Senior Test Manager - Core Banking & Pricing System Integration 100% (f/m/d) - (Contract through our external payroll partner with immediate start until 31.12.2027, possible extension)

Julius Baer; Zürich; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Julius Baer is seeking a Senior Test Manager to oversee the integration of an in-house pricing processing tool with a new core banking system. You will plan, coordinate, and manage testing activities to ensure software quality, regulatory compliance, and timely delivery.

You will lead a testing team, define test strategies, and drive automation and QA excellence across functional, regression, and non-functional testing, while collaborating with IT and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Min. 5 years of experience as Senior Test Manager or Testing Lead in complex IT projects.
• Strong knowledge of pricing in banking, incl. testing of core pricing engines (HOST/T24/Avaloq) or satellites feeding them.
• Solid understanding of software testing methodologies (agile, waterfall) and test management tools (JIRA, HP ALM).
• Experience with test automation frameworks, notably Selenium, CI/CD integration, and performance testing tools.
• Java development experience including use of Claude Code.
• Relevant certifications such as ISTQB Advanced Level, PMP, or Agile Testing.
• Understanding of DevOps concepts such as CI/CD.
• Excellent communication skills and cross-cultural mindset.
• Fluency in English (verbal/written).
• Tech Stack: Java, Spring Boot, SQL (Oracle), React/Angular, JavaScript, Typescript, Kubernetes (PKS) and Virtual Machines, Kafka, Avro, Open API, UML

Responsibilities

• Plans, designs, and oversees software testing activities across the development lifecycle.
• Defines test strategies, coordinates test environments and ensures defect tracking.
• Collaborates with development, business analysts, and project managers to align testing with project goals.
• Manages functional, regression, and non-functional testing, ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinates test environment usage and drives test automation coverage.
• Hands-on test execution during critical testing phases.
• Leads and mentors test team members to improve efficiency and coverage.

Skills

Test management

Software testing

Test automation

Agile testing

Selenium

CI/CD

JIRA

HP ALM

Core banking

HOST/T24/Avaloq

Java

English fluency

DevOps

Kubernetes

Education

ISTQB Advanced Level

PMP

Agile Testing

Tools

JIRA

HP ALM

Selenium

CI/CD tools

Kubernetes

Job description

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

We are seeking a Senior Test Manager to support the integration of an inhouse built pricing processing tool into a new core banking system. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing all testing activities to ensure software quality, compliance, and successful delivery within project timelines.

YOUR CHALLENGE

• Plans, designs, and oversees software testing activities across the development lifecycle
• Defines test strategies, coordinates test environments and ensures defect tracking
• Collaborates with development, business analysts, and project managers to align testing with project goals
• Manages functional, regression, and none-functional testing processes, ensures compliance with quality standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices
• Coordinates test environment use
• Drives test automation coverage and capability for automation regression testing
• Hands-on on test execution in hot testing phases
• Leads and mentors test team members promoting continuous improvement in test efficiency and coverage

YOUR PROFILE

• Proven experience as a Senior Test Manager or Senior Testing Lead in complex IT projects (min. 5 years)and preferred large core banking transformation projects
• Excellent knowledge of pricing in the banking sector incl. experience with testing of core banking fee engines (e.g. HOST/T24/Avaloq) or/and testing of satellites feeding into the fee engines
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies (agile, waterfall) and test management tools (e.g., JIRA, HP ALM)
• Experience with test automation frameworks, in particular Selenium, CI/CD integration, and performance testing tools
• Java development experience incl. use of Claude Code
• Relevant certifications such as ISTQB Advanced Level, PMP, or Agile Testing are highly desirable
• Understanding of DevOps concepts such as CI/CD
• Good communication skills, problem solving, social interaction & cross-cultural mindset, empathy & can-do spirit
• Fast learner and understanding of business context
• You take pride of your work and strive to lead by example
• Able to communicate with business and technical stakeholders
• Fluency in English (verbal/written)
• Tech Stack: Java, Spring Boot, SQL (Oracle), React/Angular, JavaScript, Typescript, Kubernetes (PKS) and Virtual Machines, Streaming using Kafka, Avro, Open API, UML