Head, Quality Assurance & Testing Centre
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Job Summary
About the Role
The Head Quality Assurance & Testing Centre ensures Polaris Banks software ships reliably performs under load and is free of critical defects and security vulnerabilities before reaching production. This role directs four testing disciplines Functional Automated Performance and Security Testing through specialist leads and engineers.
Key Responsibilities
Functional Testing Oversight
- Ensure comprehensive functional regression and system integration testing across all releases
- Set test case design and defect tracking standards
Automated Testing Oversight
- Direct the build-out and maintenance of test automation frameworks integrated into CI/CD pipelines
- Drive toward the banks target automation coverage to enable faster safer release cycles
Performance Testing Oversight
- Ensure systems are validated for performance scalability and load capacity before major releases
- Oversee performance monitoring practices that catch degradation before it affects customers
Security Testing Oversight
- Ensure security assessments vulnerability scanning and penetration testing are performed on all releases
- Escalate and track remediation of identified vulnerabilities in coordination with security architecture and engineering teams
Core Competencies
- Test strategy and quality leadership across manual automated performance and security testing disciplines
- CI/CD-integrated automation practices
- Working knowledge of application security testing methodology (OWASP)
- Cross-functional coordination with engineering architecture and security teams
Familiarity With Tools (used by the functions teams)
JIRA TestRail Zephyr; Selenium Cypress Appium TestNG JUnit Postman RestAssured Jenkins GitHub Actions; JMeter LoadRunner Gatling BlazeMeter; Burp Suite OWASP ZAP Nessus Snyk Veracode
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field; ISTQB or equivalent certification an advantage
- Demonstrated track record leading QA/testing functions in a fast-release software environment ideally banking or fintech
Required Skills:
. Bachelors degree in Business Marketing Finance or related field; MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification is a plus. Minimum of 5-7 years experience in banking marketing or financial inclusion. Proven track record in developing and scaling customer-focused initiatives preferably targeting women. Strong understanding of gender finance customer segmentation and inclusive banking practices.
