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The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.\nOR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.\nWill have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.\nPartner with other functions and business areas.\nTakes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.\nEscalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.\nTake responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.\nAdvise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.\nTake ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.\nMaintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.\nDemonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.\nMake evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.\nResolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.\nGuide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.\nAct as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.\nAll colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.\nJoin us as a Test Engineer at Barclays where you will contribute to the delivery of high-quality technology solutions by planning, designing, executing, and improving functional, non-functional, regression, automation, SIT and UAT testing activities. The role will support the continuous expansion and improvement of the test suite, ensure adherence to testing standards and governance, and work closely with business, technology, QA, development, and stakeholder teams to validate that solutions meet agreed business requirements and quality expectations.\nTo be successful as a Test Engineer, you should have experience with:\nExperience in software testing, quality assurance, test automation or related technology delivery roles.\nStrong understanding of the software testing lifecycle, software development lifecycle and core testing processes, techniques and methodologies.\nHands-on experience in functional testing, regression testing, integration testing, API testing and automation testing.\nStrong knowledge of test design techniques, test estimation, test scenario creation, test case preparation, test execution, defect logging, defect verification and test reporting.\nHands-on experience with automation tools and frameworks such as 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