Principal Test Lead - Hybrid Full-Stack QA for Banking

1611 Ally Bank; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ally Financial is seeking a Principal Test Lead for the Deposits engineering team to drive QA strategy and execution across multiple vendors and teams. The role requires deep banking domain knowledge and hands-on test automation to ensure comprehensive full-stack coverage.

The candidate will design end-to-end testing, coordinate performance tests, and lead defect management with strong governance. Hybrid work options apply in a banking engineering environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software testing with 5+ years in banking/financial services.
• Full Stack Testing across UI, API, middleware, database, integration points.
• Proficiency in test automation frameworks: Cypress, Maestro, Cucumber, Watchman/Watchmen, Rest Assured.
• Frontend testing (web and mobile).
• Backend services and microservices testing.
• Integration testing across system boundaries.
• Test data management and data conditioning strategies.
• Proven track record leading enterprise-level testing initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design and coordinate integrated test plans across Agile teams, vendors, and enterprise.
• Define comprehensive full-stack test strategy across UI, API, services, database, and integration layers.
• Establish test environment requirements for complete stack validation.
• Drive end-to-end testing execution across all testing teams and technology layers.
• Coordinate performance testing initiatives (load, stress, scalability).
• Monitor test script execution and burndown metrics.
• Create and maintain defect dashboards in JIRA; define defect reporting standards.
• Provide initiative-level test status reporting and testing health criteria.
• Lead routine testing ceremonies and coordinate with vendor testing teams.

Skills

Software testing

Full stack testing

End-to-end testing

Cypress

Maestro

Cucumber

Watchmen

Rest Assured

Frontend testing

Backend testing

Integration testing

Test data management

Education

High school Diploma or GED

Job description

Ally Financial is seeking a Principal Test Lead for the Deposits engineering team to drive QA strategy and execution across multiple vendors and teams. The role requires deep banking domain knowledge and hands-on test automation to ensure comprehensive full-stack coverage.

The candidate will design end-to-end testing, coordinate performance tests, and lead defect management with strong governance. Hybrid work options apply in a banking engineering environment.