MetLife

Role Value Proposition 

MetLife is offering an exciting opportunity to contribute to our digital and AI transformation journey. We are seeking an experienced technology leader to drive the transformation that will enable business results. 

The SDET has the responsibility of driving the testing practices to enable the delivery of high quality software in an Agile environment. This includes the adoption of test automation within the Agile sprint, and the leverage of Gen-AI toolset to achieve high velocity of releases without compromising delivery quality.

Key Responsibilities:
 

• E2E Software Development Test Lifecycle Management
  • Develop code for test automation 
  • Help define Software Testing Design at the Solution level. 
  • Build new tools to enhance test automation and functional testing, and innovate on existing automation processes. 
  • Lead the planning and documentation of complex test strategies and acceptance criteria based on customer needs. 
  • Maintain automation scripts and perform peer reviews of the automation codebase. 
  • Analyze and repair broken test cases and failures. 
  • Investigate, diagnose, and repair complex problems, testing bugs, and manage bug reports. 
  • Understand business processes at the Solution level to integrate industry best practices into testing processes. 
  • Tracks usage of platforms across business units and defines costs per business unit accordingly.

Education:

Bachelor in Computer Science or equivalent 

Experience

• 4+ years in leading SDET teams to drive digital transformation in financial services or technology domain    
• Developing and implementing automation testing practices using modern technology stack and patterns.  
• Familiarity  with various test methodologies and their corresponding tools. 
• Proficiency in software development lifecycle including CI/CD, test driven development and Agile ways of working.  
• Strong experience in driving testing/QA transformation 
• Proven track record in partnering with the business to deliver mission critical transformation via Agile approach.  

Skills and Competencies: 

• Competencies   
• Hands-on in test automation
• Exposure to Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and experience in programming and testing 
• Test Strategy: Align the Test Strategy with Agile Development Model and use relevant techniques such as BDD etc to implement scalable automation framework 
• Communication: Ability to influence and help communicate the organization’s direction and ensure results are achieved  
• Collaboration: Proven track record of building collaborative partnerships and ability to operate effectively in a global environment  
• People Management: Inspiring, motivating and leading diverse and distributed teams  
• Diverse environment: Can-do attitude and ability to work in a high paced environment