Sr Lead - Software Quality Engineering - Pune/Bangalore

The Northern Trust Company; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

The Northern Trust Company is seeking an experienced Automation QA Lead for its Technology Development Centre in Pune/Bangalore, India. You will own functional QA delivery across Trade, Securities, Accounting, and Corporate Actions, defining test architecture and ensuring audit-ready releases.

You will collaborate with Product, Business, Development, Operations, and vendor teams, guiding QA best practices and driving quality across complex asset servicing platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in QA.
• 13+ years of QA/testing experience in Asset Servicing.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead functional and integration testing across multi-system platforms.
• Define test architecture, scope, entry/exit criteria, regression strategy, and quality gates.
• Plan, execute, monitor, and close functional testing activities.
• Analyze requirements, workflows, and dependencies to identify risks and coverage gaps.
• Triage defects, articulate business impact, and drive resolution with teams.
• Provide sign-off for releases with documented risks and mitigation plans.
• Oversee end-to-end validation across upstream/downstream systems.
• Mentor QA team members to ensure adherence to standards and delivery discipline.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of test effectiveness and coverage maturity.

Skills

QA leadership

Functional testing

Automation frameworks

Web/API testing

Securities domain

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Typescript

Java

Python

Docker/Kubernetes

AI tools

Job description

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world's most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.

Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.

With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Northern Trust is looking for a Senior Lead to join its Technology Development Centre in Pune/Bangalore, India.

Job Overview

The Automation QA Lead holds distinct accountability for quality delivery across Trade, Securities, Accounting , Corporate Actions application changes and initiatives.

The role is responsible for defining test architecture, embedding quality into delivery execution, and ensuring stable, compliant, and audit‑ready releases.

The role partners closely with Product, Business, Development, Operations, and vendor teams and serves as a functional quality escalation point.

Application Domain: Asset Servicing, Reconciliation , Asset Pricing, Trade life cycle, Corporate actions

Required Technical Skills

• Deep expertise in designing automation frameworks for Web, API, MQ, DB and mainframe systems
• Strong programming ability in Typescripts/ JavaScript Java, Python or similar languages with C I CD integration
• Experience with containers, observability, test data, environment lifecycle, performance and reliability testing
• Strong exposure to latest AI tools / technologies with exposure to agentic workflows

Roles & Responsibilities

• Accountable for functional test delivery across Securities platforms including Post‑Trade, Settlements, Custody, Reconciliation, and Payments.
• Responsible for defining Test architecture, including scope, approach, entry/exit criteria, regression strategy, and quality gates.
• Lead planning, execution, monitoring, and closure of functional and integration testing activities.
• Analyze business requirements, workflows, and dependencies to identify functional risks and coverage gaps.
• Accountable for functional defect triage, severity assessment, business impact articulation, and driving defects to resolution.
• Provide functional quality sign‑off for releases, including clearly documented risks, constraints, and mitigation plans.
• Oversee end‑to‑end business flow validation across upstream and downstream systems.
• Act as an escalation point for functional quality risks, delivery issues, and readiness concerns.
• Drive consistent status reporting, RAID management, readiness reviews, and stakeholder communications.
• Mentor and guide QA team members, ensuring adherence to functional testing standards, practices, and delivery discipline.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on test effectiveness, consistency, and functional coverage maturity.

Required Knowledge

• Strong understanding of Asset Servicing domains, particularly Post‑Trade processing like settlements.
• In‑depth knowledge of functional testing, integration testing, regression strategy, and release readiness practices.
• Familiarity with complex enterprise platforms supporting Capital Markets processing (BaNCS or similar).
• Understanding of interface concepts including APIs, file‑based integrations, and messaging (SWIFT preferred).
• Knowledge of QA governance, audit readiness, and risk‑based testing methodologies.

Required Skills

• Proven experience owning functional QA delivery for complex, multi‑system platforms.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills to assess functional impacts and testing risks.
• Excellent defect management, stakeholder communication, and influence skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, risks, and delivery timelines concurrently.
• Exposure to hybrid QA models and automation impact analysis (hands‑on automation not mandatory).

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 13+ years of experience in QA / Testing, preferably within Asset Servicing.
• Demonstrated leadership through ownership, accountability, and decision‑making (Lead IC role).
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, product owners, and delivery teams.
• Proactive, detail‑oriented, and quality‑driven mindset with strong execution focus.

Shift: EMEA: 12:30PM to 9:30PM IST

Working with Us

As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the commu