Role Description:

• Lead technical and business testing team members in preparation for and execution of test initiatives in support of the core investment banking testing projects.
• Participate in requirements, design reviews with Product, Business Analysts and Development teams to assure that the product under development meets requirements, and tested efficiently. Perform requirements reviews and traceability analyses to assess test coverage.
• Oversee test execution initiatives, adhering to test schedule and key milestones. Evaluate and escalate potential risks and issues that may adversely affect quality, schedule or budget.
• Perform test execution and provide clear and concise test progress reporting that is reflective of test program status for key stakeholders and executive review.
• Monitor QA activities, test results, defects, root cause analysis and identify areas needing improvement. Recommend and lead continuous improvement initiatives that will help mature the QA test program to improve team effectiveness and overall quality of products and services.
• Strong understanding on  SDLC

Technical / Functional Proficiency:

• 8-12 years Quality Assurance (QA) experience in the Financial Serviceindustry.
• Experience in Agile, BDD and Dev Ops testing methodologies
• Strong experience in API testing using various tools.
• Proficiency in SQL.
• Working experience of Mongo DB, API testing
• Strong UNIX, Shell, Perl, Python scripting experience
• Good to have hands-on experience in Java, Selenium tools based on BDD/ TestNG frameworks
• Detailed-oriented, high level of intellectual curiosity and strong sense of ownership.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task effectively and work against tight deadlines
• Good business acumen and the ability to connect analytics with business decisions
• Strong analytical skills with hands on experience driving testing strategy
• Candidate should be willing to work late on need basis in order to interact with teams in other geographies