QE Consultant

The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:

Testing Expertise:

• Lead the investigation and translation of business and technical requirements into comprehensive test cases.
• Design, manage, and execute end-to-end testing activities for various projects, ensuring alignment with project timelines and quality standards.
• Develop and maintain detailed test plans, schedules, and resource allocations.
• Develop, execute, and maintain automated test cases and test suites using automation tools.
• Track, report, and manage defects throughout the testing lifecycle, ensuring prompt resolution.
• Prepare and present regular status reports, test metrics, and risk assessments to project leadership.
• Ensure all testing activities comply with organisational policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.

Defect and Compliance Management:

• Manage defects throughout their lifecycle, ensuring timely resolution and documentation.
• Identify, manage, and implement remediation for any noncompliance items and deviations.
• Ensure adherence to QA/QE standards and support the implementation of new standards.
• Recognise and identify areas for process, policy, or tool improvement.

Automation Expertise:

• Design and implement automation strategies, tools, and frameworks to enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Integrate automated testing scripts and strategies with DevOps tools.

Project Coordination:

• Lead and coordinate internal and external testing teams to ensure timely completion of test phases.
• Proactively identify and communicate obstacles or risks that may impact project timelines or success.
• Maintain open communication with stakeholders, provide regular status updates and escalate issues when necessary.
• Ensure all test deliverables are received, approved, and aligned to project timelines, budgets, and goals.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for all testing-related communications among project stakeholders.
• Collaborates with business stakeholders and technology partners to define and execute testing strategies.
• Coordinates with project managers, developers, and external vendors to ensure timely completion of testing phases and alignment with project objectives.
• Communicates technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
• As a QA lead of the business unit, this job has the authority to recommend changes to business processes in order to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Directly coordinates testing activities across multiple projects and teams within the Enterprise Technology.
• Oversees the testing deliverables for internal staff and external vendors.
• Responsible for managing testing efforts and quality assurance across multiple projects and teams, various geographies and business lines as assigned.
• Responsible for ensuring alignment of testing activities with project timelines, budgets, and overall business objectives.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of QA/QE experience, minimum 3~5 years of experience in a Test Coordination role, with proficient knowledge of the Testing Life Cycle, SDLC, and Defect Management.
• 3~5 years of experience in automation or an equivalent technical role.
• Functional, Integrations, Mainframe, Databases, API/web services test experience.
• Preferably for Financial, Banking, Planning and Budgeting applications.
• Strong Banking Applications knowledge and experience or equivalent.
• Strong Mainframe and/or Hyperion Essbase (Cubes) knowledge and testing experience.
• Strong MS Excel experience and ability to build and use complex templates using advanced features, formulas and functions.
• Integration testing (source system via file transmission hub to downstream system) knowledge and experience, or equivalent.
• Database knowledge - RDBMS (Relational Database Management Systems)/Source-to-Target Mapping (STM).
• Working knowledge of cloud/Azure environment (e. g., Databricks).
• Experience in data warehouse and ETL testing using Oracle, TOAD, PL/SQL.
• Experience in working with AI LLM's - GTP/Claude/GitHub Pilot/Databricks Genie
• Automation Testing (Any tools - Tosca DI/Python/Java/Java Script/Selenium/Robot Framework/Parasoft SOAtest).
• Experience with test management tools (e. g., OpenText AQM, JIRA, Confluence).
• Strong understanding of the Testing Life Cycle, SDLC, and Defect Management processes for application testing and support.
• Good working knowledge of QE processes and standards.
• Ability to build and maintain automated testing scripts and integrate with DevOps tools.
• Experience working as a Program QA Lead for big initiatives.
• Strong investigative and analytical skills for solving complex problems.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Effective communication skills, able to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience in managing and leading multiple initiatives as a QA Lead, including the ability to simultaneously oversee and mentor a small team.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and mentorship abilities.
• Collaborative approach, building trusted relationships with stakeholders.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with emerging technologies and industry developments.

Good to Have:

• Experience in Finance or equivalent ERP systems (e. g., PeopleSoft, SAP) is a big asset.
• Experience with automation using Tosca DI and/or Azure Databricks Notebooks is a big asset.
• Planning and Budgeting, Sales Performance and Incentives calculation system experience is a big asset.
• Experience with Power BI.
• Familiar with AI trends and opportunities related to QE.