Automation QA Lead

Kumaran Systems:
Engineering Future-Ready Transformations Since 1992, Kumaran Systems has been helping enterprises bridge the past and the future, reimagining legacy systems and embracing AI-led possibilities. With over 34 years of delivery excellence, we specialise in re-engineering core applications, driving cloud transformation, and building automation-first, GenAI-enabled ecosystems across the Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Telecom, and Automotive sectors. We help organisations not just upgrade their systems but reimagine what’s possible.

Why Kumaran?

We blend engineering discipline with AI innovation, helping clients modernise with confidence, automate with clarity, and scale with purpose. Our global delivery model ensures agility, responsiveness, and seamless collaboration, with clients always at the heart of every engagement. At Kumaran, we don’t just solve problems, we engineer future‑ready transformations.

Seeking a QA Automation Senior / Lead with deep expertise in test automation, quality engineering, and AI-powered development tools, particularly Git Hub Copilot. This role will lead the adoption of AI-assisted test automation practices, drive quality strategy across digital banking platforms, and ensure secure, scalable, and compliant testing solutions within a regulated financial services environment.

The ideal candidate brings strong hands‑on automation experience, leadership capability, and a forward‑looking mindset to integrate generative AI responsibly into the QA lifecycle.

Lead the design, development, and execution of automated test frameworks for web, API, mobile, and data platforms.

Define and own the QA automation strategy, standards, and best practices aligned with CIBC’s SDLC and Dev Sec Ops  pipelines.

Ensure high test coverage across functional, regression, integration, performance, and security testing.

Champion the use of Git Hub Copilot for accelerating test automation development (e.g., test scripts, test data generation, utilities).

Establish governance, guardrails, and best practices for responsible AI usage in QA within a regulated banking environment.

Review, refine, and validate AI-generated test code to ensure quality, security, and maintainability.

Train and mentor QA and development teams on the effective use of Copilot for testing.

Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines (Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, Azure Dev Ops, etc.).

Enable shift-left testing and continuous quality practices across agile teams.

Collaborate closely with Dev Ops and Security teams to embed quality and compliance checks early in the pipeline.

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of QA automation engineers.

Partner with Product Owners, Developers, Architects, and Business stakeholders to define test strategy and quality metrics.

Provide test status, quality insights, and risk assessments to senior leadership.

Ensure QA processes comply with banking regulations, risk management, data privacy, and security standards.

Support audit, regulatory, and compliance activities with robust test evidence and documentation.

8+ years in QA, with 3+ years in a QA Automation Lead or SME role.

Strong experience with automation tools such as:

Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium

Hands‑on experience using Git Hub Copilot or similar AI coding assistants.

Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, source control (Git Hub), and Dev Sec Ops  practices.

Experience with test reporting, monitoring, and quality metrics.

Experience in banking or financial services is highly preferred.

Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum and SAFe methodologies.

Knowledge of data privacy, security testing, and risk-based testing approaches.

Proven experience leading and mentoring QA teams.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to influence change and drive AI adoption responsibly.

Experience with performance testing (JMeter, Gatling).

Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Knowledge of AI/ML testing concepts and test data synthesis using generative AI.

Certifications such as ISTQB, SAFe, or Cloud certifications.

Kumaran Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.