Lead QA Engineer

Title:Lead QA Engineer

Location:Sydney NSWII Hybrid

Job Type: Full Time Permanent

Job Description

Get To Know Us:

SS&C GIDS provides information processing and computer software services and products. The Companys operating segments include financial markets customer management professional services and output solutions. SS&C GIDS serves the alternative investments asset and wealth management banking and lending insurance and real estate industries.

Why You Will Love It Here!

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model

• Your Future: IncomeProtection Insurance& Salary Continuance

• Work/Life Balance: Generous Bereavement & Compassionate leave

• Your Wellbeing: Private Health Insurance discount Primary & Secondary Paid Parental leave Death & TPD Insurance

• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity

• Training: Hands-On Team-Customized including SS&C University

• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs travel and more!

What You Will Get to Do:

• Lead and manage a team of QA engineersprovidingtechnical guidance mentorship and performance feedback.

• Define and implement QA strategy test plans and automation frameworks aligned with product and business goals.

• Oversee test automation efforts using tools such as Playwright Selenium UFT and API testing frameworks (Postman RESTful APIs SOAP UI).

• Collaborate with Product Owners Developers and DevOps to ensure quality is embedded throughout SDLC.

• Drive test coverage efficiency and scalability through robust automation and CI/CD integration.

• Manage test environments data setup and release readiness across multiple projects.

• Analyze and report on quality metrics defect trends and ROI to inform decision-making and process improvements.

• Conduct risk assessments root cause analysis and implement preventive measures.

• Champion best practices in testing coding standards and agile methodologies.

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies sprint planning and retrospectives with a focus on quality outcomes.

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelors degree in information technology or computer science (mandatory)with 8 years of experience in quality assurance and test automation. You will lead a team of QA engineers in a cross-functional environment

• ISTQB or any other certification

• Proven experience in leading QA teams and managing test automation projects.

• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright Selenium UFT and scripting languages (TypeScript Java C# VBScript).

• Expertise inautomation framework design maintenance and enhancement.

• Solid understanding ofmicroservicesarchitecture API testing and CI/CD pipelines.

• Proficiencyin SQL for data validation migration testing and automation support.

• Experience with JIRA HP ALM and test management tools.

• Experience with responsive design principles and accessibility (WCAG)

• API automation testing

• Experience withNxmonoreposBrowserStackor similar.