Gen Ai Expert

What is the opportunity This is an exciting opportunity for a domain expert in Gen AI - Test Automation to join our Lean central Group Test Centre for Enablement (TC4 E) team We are accountable in defining the enterprise test frameworks & provide technical SME support to test teams who are federated to Domains in the Bank of Ireland.
The successful candidate will be a key player in continuous improvement on Enterprise Automation Frameworks across the domains by demonstrating industry leading tools stacks and trends.
You will coach new automation teams on automation framework and resolve technical challenges/blockers in automation delivery by federated test teams.
In this role you will: Design, Develop and Manage our Test Automation frameworks to support wide range of applications built on latest technologies along with legacy applications Design domain-specific prompts and workflows tailored to business functions in Copilot to design functional test cases Train Copilot with the enterprise frameworks for targeted response while designing automated test cases.
Fine-tune or embed custom datasets to enhance Copilot's contextual accuracy.
Structure and tag internal contents with Copilot for semantic search and relevance.
Work with Dev Ops team to deploy automation tests as part of the CI/CD process Evaluate new technology options and Automation tools and predicts trends and develops long-range plans designed to maintain cost effectiveness and competitiveness Design and implement test automation strategy including roadmap, tools, framework & approach across project teams Help us support the monitoring and governing enterprise automation framework, identify issues, and implement solutions Continuously improve the enterprise automation frameworks to ensure it supports the growth and technical advancements of the bank Keep up to date with advancements and best practices of all the automation framework and related technologies What will make you stand out? We are seeking a technical leader with enthusiasm and a growth mentality who prioritises collaboration with others.
You have a proactive approach to achieve the necessary outcome while improving processes, team knowledge and tooling.
You have a proven track record as Automation Test Architect designing automation frameworks with 5+ years working in an agile team in a technical leadership capacity.
You have deep technical knowledge on Selenium Web Driver, UFT and good understanding of GUI/Database/Web Service Automation.
Key Technical Skills Required: Strong knowledge of Test Automation and services as well as working experience in Agile, Waterfall and Dev Ops environment.
Minimum of 10+ years of experience in Automation test delivery Experience in brining Gen AI capabilities, specifically Git Hub Co-pilot to improve the Test Team productivity Proficiency in any scripting language such as Java, python, Perl, Power Shell, Groovy, Shell scripts and Bash Strong Experience with Automation tools like Selenium Web Driver, UFT and good understanding of GUI/Database/Web Service Automation.
Good experience in MAVEN, GIT, XML and JSON.
Experience with Github Copilot Enterprise.
Good experience on Prompt engineering to fine tune responses.
Experience in implementing RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) pipelines and context augmentation techniques.
Very good knowledge in CI tools like JENKINS, HUDSON or TEAMCITY.
Strong IT skills/understanding, including experiencing working with Information Security, integrated platforms and Infrastructure Pro-active, independent and ability to multi-task and meet multiple deadlines Experience with any of the following will help you to stand out, but is not essential; Building AI agents using Git Hub Co-Pilot Cucumber, UFT & PYTest automation framework or equivalent.
Dev Ops tools & technologies such as Jenkins, GIT, Bitbucket, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Docker and Kubernetes.
Git Hub Co-pilot LLM creation experience Essential Qualifications There are no minimum educational requirements for this role.
Why work with us The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work-life balance with an opportunity for flexible working, along with 25 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions.
Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy and working parent supports.
Your wellbeing is important to us; we have an employee assistance program, Web Doctor and financial wellbeing coaches available.
We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and enhance your career Key Competencies Customer Focused - Leader One Group, one team - Leader Agile - Leader Champion Transformation - Leader Accountable - Self We`re on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives.
We provide reasonable accommodations at every stage of our recruitment process for disabilities, neurodivergence or medical conditions.
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Benefits: Work From Home

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