Lead QA Architect - Payments & Banking Systems

Bank of London; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK clearing bank is seeking a QA Manager to define and implement the quality assurance strategy for key payments programs. You'll lead a team, ensuring systems meet high reliability and security standards. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in payments systems, strong test automation skills, and the ability to manage offshore teams. This role is pivotal in driving quality across the Software Development Lifecycle, within a culture of continuous improvement and excellence.

Qualifications

• Deep experience testing complex payments systems, including knowledge of ISO 20022 and SWIFT messages.
• Expert proficiency in designing and maintaining automated testing frameworks using JavaScript, Java, or Python.
• Strong experience with tools for testing RESTful APIs, particularly for transaction-based services.
• Ability to write and execute complex SQL queries for data validation.
• Excellent communication skills, with experience writing high-level strategic documents.
• Experience managing offshore QA engineers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed Test Strategy and Test Plan documents.
• Design, implement, and maintain automated test suites for payments services.
• Oversee functional, regression, performance, and security testing.
• Lead and manage a team of QA engineers, promoting technical excellence.

Skills

Payments Domain Expertise

Test Automation Frameworks

API/Service Testing

Database Proficiency

Tools

Communication

Leadership

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Postman

Jira

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

A prominent UK clearing bank is seeking a QA Manager to define and implement the quality assurance strategy for key payments programs. You'll lead a team, ensuring systems meet high reliability and security standards. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in payments systems, strong test automation skills, and the ability to manage offshore teams. This role is pivotal in driving quality across the Software Development Lifecycle, within a culture of continuous improvement and excellence.