Lead Payments QA & Test Strategy for Greenfield Bank

HCLTech; Comunidad de Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech, a Temenos Business Unit project, seeks a senior QA leader to own master test strategy across a payments-first digital bank program in Madrid. You will oversee SIT, data and interface testing, certification cycles, and cut-over rehearsals, coordinating cross-system testing with onshore/offshore teams.

You will drive AI-assisted testing, build robust automation, and manage multi-currency scenarios, ensuring 24/7 payment flows and compliance with ECB/BdE calendars.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in software testing.
• 6+ years on Temenos (T24/Transact and TPH).
• 3+ years in a Test Manager / QA lead capacity.
• Hands-on test management and both manual and automation testing.
• Proficiency with automation tools and CI/CD integration.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the overall test strategy, plan and estimates for Temenos T24/Transact and TPH.
• Lead end-to-end testing for payments – SWIFT, SEPA, instant payments, direct debits, book transfers, bulk/file payments.
• Design and grow the test automation framework and regression suite.
• Drive shift-left and OFS-injection strategies for UI vs integration testing.
• Adopt AI/GenAI-assisted testing to accelerate delivery and coverage.
• Plan and manage test data, environments and COB cycles.
• Validate payment integration points and reconciliation.
• Govern the defect lifecycle using JIRA/Xray, HP ALM/Quality Center, Zephyr or Azure DevOps.
• Publish QA metrics and dashboards for PMO and stakeholders.
• Coordinate testing across interfacing systems and vendor teams.
• Mentor onshore/offshore test teams and governance.

Skills

QA leadership

Banking domain

Temenos T24/TPH

Automation testing

Test strategy

Stakeholder management

Agile/Scrum

SIT/UAT

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering / Finance

Tools

JIRA/Xray

HP ALM/Quality Center

Zephyr

Azure DevOps

Selenium

Tosca

UFT

Jenkins

Git

Job description

HCLTech, a Temenos Business Unit project, seeks a senior QA leader to own master test strategy across a payments-first digital bank program in Madrid. You will oversee SIT, data and interface testing, certification cycles, and cut-over rehearsals, coordinating cross-system testing with onshore/offshore teams.

You will drive AI-assisted testing, build robust automation, and manage multi-currency scenarios, ensuring 24/7 payment flows and compliance with ECB/BdE calendars.