# QA Tech Lead/ Associate Director, Software Engineering

**Company**: GCIO
**Location**: Pune, Maharashtra
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: IT
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Associate Director, Software Engineering at HSBC.

In this role, you will:

- Design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Python, Behave (BDD), and Selenium to reduce manual regression effort and improve test coverage.

- Lead performance, scalability, and load testing initiatives using JMeter, Locust, and custom Python-based performance testing frameworks to simulate realistic user loads and identify bottlenecks early.

- Seamlessly integrate functional and performance test suites into CI/CD pipelines (using Jenkins, Git, and GitLab) to ensure rapid, reliable, and continuous deployments.

- Leverage modern AI tools and prompt engineering techniques to optimize test case generation, draft performance scripts, and streamline defect root-cause analysis.

- Define clear QA strategies, test governance models, and quality metrics (via Jira analytics) to provide leadership with transparent visibility into release readiness.

- Work closely with product managers, developers, and client stakeholders to align quality standards with business requirements.

To be successful, you will:

- Have 12 to 18 years of hands-on experience in software quality assurance, testing, and test architecture within product or financial services environments.

- Possess strong proficiency in Python, Pytest, BDD (Behave), and API/Web automation using Selenium.

- Have practical experience building and executing load tests with JMeter, Locust, and custom Python performance testing scripts.

- Have working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git, GitLab) and familiarity with cloud environments like AWS or GCP.

- Be practically familiar with using AI coding assistants and prompt engineering strategies to write, refactor, and optimize test code or documentation.

- Have demonstrated experience leading QA teams, setting up testing functions from scratch, and managing stakeholder communication.

- Have knowledge of SWIFT GPI.

HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count.

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- Pytest
- Behave
- Selenium
- JMeter
- Locust
- Jenkins
- Git
- GitLab
- AI
- Prompt Engineering
- SWIFT GPI

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