Functional QA Lead

Role Description

Core Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end functional test plans, frameworks, and risk-based testing strategies aligned with financial business models.

• Manage onshore/offshore testing resources, coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and track functional milestones.

• Validate complex financial workflows such as order entry, trade capture, position management, pricing calculations, and downstream post-trade clearing/settlement.

• Drive the creation of automated test scripts and frameworks using Python, Java, or specialized QA tools to streamline regression testing.

• Act as the primary point of contact for Business Analysts, Product Owners, and Dev Leads to review defect metrics and sign off on release readiness.

Key Requirements & Skills

• 5 to 10+ years in investment banking, capital markets, or wealth management, with a deep grasp of front-, middle-, or back-office flows.

• Proficiency in SQL for backend data verification, API testing tools such as Postman and REST, and automated test frameworks.

• Strong track record in test case design, traceability matrix management, defect lifecycle tracking using JIRA, and CI/CD pipeline integration.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, or equivalent; exceptional cross-team communication and leadership capabilities.

• Hands-on experience with Jira, Xray, ALM, or similar quality management platforms.

• Clear understanding of Agile testing life cycles, behavior-driven development (BDD with Cucumber/Gherkin), and CI/CD quality gates.
  
  Skills

  • Capital Markets and Financial Services

  • Functional QA Lead

  Experience Required

  8-10 Years