Minimum of 8 years in manual and automated testing with Selenium; at least 2 years in API functional and performance testing.Technical Skills\: Karate, Postman, TestNG, Maven, Jenkins, REST/SOAP, JavaExperience in Banking is mandatory (Preferrably ISO 20022 payments)Experience in manual(SIT and E2E Lead role), API testing and DB testingExperience in automation testing with UFT or Java(selenium)Familiarity with automation tools and frameworks would be an added advantageStrong expertise in E2E testing methodologiesGood amount of work experience with Payments domainExperience in leading and mentoring a team for Functional and automation deliveryBanking experience - Retail and Commercial bankingArchitect test frameworks for enterprise-grade APIsDrive shift-left testing strategies with CI/CD integrationAutomate regression, performance, and contract testsDefine QA best practices and ensure test coverage KPIsMentor SDETs and promote test automation culture