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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.
We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Associate Director, Software Engineering Specialist
In this role, you will:
Quality leadership & strategy

Own the Quality Engineering strategy for your area, aligned to product outcomes, delivery plans, and risk appetite.
Define and evolve testing practices, principles, and standards (e.g., test triangle, shift-left, risk-based testing, quality gates).




Establish measurable quality objectives and drive continuous improvement (defect leakage, cycle time, automation ROI, stability).

Automation architecture & engineering

Act as Automation Architect: design scalable, maintainable automation frameworks and patterns across UI/API/Data/DB/integration/API contract/component layers (as relevant).
Set engineering standards for test code: clean code, design patterns, code reviews, branching strategy, and reusable libraries.
Build and optimize CI/CD-integrated automation pipelines (smoke/regression suites, parallel execution, environment readiness checks), support continuous testing through CI/CD.
Reduce flakiness and improve signal quality through robust synchronization, test data management, and observability.

Test approach & delivery excellence

Define test strategies for epics/features, including functional, integration, end-to-end, regression, and exploratory testing.
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📌 Associate Director, Software Engineering Specialist (Pune)
🏢 HSBC Global Services
📍 Pune