BSA/AML Test Lead — Hybrid Contractor

ING Financial Services LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

ING is seeking a highly skilled Test Lead with domain expertise in BSA/AML, Transaction Monitoring, and Sanctions Screening. The role focuses on end-to-end testing, data validation, and coordinating UAT for financial crime systems to ensure regulatory compliance.

The position supports a hybrid work model with collaboration across business and technology teams. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership, hands-on testing experience, and the ability to work with vendors and internal

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software testing (manual + automation).
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with test management tools (ADO, JIRA, etc.).
• Hands-on experience in UI/API automation tools (Selenium, Playwright, Ingenious, etc.).
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing practices.
• Proven experience in UAT coordination and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong skills in test case design, defect lifecycle management, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing activities across SIT, UAT, Regression Testing, and Production Validation.
• Develop and maintain test plans, schedules, and testing governance artifacts.
• Coordinate testing activities across multiple teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and dependent applications.
• Define test scope, entry/exit criteria, test scenarios, and test execution approaches.
• Perform functional, manual, and exploratory testing to validate business workflows; execute and maintain regression and sanity test suites.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, test cases, and defects.
• Drive risk identification, mitigation planning, and issue management throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Ensure business sign-off and production readiness.
• Log, track, and manage defects in tools like ADO/JIRA.
• Work closely with Dev, BA, and business teams to prioritize and resolve issues.
• Ensure proper test evidence and audit documentation for compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and Ops teams.
• Support Agile ceremonies (Sprint planning, backlog refinement, demos).
• Communicate test progress, risks, and dependencies clearly to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using tools such as Selenium / Ingenious / similar frameworks.
• Participate in automation framework design and enhancement.
• Execute automated tests within CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing.

Skills

Software testing

Agile methodologies

Test management tools

UI automation

API automation

Selenium

Playwright

CI/CD

UAT coordination

Defect lifecycle

Tools

ADO

JIRA

Job description

ING is seeking a highly skilled Test Lead with domain expertise in BSA/AML, Transaction Monitoring, and Sanctions Screening. The role focuses on end-to-end testing, data validation, and coordinating UAT for financial crime systems to ensure regulatory compliance.

The position supports a hybrid work model with collaboration across business and technology teams. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership, hands-on testing experience, and the ability to work with vendors and internal