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U.S. Bank

Software Engineering Manager - Automation

U.S. Bank · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Banking · 10,001+ employees

Yesterday
Principal (10+ yrs) Full-time India
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About the role

The Software Engineering Manager will lead and mentor automation engineering teams while defining the organization's overall test automation strategy. They are responsible for designing scalable frameworks and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive UI, API, and end-to-end testing initiatives.

What they look for

Playwright TypeScript JavaScript API Testing GitHub CI/CD Azure DevOps Jenkins Node.js SQL Microservices Generative AI Model Context Protocol Agentic AI Automation Strategy Team Leadership

Requirements

The ideal candidate must have extensive experience in automation testing, specifically with Playwright, TypeScript, and various CI/CD tools. Proficiency in AI-driven testing, API testing, and leadership within an Agile environment is required for this role.

Full description

At U.S. Bancorp India, we’re on a journey to do our best. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bancorp India gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Software Automation Manager to lead automation testing initiatives, define automation strategy, and manage a team of Automation Engineers and SDETs. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Playwright, TypeScript, API Testing, CI/CD, GitHub, AI-driven testing, MCP (Model Context Protocol), and Agentic AI/AVI.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor Automation Engineers and QA teams.
  • Define and execute the organization's test automation strategy.
  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable Playwright automation frameworks.
  • Drive UI, API, integration, regression, smoke, and end-to-end automation testing.
  • Collaborate with Product, Development, DevOps, and Business teams.

Required Technical Skills

Automation Testing

  • Playwright Automation Framework
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • UI Automation Testing
  • API Automation Testing
  • End-to-End Testing
  • Regression Testing
  • Smoke Testing
  • Cross-Browser Testing
  • Page Object Model (POM)

API Testing

  • Postman
  • REST API Testing
  • Swagger/OpenAPI
  • OAuth 2.0
  • JWT Authentication
  • JSON/XML Validation

DevOps / CI-CD

  • GitHub
  • GitHub Actions
  • Azure DevOps
  • Jenkins
  • Git Version Control
  • Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Development Skills

  • Node.js
  • SQL
  • Microservices Testing

AI / MCP / AVI Skills

  • Generative AI
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • AI Agent Integration
  • Agentic AI
  • Autonomous Virtual Intelligence (AVI)
  • AI-Powered Test Case Generation
  • AI-Based Defect Analysis
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

Leadership Skills

  • Automation Strategy & Roadmap
  • Team Leadership and Mentoring
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Agile/Scrum Delivery
  • Quality Engineering Leadership

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

This is an U.S. Bancorp India posting. U.S. Bancorp India is a part of the U.S. Bank family.