Banking QA Lead – Test Strategy & Client Delivery (Hybrid)

Avaloq; Ticino; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible working

Job summary

Avaloq, headquartered in Switzerland, seeks an experienced QA Leader to oversee test activities across Avaloq solutions for key customer accounts. The role combines leadership, client interaction, and testing expertise in a fast-paced banking tech environment.

You will define test strategy, manage budgets, and ensure quality gates while travelling to clients in the EMEA region. Fluency in English and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering, Banking, Finance, Business or Economics.
• Minimum of 5 to 8 years work experience within the banking/financial industry.
• Strong knowledge of test concepts and methodology.
• Working knowledge of QC/ALM, JIRA, MS Office Suite.
• Fluency in English; excellent written/verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to travel and work on-site with clients in the EMEA region.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project-based test team, enabling it to deliver high quality across testing services and practices.
• Define Test Policy and Test Plan.
• Manage customer relationship with appropriate communication and coordinate testing activities with customer Test Manager.
• Monitor and control testing activities against planned budget and quality gates.
• Report progress to management and customer.
• Design, update and execute functional and business test scenarios/test cases based on requirements, ensuring re-usability.
• Manage test environments (baseline definition, maintenance, environment readiness).
• Manage tools for testing, tracking defects, statistics and requirements coverage reporting.
• Documentation and evaluation of the testing results.

Skills

Test concepts

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

English fluency

Education

University degree

Tools

QC/ALM

JIRA

MS Office

Job description

Avaloq, headquartered in Switzerland, seeks an experienced QA Leader to oversee test activities across Avaloq solutions for key customer accounts. The role combines leadership, client interaction, and testing expertise in a fast-paced banking tech environment.

You will define test strategy, manage budgets, and ensure quality gates while travelling to clients in the EMEA region. Fluency in English and strong communication are essential.