Lead QA -Test Automation/AI Adoption (Finance)

Before you apply to a job, select your language preference from the options available at the top right of this page. Explore your next opportunity at a Fortune Global 500 organization. Envision innovative possibilities, experience our rewarding culture, and work with talented teams that help you become better every day. We know what it takes to lead UPS into tomorrow—people with a unique combination of skill + passion. If you have the qualities and drive to lead yourself or teams, there are roles ready to cultivate your skills and take you to the next level. Job Description: Lead Software Quality Engineer -Test Automation/AI Adoption Experience: 8–14 years Primary Technical Skills Strong experience in Finance domain testing, including ERP, Billing, Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), General Ledger (GL), Payroll, Tax, Treasury, Fixed Assets, Procurement, and Financial Reporting. Hands-on experience in API Testing using REST/SOAP, Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, Rest Assured, JSON/XML validation, OAuth/JWT authentication, and API contract testing. Strong expertise in ETL/Data Warehouse Testing, including source-to-target validation, data profiling, transformation validation, data reconciliation, CDC validation, batch processing, file validation (CSV/XML/JSON), and data quality testing. Advanced SQL Server skills, including complex joins, CTEs, window functions, stored procedures, views, triggers, functions, execution plan analysis, query optimization, and backend data validation. Experience testing applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including: BigQuery Cloud SQL Cloud Storage Pub/Sub Cloud Run Cloud Functions Cloud Scheduler Secret Manager Experience validating cloud-native microservices, event-driven integrations, asynchronous messaging, and distributed systems. Strong test automation experience using: Selenium WebDriver Java TestNG/JUnit Maven/Gradle Rest Assured Playwright Cucumber BDD Experience with AI-assisted testing tools such as GitHub Copilot, intelligent test generation, self-healing automation, and AI-enabled quality engineering. CI/CD pipeline validation using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps Pipelines, and automated deployment verification. Version control using Git/GitHub. Defect management using Jira and Azure DevOps. Agile/Scrum and DevOps delivery methodologies. Responsibilities Lead end-to-end Quality Engineering activities across Finance applications and enterprise integrations. Define QA strategy, test architecture, automation strategy, and release quality gates. Design and execute Functional, Integration, Regression, System, ETL, API, UAT, Performance, and Production Validation testing. Develop reusable automation frameworks and increase automation coverage across UI, API, and backend validation. Perform backend validation using SQL Server and BigQuery datasets. Validate ETL pipelines, cloud data migration, financial reconciliations, and batch processing. Validate REST APIs, event-driven integrations, Pub/Sub messaging, and microservices. Perform financial transaction validation, reconciliation, audit trail verification, and accounting rule validation. Analyze application logs, API logs, SQL logs, and cloud monitoring logs to identify root causes. Collaborate with Solution Architects, Developers, Product Owners, Business Analysts, Finance SMEs, and Cloud Engineering teams. Lead defect triage, risk assessments, root cause analysis, and production readiness reviews. Drive automation, AI adoption, shift-left testing, and continuous quality improvement initiatives. Mentor QA engineers on automation frameworks, API testing, ETL validation, cloud testing, and engineering best practices. Preferred Technical Skills ServiceNow testing SSIS, Informatica, or Talend ETL tools BigQuery and cloud-based data warehousing Kafka or Pub/Sub messaging validation Performance testing using JMeter Contract testing using Pact Docker and Kubernetes fundamentals Monitoring tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, or Google Cloud Logging Experience with enterprise Finance platforms including SAP, Oracle Financials, Workday, and PeopleSoft Experience with enterprise data migration, cloud modernization, and financial systems integration Employee Type: Permanent UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.