Note: W2 Contract USC/ GC VISA only Work on CST Hours.
Job Title: Test Manager (QA)
Location: Remote (CST Hours)
Duration: 6-12 Months (Contract)
Interview mode: WebEx/Video
Visa: USC/ GC Only
Job Description-:
- A seasoned Test Manager to build manage and evolve the testing function within our technology organization.
- This role is ideal for an experienced testing professional who combines leadership capabilities with hands-on technical expertise including automated testing and Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) practices. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving high- quality software delivery across a complex multi-asset investment management platform and will be responsible for standing up testing services including frameworks tools teams and best practices.
- The ideal candidate will also have a strong background in financial services exceptional leadership and communication skills and the ability to manage across multiple platforms with a focus on the Order Management and Post-Trade Processing functions.
The Contractor requires the following skills abilities and background:
- 5 years of experience in software testing and Quality Assurance (QA) with at least 3 years in a leadership or test management capacity.
- Ability to lead the end-to-end design and execution of the firms testing strategy covering both functional and non-functional testing across applications and platforms.
- Escalate issues and risks accordingly and help drive their resolution.
- Prepare well-structured materials and audience appropriate messaging.
- Establish and maintain scalable test case management processes ensuring traceability reusability and comprehensive coverage of business and technical requirements.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of testing processes.
- Define and track quality Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and Service Level Agreements (SLA) and metrics to ensure the testing team meets or exceeds performance expectations.
- Leverage these indicators to continuously optimize test coverage execution time and defect detection effectiveness.
- Build out of a quality-first culture across development and business teams promoting early and automated testing wherever possible.
- Collaborate with product managers developers and engineers to define testable acceptance criteria and maintain a high standard of product quality.
- Create an environment of continuous experimentation and learning.
- Partner with the application development teams to create flows processes automation and tooling.
- Architect and implement automated testing frameworks and Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery/Deployment test pipelines ensuring reliable regression testing across a diverse technology stack.
- Partner with the application teams to define approach for management of test environments.
The Contractor would also benefit from the following skills and background:
- Strong understanding of the end-to-end investment lifecycle across asset classes including the processes workflows and investment platforms/systems used to support the investment business.
- Experience with Simcorp Dimension would be a significant plus.
- Experience with Order/ Execution Management systems: e.g. Charles River Development (CRD).
- Experience with Snowflake.
- Ability to act as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for automated testing tools and techniques providing guidance to development teams and integrating quality into agile delivery workflows.
- Hands-on expertise in test automation frameworks (e.g. Selenium Cypress Playwright JUnit/TestNG Postman etc.).
- Solid experience with Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery/Deployment tools (Gitlab preferred) and integrating test automation into DevOps pipelines.
- Deep understanding of test case management tools (e.g. TestRail Zephyr qTest) and defect tracking systems (e.g. Jira).
- Strong knowledge of API testing performance testing and security testing concepts.
- Evaluate external tools or platforms where appropriate.
- Strong understanding of industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure the testing function remains cutting-edge and effective.