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Job Title: Infrastructure Test Automation/Infrastructure as a Code (IAC) Lead

Job Overview:

The Infrastructure Test Automation/IAC (Infrastructure as Code) Lead is a pivotal role responsible for leading the strategy execution and continuous improvement of automated testing across infrastructure platforms. This includes overseeing automation test strategies and execution for systems such as Windows Linux Network Database InfoSecurity virtualization environments and cloud integrations. The role blends technical leadership with hands-on automation expertise to ensure infrastructure reliability scalability and performance the Infrastructure Test Automation Lead ensures robust high-quality and scalable infrastructure deployments across development staging and production environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and expertise within the infrastructure field to deliver quality programs and projects in-house and onshore for all Infrastructure areas.

• Responsible for Automated Infrastructure testing for changes from Infrastructure and Info Security areas and projects leveraging test automation and collaborating with Engineering and Operations teams.

• Responsible for building and maintaining productive working relationship like planning scripting reviewing execution monitoring testing and project closure.

• Analyze the infrastructure changes identify the impact to Banks core systems working with Engineering partners to drive test strategies and required parameters developing test scripts ensure testing coverage and scenarios.

• Lead and manage quality delivery of All Infrastructure areas changes to avoid business impact including handling incidents and track to the resolution.

• Accountable to drive quality efficiencies and effectiveness using automated solutions for infrastructure changes testing life cycle and change process optimization applying the ITIL process methodology and tools like ServiceNow.

• Architect design and refine IAC solutions utilizing tools such as Terraform Ansible CloudFormation or equivalent. Ensure infrastructure definitions are version-controlled repeatable and consistent across environments.

• Develop and lead the end-to-end automation strategy for infrastructure testing. Oversee the creation and maintenance of automated test suites that validate infrastructure changes deployments and rollbacks.

• Integrate automated IAC tests within CI/CD pipelines ensuring seamless and safe delivery of infrastructure changes. Champion best practices for pipeline efficiency reliability and transparency.

• Evaluate select and implement automation frameworks testing tools and supporting technologies that best fit organizational needs.

• Partner with architects DevOps security and application teams to align infrastructure test automation with broader technical and business goals.

• Drive the creation of clear comprehensive documentation for all automated infrastructure test processes. Develop and disseminate best practices and standards across teams.

• Lead mentor and motivate a team of automation engineers and testers. Foster a culture of innovation accountability and continuous improvement.

• Participate in incident management activities particularly those relating to infrastructure failures. Lead or contribute to root cause analysis and remediation efforts.

• Embed security testing and compliance validation within automated pipelines. Collaborate with security teams to ensure infrastructure code meets organizational and regulatory requirements.

• Define and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) for automation effectiveness reliability and coverage. Report results to technical and business stakeholders.

• Technical Skill Development: Actively foster the growth of technical expertise within the team by organizing training sessions facilitating knowledge sharing and encouraging practical application of new technologies.

Required Technical Skills:

• Proficiency and Hands-on experience in scripting languages - Python Bash Scripting Java Advanced PowerShell or similar.

• Test lifecycle experience in delivering high quality infrastructure changes with minimal impacts to applications (test planning test scenario build test execution defect/issue management and test health metrics and status reporting)

• Good understanding of Computer Systems Architecture and Data Center Services and Operations.

• Infrastructure Administration Automation Concepts Diagnostics and Troubleshooting.

• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform Ansible Chef Puppet or CloudFormation.

• Deep understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools (Jenkins GitLab CI CircleCI Azure DevOps etc.).

• Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools (Dynatrace Prometheus Grafana Datadog) and log aggregation (ELK/EFK stacks).

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure) and associated infrastructure services.

• Solid grasp of networking database security and compliance as they relate to automated infrastructure deployments.

• Certifications in cloud architecture or automation (AWS Certified Solutions Architect Terraform Associate) is preferred.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or masters degree in computer science Engineering or a related field.

• 12 Years Experience in Infrastructure change testing life cycle/Software Testing Lifecycle

• Related Certifications in areas of Computer Infrastructure Testing and Project Management.

• Provide leadership build and maintaining relationships with Stakeholders.

• Ability to organize and prioritize work and tasks under pressure.

• Strong troubleshooting mindset and inquisitive mind sets

• Ability to handle conflict effectively.

• Able to communicate with all levels of management and peers within the organization written and verbal.

• Flexible with the ability to and work under pressure work based on the Infrastructure change schedule and weekends

• Proactive strong-minded quick thinker and assertive.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged senior leaders are accessible and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

Wed love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the worlds most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

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Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.

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