IDB Invest - IT QA Practice Consultant

IDB Invest; Washington (District of Columbia); In loco; USD 90.000 - 150.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health insurance

Leaves and vacations

Relocation assistance

On-site with teleworking

Learning opportunities

Health services

Descrizione del lavoro

IDB Invest, the private sector arm of the IDB Group, seeks an IT QA Practice consultant to establish and operationalize enterprise QA governance for SaaS implementations. You will lead centralized QA governance and drive quality standards across projects in the ITA department.

The role emphasizes defining operating model, engagement with vendors and delivery partners, and ongoing improvements, metrics, and independent go-live assessments with a focus on English and other Bank languages.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree required in CS/IT/engineering or related field.
• 2+ years in quality assurance, software testing, or tech delivery with QA governance.
• Experience coordinating testing across cross-functional teams and vendors.
• Experience in functional, regression, performance, API, data migration, security testing, UAT, and test automation.

Mansioni

• Lead the design, mobilization, operationalization, and continuous improvement of the centralized QA governance practice.
• Assess QA maturity across SaaS initiatives and evaluate the existing QA Framework and operational manual, identifying gaps and actionable improvements.
• Define the QA operating model, including roles, decision rights, governance forums, and engagement with project teams, vendors, system integrators, consultants, and business stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain enterprise QA standards, methods, templates, checklists, and reusable assets covering functional, non-functional, performance, security, compliance, data, integration/API, UAT, monitoring, and automated testing.
• Establish a portfolio-level QA roadmap aligned with the IT Roadmap, addressing priorities, shared assets, risks, dependencies, and sequencing across transformation initiatives.
• Define and enforce quality gates for test, integration, data migration, security, compliance, UAT, operational, production-support, and go-live readiness.
• Establish defect management, requirements traceability, test evidence, auditability, and reporting standards, and provide oversight of project QA strategies, plans, execution artifacts, and readiness packs.
• Coach project QA Engineers and consultants, promote adoption of centralized practices, and build shared accountability among IT, business stakeholders, and delivery partners.
• Define QA metrics, KPIs, dashboards, and leadership reporting to provide accurate, actionable, and evidence-based visibility into quality, risks, and release readiness.
• Provide independent go-live quality assessments, residual-risk recommendations, and continuous improvement through lessons learned, recurring-issue analysis, and updates to QA standards and reusable assets.

Conoscenze

QA governance

QA frameworks

Cross-functional leadership

Test automation

UAT testing

Metrics and reporting

Coaching

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Descrizione del lavoro

We improve lives IDB Invest is the private sector arm of the IDB Group and an international financial institution committed to addressing the development needs of Latin America and the Caribbean. Our mission is to support sustainable enterprises and projects that deliver financial results while maximizing social and environmental impact in the region.

IDB Invest operates in 26 countries, structured across four geographic regions and three industry verticals: Infrastructure and Energy, Financial Intermediaries, and Corporates. In support of a new transformative business model “Originate to Share” our shareholders recently approved a $3.5 billion capitalization. This will allow IDB Invest to significantly scale up its investments, to approximately $19 billion, and unlocking greater private sector participation to drive development and climate impact across the region.

About This Position

We are looking for an experienced, strategic, and collaborative IT QA Practice consultant. As IT QA Practice consultant, you will establish and operationalize the enterprise QA governance practice by implementing quality standards, governance frameworks, reusable methodologies, and oversight mechanisms that support successful SaaS implementations and technology-enabled business initiatives.

You will work in the Information Technology and Analytics (ITA) Department. This team is responsible for leading IDB Invest's technology modernization agenda by delivering enterprise technology solutions, strengthening digital capabilities, and supporting the organization's strategic business objectives.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design, mobilization, operationalization, and continuous improvement of the centralized QA governance practice.
• Assess QA maturity across SaaS initiatives and evaluate the existing QA Framework and operational manual, identifying execution gaps and recommending actionable improvements.
• Define the QA operating model, including roles, decision rights, governance forums, escalation paths, and engagement with project teams, vendors, system integrators, consultants, and business stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain enterprise QA standards, methods, templates, checklists, and reusable assets covering functional, non-functional, performance, security, compliance, data, integration/API, UAT, monitoring, and automated testing.
• Establish a portfolio-level QA roadmap aligned with the IT Roadmap, addressing priorities, shared assets, risks, dependencies, and sequencing across transformation initiatives.
• Define and enforce quality gates for test, integration, data migration, security, compliance, UAT, operational, production-support, and go-live readiness.
• Establish defect management, requirements traceability, test evidence, auditability, and reporting standards, and provide oversight of project QA strategies, plans, execution artifacts, and readiness packs.
• Coach project QA Engineers and consultants, promote adoption of centralized practices, and build shared accountability among IT, business stakeholders, and delivery partners.
• Define QA metrics, KPIs, dashboards, and leadership reporting to provide accurate, actionable, and evidence-based visibility into quality, risks, and release readiness.
• Provide independent go-live quality assessments, residual-risk recommendations, and continuous improvement through lessons learned, recurring-issue analysis, and updates to QA standards and reusable assets.

What You’ll Need

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience: You have at least 2 years of relevant experience in quality assurance, software testing, quality engineering, or technology delivery, including implementing QA frameworks and governance models, coordinating testing activities across cross-functional teams and external vendors, executing functional, regression, performance, API, data migration, and security-related testing, supporting UAT and test automation, developing QA metrics and dashboards for project governance and leadership reporting, and promoting standardized QA practices through guidance and coaching of delivery teams.

Professional certifications in software testing, QA, agile delivery, project management, risk, audit, or related disciplines are desirable. Relevant certifications may include ISTQB, PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, CISA, CRISC, ITIL, or equivalent.

• Languages: Proficiency in English and one of the other Bank official languages (Spanish, French or Portuguese) is required.

Requirements

• Citizenship: No requirements
• Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.

Type of contract and duration

International consultant: International consultant Full-Time, 12 months (up to 48 months, if applicable).

What We Offer

The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee’s life. These benefits include:

• A competitive compensation packages.
• Leaves and vacations: 2 days per month of contract + gender- neutral parental leave.
• Health Insurance: the IDB Group provides a monthly allowance for the purchase of health insurance.
• Savings plan: The IDB Group cares about your future, depending on the length of the contract, you will receive a monthly savings plan allowance.
• We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.
• On-siteposition with the occasional flexibility of teleworking.
• Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
• Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
• Other perks: Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, and others.

Our culture

At the IDB Group, we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work while finding their purpose. Our people consistently strive for excellence, and we recognize and celebrate the impact of their contributions.

In our efforts to drive innovation, we intentionally include all voices, cultivate a sense of belonging and champion fairness. We welcome individuals from underrepresented groups to join us and share their unique perspectives.

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job interview process. If you require an accommodation to complete this application, please email us at [e-mail].

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