Software Engineering Manager - Automation

U.S. Bank National Association

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Chennai, India Until 9/30/2026 5+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted August 1, 2026 Last posted August 1, 2026
Job description

At U.S. Bancorp India, we’re on a journey to do our best. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bancorp India gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Software Automation Manager to lead automation testing initiatives, define automation strategy, and manage a team of Automation Engineers and SDETs. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Playwright, TypeScript, API Testing, CI/CD, GitHub, AI-driven testing, MCP (Model Context Protocol), and Agentic AI/AVI.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Automation Engineers and QA teams.

• Define and execute the organization's test automation strategy.

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Playwright automation frameworks.

• Drive UI, API, integration, regression, smoke, and end-to-end automation testing.

• Collaborate with Product, Development, DevOps, and Business teams.

Required Technical Skills

Automation Testing

• Playwright Automation Framework

• TypeScript

• JavaScript

• UI Automation Testing

• API Automation Testing

• End-to-End Testing

• Regression Testing

• Smoke Testing

• Cross-Browser Testing

• Page Object Model (POM)

API Testing

• Postman

• REST API Testing

• Swagger/OpenAPI

• OAuth 2.0

• JWT Authentication

• JSON/XML Validation

DevOps / CI-CD

• GitHub

• GitHub Actions

• Azure DevOps

• Jenkins

• Git Version Control

• Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Development Skills

• Node.js

• SQL

• Microservices Testing

AI / MCP / AVI Skills

• Generative AI

• GitHub Copilot

• Microsoft Copilot

• Model Context Protocol (MCP)

• AI Agent Integration

• Agentic AI

• Autonomous Virtual Intelligence (AVI)

• AI-Powered Test Case Generation

• AI-Based Defect Analysis

• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

Leadership Skills

• Automation Strategy & Roadmap

• Team Leadership and Mentoring

• Stakeholder Management

• Agile/Scrum Delivery

• Quality Engineering Leadership

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

This is an U.S. Bancorp India posting. U.S. Bancorp India is a part of the U.S. Bank family.

About this role

Summary

Lead automation testing initiatives, define strategy, and manage automation team.

Job title

Software Engineering Manager - Automation

Experience level

senior level

Minimum experience

5+ years exp

Industry

financial services

Location requirements

Chennai, India; remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

playwrighttypescriptjavascriptapi testingpostmanrest apiswaggeroauth 2.0jwtjson/xml validationgit hubgit hub actionsazure devopsjenkinsnode.jssqlmicroservices testinggenerative aigit hub copilotmicrosoft copilotmcpai agentagentic aiaviai-powered test case generationai-based defect analysisragleadershipteam leadershipstakeholder managementagilequality engineering

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

automation testingapi testingci/cdai/mcp/avi
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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