Test Lead

Alpha Bank; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for innovation and collaboration

Supportive team environment

Ownership of tasks with empowerment

Job summary

Alpha Bank in Greater London seeks an experienced Test Lead to deliver key change initiatives in financial services. This role emphasizes managing projects across multi-currency products, debit solutions, and banking integrations.

Key responsibilities include defining test strategies, leading testing phases, managing risks, and ensuring compliance. The ideal candidate will have extensive QA leadership experience within UK banking and strong stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Quality Assurance / Test Leadership within a UK bank.
• Strong experience working with external vendors and offshore / nearshore teams.
• In‑depth knowledge of UK regulatory, governance, and operational risk requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define and own end‑to‑end test strategy and delivery across major transformation programmes.
• Lead testing across digital channels, core banking upgrades, cards, payments.
• Ensure testing validates customer journeys, operational processes, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Quality Assurance / Test Leadership

Digital banking (online & mobile)

Payments (FPS, SEPA, ACH, SWIFT)

Card issuing and card lifecycle platforms

Financial Crime and AML systems

Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies

Testing tools (e.g., JIRA, Zephyr)

API testing

Excellent communication skills

Education

ISTQB / ISEB or similar testing certifications

Agile, Scrum or PMP qualifications

Tools

JIRA

Zephyr

Job description

The Role

Alpha Bank Group is seeking an experienced Test Lead to deliver change initiatives across the organisation, with a strong focus on technical project delivery within financial services. The role requires proven experience managing projects involving multi‑currency products, debit card solutions, and integrations with online and mobile banking platforms.

The Test Lead will lead the full project delivery lifecycle, operating in a structured and professional manner to ensure projects are delivered to agreed standards. This includes clear accountability for planning, execution, reporting, governance, and risk management, while working effectively with cross‑functional stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

• Define and own end‑to‑end test strategy and delivery across major transformation programmes
• Lead testing across digital channels, core banking upgrades, cards, payments, multi‑currency accounts, AML and financial crime systems
• Plan and manage SIT, integration, end‑to‑end, regression, UAT, and live proving test phases
• Coordinate test execution across internal teams, Alpha Bank Greece technology teams, and external vendors
• Review test cases, scripts, and automation to ensure quality, coverage, and traceability
• Drive defect triage, root cause analysis, and timely resolution
• Provide hands‑on leadership across API, middleware, digital, and third‑party system testing
• Ensure testing validates customer journeys, operational processes, and regulatory compliance
• Identify testing risks early, manage RAID items, and elevate where required
• Present testing status, risks, and readiness to senior stakeholders and governance forums
• Maintain audit‑ready testing documentation in line with PRA/FCA and Consumer Duty expectations

What We’re Looking For

• Extensive experience in Quality Assurance / Test Leadership within a UK bank
• Digital banking (online & mobile)
• Payments (FPS, SEPA, ACH, SWIFT)
• Card issuing and card lifecycle platforms
• Core banking and ledger integrations
• Financial Crime and AML systems
• Strong experience working with external vendors and offshore / nearshore teams
• In‑depth knowledge of UK regulatory, governance, and operational risk requirements
• Expertise in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies
• Hands‑on experience with test tools (e.g. JIRA, Zephyr, automation frameworks)
• Strong understanding of API testing, SQL, data validation, and end‑to‑end banking flows
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• ISTQB / ISEB or similar testing certifications
• Agile, Scrum, or PMP qualifications

Why Join Us?

• Innovation – Contribute ideas to improve processes and efficiency.
• Collaboration – Work closely with a supportive team to achieve shared goals.
• Excellence – Deliver accurate, high‑quality work that makes a difference.
• Delivery – See the results of your efforts in real‑time operations.
• Empowerment – Take ownership of your tasks and build skills for your next career step.