Senior SDET II

Reporting To:Manager, Head of Quality AssuranceShift:EMEA (1:30 pm - 10:30 pm IST) (India)About Russell Investments, Mumbai: Russell Investments is a leading outsourced financial partner and global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Building on an 90-year legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, Russell Investments works every day to improve the financial security of its clients. The firm is “Top 12 Ranked Consultant (2009-2024)” in P&I survey 2024 with $964 billion in assets under advisement (as of December 31, 2025) and $381.8 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2026) for clients in 30 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington in the United States, Russell Investments has offices around the world, including London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Mumbai.Joining our Mumbai office means becoming part of a globally connected team where associates collaborate across functions, geographies, and time zones to support the work of a globally recognized asset management firm. Based in Goregaon (East), you will have the opportunity to work alongside colleagues around the world, contribute to meaningful initiatives, and build your career in a collaborative and inclusive environment. The Mumbai office operates with varying shifts to support collaboration across global time zones.For more information, please visit https://www.russellinvestments.com.Job Description:We are seeking an accomplished Senior SDET II with 10-15 years of experience in quality engineering, test automation, AI-enabled testing, test management, and enterprise quality governance, ideally within the financial domain. This role requires a proven leader who can define testing strategy, architect enterprise-grade automation solutions, lead an Automation Center of Excellence (CoE), generate QA KPIs and status reporting, and drive quality-first practices across complex application ecosystems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, scalable, and reliable financial applications while championing innovation in automation, AI tools for testing, DevOps, and modern quality engineering methodologies.Key ResponsibilitiesLead quality engineering efforts across multiple agile teams and enterprise programs, influencing design, development, testing, and deployment strategies.Define and enforce enterprise quality standards, test strategies, automation guidelines, release readiness criteria, and best practices across the organization.Lead and mature the Automation Center of Excellence (CoE), including framework governance, reusable assets, automation standards, tool selection, and adoption roadmaps.Architect and maintain enterprise-level test automation frameworks for web, API, mobile, backend, database, data integration, and batch systems.Drive adoptio...