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Test Lead Engineer - Finance and Accounting Systems
Job summary
A digital services organization is seeking a Test Lead Engineer to provide QA expertise for Finance and Accounting systems. This role involves leading a team, developing test strategies, and ensuring high-quality outcomes. The ideal candidate should have over 12 years of experience in finance and accounting testing, specifically within the insurance sector. Knowledge of SQL and API testing is essential. Strong communication skills and experience in Agile methodologies are also required.
Qualifications
- 12+ years of experience in finance and accounting testing.
- 5+ years of experience in the insurance industry.
- Expertise in manual, automated, and performance testing.
Responsibilities
- Provide QA solutions for Finance & Accounting systems.
- Develop and implement test strategies.
- Lead a QA team based in London and Mumbai.
Skills
Education
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Job Openings Test Lead Engineer - Finance and Accounting Systems
Client overview:
A great opportunity to join a rapidly growing Professional Digital Services organization to spearhead a flagship project for a prestigious insurance firm client. If you are passionate about quality assurance and have experience in finance and accounting systems, then this is the perfect opportunity for you.
Responsibilities:
- Provide expertise in delivering QA solutions for Finance & Accounting systems.
- Work with stakeholders to establish test strategy, approach, and UAT process.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to prepare comprehensive finance test strategies.
- Set up test data requirements strategy.
- Develop and implement an automation test strategy.
- Ensure all requirements are testable.
- Run finance reconciliations and other period end processes.
- Validate API calls and file load processes.
- Manage test defect resolution and reporting.
- Lead a QA team based in London and Mumbai.
- Support resolution of QA team escalations and issues.
- Mentor and guide the team on QA processes and best practices.
In short, you will be responsible for providing QA leadership and expertise for Finance & Accounting systems. You will work with stakeholders to develop and implement test strategies, and you will lead a team of QA engineers. You will also be responsible for ensuring the quality of Finance & Accounting systems through testing and reporting.
Skills and Experience:
- 12+ years of experience in finance and accounting testing.
- 5+ years of experience working with clients in the insurance industry.
- Expertise in a variety of testing methods, including manual, automated, and performance testing.
- Strong understanding of the trial balance, profit and loss account, invoicing, credit notes, and general ledger management processes.
- Ability to write SQL queries for testing data population.
- Experience with API testing using Postman or similar tools.
- Knowledge of Azure Dev Ops pipelines and testing processes.
- Proficient in Agile / Scrum project methodology.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Education:
- Bachelors degree in computer science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
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