Functional Test Lead

Teachers Mutual Bank Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Teachers Mutual Bank Limited is seeking an Functional Test Lead to drive end-to-end testing for major banking initiatives as part of a funded technology transformation. The role focuses on shaping testing practices, establishing practical strategies and coordinating delivery with business, project and tech stakeholders to ensure reliable, fit-for-purpose solutions.

You'll influence quality across digital, web, mobile and integrated platforms while strengthening automation and future-state

Qualifications

• Experience developing end-to-end test strategies and plans.
• Strong test coordination, planning and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience managing testing risks, issues and dependencies.
• Working knowledge of Jira, Zephyr or similar test-management tools.
• Experience testing digital, web or mobile apps across platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop test strategies, plans, schedules and delivery approaches.
• Lead functional, integration, system, regression and acceptance testing.
• Coordinate test cases, execution cycles and defect management through Jira and Zephyr.
• Partner with product owners, delivery teams and business stakeholders to establish effective test coverage.
• Manage testing risks, dependencies, quality gates and stakeholder reporting.
• Support user acceptance testing and promote QA best practice across the bank.

Skills

Test strategy

Test coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Jira

Tools

Jira

Zephyr

Selenium

Appium

Git

Job description

Lead end-to-end testing across major banking initiatives and help shape quality practices during TMBL's funded technology transformation.

• Lead testing across transformation initiatives
• Influence quality across emerging platforms
• 12 month fixed term hire

Help shape quality across a significant, funded technology transformation at Teachers Mutual Bank Limited.

As Functional Test Lead, you'll lead end-to-end testing across business-critical projects and initiatives. You'll establish practical testing strategies, coordinate delivery and work closely with business, project and technology stakeholders to ensure new solutions are reliable and fit for purpose.

This is an opportunity to influence how quality assurance is delivered across the bank. You'll work with existing tools and processes while helping strengthen automation, testing practices and future-state capability.

Why the role matters

Technology is central to TMBL's plans for member growth, digital banking and better customer experiences. Your work will help teams identify risks earlier, improve test coverage and deliver quality outcomes across digital, web, mobile and integrated banking platforms.

You'll provide clear visibility of testing progress, risks and dependencies while supporting teams to continuously improve how testing is planned and delivered.

What you'll do

In this role, you'll:

• Develop test strategies, plans, schedules and delivery approaches
• Lead functional, integration, system, regression and acceptance testing
• Coordinate test cases, execution cycles and defect management through Jira and Zephyr
• Partner with product owners, delivery teams and business stakeholders to establish effective test coverage
• Manage testing risks, dependencies, quality gates and stakeholder reporting
• Support user acceptance testing and promote quality assurance best practice across the bank

What you'll bring

You'll have substantial testing experience, including recent responsibility for leading testing across complex projects or business initiatives.

You'll also bring:

• Experience developing and implementing end-to-end test strategies and plans
• Strong test coordination, planning and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience managing testing risks, issues, dependencies and escalations
• Working knowledge of Jira, Zephyr or comparable test-management tools
• Understanding of API, integration, system, regression and user acceptance testing
• Experience testing digital, web or mobile applications across multiple platforms
• The ability to communicate testing status and recommendations clearly

Nice to have

The following experience would be beneficial:

• Banking or broader financial-services experience
• Open Banking or digital banking platform exposure
• REST, SOAP, JSON and XML technologies
• Git, Bitbucket or comparable source-control tools
• Selenium, Appium or API automation solutions
• Middleware integration testing, including Dell Boomi

If you bring much of this experience but not every listed capability, we'd still encourage you to apply.

About TMBL

Teachers Mutual Bank Limited is one of Australia's largest mutual banks.

For 60 years, we've been helping Australians achieve their financial goals while staying true to our purpose: banking for good.

As a 100% member-owned bank, our profits are reinvested to benefit our members, communities and the causes that matter most. Our commitment to social and environmental impact is embedded in everything we do - from the products and services we offer to the way we support our people and communities.

We're proud to be a Certified B Corp, reflecting our commitment to high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.

Across our five retail brands, we support more than 280,000 members, including many working in education, emergency services and healthcare - people who make a difference in communities every day.

When you join our bank, you'll become part of a values-led organisation where passion, excellence, growth and sustainability guide the way we work. Together, we're creating an inclusive culture, delivering great member experiences, and proving that banking can be a force for good.

Teachers Mutual Bank Ltd may conduct a background or reference check (or both) as part of the recruitment process. By applying you agree to cooperate fully in those procedures and understand that an offer is subject to the satisfactory outcome of those checks, at the discretion of Teachers Mutual Bank Ltd