Why Mizuho At Mizuho, we provide the stability of an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business. Our steady, strategic growth gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and richer work experience than a boutique firm or an established giant could offer alone. It’s the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful.

By collaborating with colleagues and clients who share the same ambition and drive, you can amplify your sphere of influence and base of knowledge as part of one of the largest banks in the world.

Role Summary: We are looking for a hands-on Test Automation Engineer with strong experience in BDD-based test automation, release management, and quality engineering practices. The ideal candidate will have expertise in building and maintaining automation frameworks using Playwright, Cucumber/Behave, Selenium, and API testing tools (or equivalent technologies), while leading test execution across Agile delivery teams.

Experience in banking or Core Banking applications is preferred.

Key Responsibilities: Own end-to-end test automation strategy and execution for application releases.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber/Behave, and Java/Python.

Write and maintain high-quality feature files, test scenarios, and acceptance criteria following BDD practices.

Drive test planning, test execution, defect management, and release sign-off activities.

Build and maintain automation reporting dashboards using Allure Reporting or equivalent tools.

Perform API, database, and integration testing.

Collaborate with developers, product owners, and business stakeholders to ensure quality delivery.

Mentor junior QA engineers and promote automation best practices.

Required Skills: Robust experience with Playwright and/or Selenium

Expertise in Cucumber or Behave (BDD Frameworks) or Cypress

Experience writing and maintaining Gherkin feature files

Load Testing / PEN Testing

Reporting tools like Allure





Hands-on experience with:

Java and/or Python

TestNG

Maven

Git

Postman

Oracle SQL

Jira / Zephyr / TestRail

Experience owning release testing cycles and test sign-off processes

Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies

Excellent stakeholder communication and leadership skills Nice to Have: Core Banking or Financial Services domain experience

Mobile automation using Appium

Performance testing using JMeter

Accessibility testing (WCAG, NVDA)

Exposure to AI-assisted testing tools such as:

GitHub Copilot

Playwright Agents

MCP-based integrations

AI-driven test generation and analysis What We're Looking For A quality engineering professional who can own releases, lead automation efforts, write effective BDD scenarios, and drive high-quality software delivery, while exploring contemporary AI-driven testing capabilities to improve productivity and coverage.

Company Overview: Mizuho Pune is an integral part of Mizuho Financial Group, one of the world’s leading financial institutions with a strong global presence across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia. Based in India, Mizuho Pune supports Mizuho’s international businesses by delivering high-quality, scalable, and resilient services across multiple functions.

Mizuho

Pune plays a critical role in driving operational excellence, standardization, and innovation for Mizuho Americas. By combining deep domain expertise with strong process, technology, and analytical capabilities, it partners closely with regional and global teams to support corporate and investment banking, capital markets, and corporate services functions, while adhering to the highest standards of risk management, regulatory compliance, and control.

Mizuho

Pune offers competitive compensation and benefits package aligned with industry standards and local market practices.

Mizuho

Pune is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. Employment is subject to applicable background verification checks in accordance with Indian laws and company policies. https://www.mizuhogroup.com/asia-pacific/mizuho-global-services/careers

📌 Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer (Pune)
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