Senior QA Engineer: AI-Driven Automation & Leadership

Finastra; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation

Hybrid working arrangements

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Volunteer time off

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Finastra is a global leader in financial services software, seeking an Expert QA Engineer to drive test strategy, automation, and quality across UI, API, and integration layers. This senior IC role requires deep automation capability, strong leadership, and collaboration with Product, Engineering, and Architecture teams to ensure quality throughout the SDLC.

The successful candidate will influence testing practices, advance QA frameworks, and contribute to AI-enabled automation initiatives while

Qualifications

• 5+ years of advanced QA or Quality Engineering experience across manual and automation testing.
• Proficient in designing and executing automated tests and maintaining automation frameworks.
• Experience in enterprise software or financial services environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and high‑coverage test cases based on functional and technical requirements.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, reusable automated test suites across UI, API, and integration layers.
• Enhance automation frameworks and support CI/CD integration to improve test efficiency and speed.
• Execute both manual and automated tests, analyze results, and drive defect triage and root‑cause analysis.
• Set up, configure, and maintain test environments; create and execute SQL scripts for data validation.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Architecture teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the SDLC.
• Provide clear and accurate quality metrics, risk assessments, and testing progress updates to stakeholders.
• Evaluate and optimize QA processes, contributing to best practices, tooling enhancements, and workflow improvements.
• Review technical and product documentation, ensure readiness for pre‑GA releases, and support release validation activities.
• Lead or manage a team of QA Engineers, providing mentorship, guidance, and support to ensure consistent quality standards and growth of the team.
• Act as a senior quality expert, championing quality engineering principles and influencing cross‑team quality initiatives.
• Drive productivity and business performance by embedding AI‑enabled automation, improving processes based on value and risk, ensuring trusted data standards, and leveraging insights to support informed decision‑making and measurable outcomes.

Skills

Automated testing

SQL

Python/Robot Framework

QA frameworks

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Robot Framework

Job description

Finastra is a global leader in financial services software, seeking an Expert QA Engineer to drive test strategy, automation, and quality across UI, API, and integration layers. This senior IC role requires deep automation capability, strong leadership, and collaboration with Product, Engineering, and Architecture teams to ensure quality throughout the SDLC.

The successful candidate will influence testing practices, advance QA frameworks, and contribute to AI-enabled automation initiatives while