Lead AVP, Core Banking QA & AI-Driven Test Automation

DBS Bank Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

DBS Bank Ltd is seeking an AVP Software Engineer in Test to lead testing for Core Banking solutions and integrations. You will design automated testing capabilities and AI-assisted test case generation, ensuring quality across APIs, UI, batch processes, and messaging queues.

The role emphasizes planning, coordinating and executing testing activities, with ownership of test strategy translation, data patterns, and automation coverage for a large banking ecosystem.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in software testing with leadership and hands-on automation.
• Strong knowledge of Core Banking systems, architecture, and data structures.
• Experience with SunCBS by Sunline and Finacle by Infosys as core banking frameworks.
• Proficient in automation tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Karate, and Postman.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted testing and prompt engineering.
• Experience with service mesh, microservices, APIs and messaging across complex systems.
• Strong Java and SQL skills; Jira and Agile SDLC knowledge.
• Graduation degree or higher in CS/IT/Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Understand testing strategy and translate into test plans, test scenarios, detailed test cases and test data patterns.
• Coordinate and execute functional and non-functional testing across Core Banking applications and integrated systems.
• Prepare and maintain the required testing toolset, including AI-powered test case generation, test data generation and other testing accelerators.
• Identify suitable test cases for automation and continuously improve automation coverage.
• Execute testing across APIs, UI, file-based interfaces, messaging queues and service mesh-based flows across DBS apps.
• Properly track the progress on the preparation work, as well as on execution.
• Coordinate assigned testing activities with Business Analysts, Developers, Platform Teams, application teams and business users.
• Contribute to test-cycle completion reports, testing dashboards and automation metrics.
• Take full responsibility and accountability for the quality and timely completion of assigned testing activities.

Skills

Test leadership

Test automation

Java

SQL

API testing

Scripting

Agile

SDLC

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Karate

Postman

Job description

DBS Bank Ltd is seeking an AVP Software Engineer in Test to lead testing for Core Banking solutions and integrations. You will design automated testing capabilities and AI-assisted test case generation, ensuring quality across APIs, UI, batch processes, and messaging queues.

The role emphasizes planning, coordinating and executing testing activities, with ownership of test strategy translation, data patterns, and automation coverage for a large banking ecosystem.