Senior Engineer QE II

Role Overview: As a Test Strategy & Leadership expert at Invesco, you will define and lead end-to-end test strategies for complex applications, integrations, and platforms. Your role will involve analyzing requirements, architecture, and design documents to identify gaps and improve testability. You will serve as a quality authority within Agile teams, influencing decisions and best practices. Additionally, you will be responsible for driving test planning, estimation, prioritization, and reporting for releases and major initiatives. Key Responsibilities: - Define and lead end-to-end test strategies for complex applications, integrations, and platforms. - Analyze requirements, architecture, and design documents to identify gaps and improve testability. - Serve as a quality authority within Agile teams, influencing decisions and best practices. - Drive test planning, estimation, prioritization, and reporting for releases and major initiatives. - Lead the creation and maintenance of automated test suites for UI, API, and backend services. - Improve automation frameworks and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.). - Execute functional, integration, regression, performance, and security tests as needed. - Ensure test environments, data, and tools are optimized for efficiency and reliability. - Identify, document, and track defects with high clarity and precision. - Facilitate root-cause analysis sessions with engineering teams to ensure long-term corrective actions. - Provide transparent quality insights using metrics, dashboards, and trend analysis. - Lead initiatives to enhance quality engineering practices, standards, and tools. - Champion continuous improvement in testing processes, automation adoption, and Agile quality practices. - Conduct peer reviews of test cases, automation scripts, and documentation. - Partner with developers, product owners, and business stakeholders to ensure quality is built into every phase of development. - Mentor junior and mid-level QA staff in testing techniques, automation, and analysis. - Communicate risks, dependencies, and quality expectations clearly and proactively. Qualification Required: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field. - 5-10+ years of software QA, test engineering, or related technical experience. - Proven background leading QA activities within Agile/Scrum teams. - Experience architecting or enhancing automation frameworks. - Strong understanding of QA methodologies, SDLC, STLC, and test automation lifecycle. - Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, Postman, REST-Assured, SoapUI. - Proficiency in scripting or programming languages (Python, JavaScript, Java, C#). - Experience with CI/CD platforms and test integration. - Solid understanding of databases (SQL/NoSQL) and data validation. - Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) is a plus. Additional Details: Invesco is an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork, the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. The workplace model at Invesco supports a culture that values diversity and inclusion, providing flexibility for employees while ensuring a strong focus on client needs. Invesco offers a range of benefits and development opportunities, promoting personal growth and continuous learning in a supportive and inclusive workplace environment. Role Overview: As a Test Strategy & Leadership expert at Invesco, you will define and lead end-to-end test strategies for complex applications, integrations, and platforms. Your role will involve analyzing requirements, architecture, and design documents to identify gaps and improve testability. You will serve as a quality authority within Agile teams, influencing decisions and best practices. Additionally, you will be responsible for driving test planning, estimation, prioritization, and reporting for releases and major initiatives. Key Responsibilities: - Define and lead end-to-end test strategies for complex applications, integrations, and platforms. - Analyze requirements, architecture, and design documents to identify gaps and improve testability. - Serve as a quality authority within Agile teams, influencing decisions and best practices. - Drive test planning, estimation, prioritization, and reporting for releases and major initiatives. - Lead the creation and maintenance of automated test suites for UI, API, and backend services. - Improve automation frameworks and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.). - Execute functional, integration, regression, performance, and security tests as needed. - Ensure test environments, data, and tools are optimized for efficiency and reliability. - Identify, document, and track defects with high clarity and precision. - Facilitate root-cause analysis sessions with engineering teams to ensure long-term co