.  

• Good understanding of SDLC, defect management processes, and engineering tools such as Jira, Maven, Git, SOAP UI, Silk Central, BrowserStack, WinSCP, and Putty.  

• Ability to troubleshoot basic to complex technical issues and contribute to root cause analysis.  

• Experience working in Agile and Scrum environments.  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.  

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.  

Technical Skills 

Automation and Testing 

• Playwright 

• Selenium 

• UI automation 

• API automation 

• Batch automation 

• Mobile automation 

• Automation framework development 

• Functional and non-functional test automation 

• Test case design and review 

• Defect management 

• Accessibility testing 

• Regression testing 

• Microservices testing 

Supported by the original testing, automation, framework, API, UI, batch, mobile, accessibility, and microservices expectations in the source profile.  

API and Tools 

• SOAP UI 

• Postman 

• REST APIs 

• SOAP services 

• Jira 

• Maven 

• Git 

• Silk Central 

• BrowserStack 

• Level Access 

• WinSCP 

• Putty 

Supported by the original list of testing, API, defect management, and SDLC tools in the source profile.  

Scripting, CI/CD, and Engineering Tools 

• Python, Ruby, Groovy, Shell, or Perl 

• Jenkins 

• CI/CD concepts 

• SonarQube 

• SVN 

• Maven or Gradle 

• Checkmarx 

• YourKit Profiler 

• IBM Heap Analyzer 

Supported by the original good-to-have skills and tool expectations.  

Good to Have 

• Experience with AI tools and technologies.  

• Experience with CI/CD and Jenkins.  

• Experience with public cloud environments such as AWS.  

• Experience in penetration testing and performance testing.  

• Experience in unit testing and automated functional or non-functional testing.  

• Knowledge of banking or financial domain applications.  

• CSTE, CSQA, or ISTQB Advanced Level certification.  

• Working experience with Agile development and Test-Driven Development.  

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field.  

• 3-5+ years of relevant testing and technical experience in a Quality Engineer, SDET, or test automation role.  

Competencies 

• Fluent in English.  

• Excellent communicator with the ability to discuss technical and business-focused solutions with internal and external stakeholders.  

• Strong attention to detail and a track record of producing high-quality documentation.  

• Organized approach with the ability to manage and adapt priorities based on client and internal requirements.  

• Self-starter with a team mindset and the ability to work independently as well as part of a global team.  

• Strong team player with interpersonal and presentation skills.  

• Willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities.