Test Manager (Financial/Banking Industry exp required)

OpTech; Frisco (TX); Hybrid; USD 82,656 - 96,432; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental coverage

Training opportunities

Flexible/remote work options

401K and competitive pay

Job summary

A technology solutions company is seeking a Test Manager with a solid background in the financial services sector. The role involves overseeing data integration testing and communicating effectively across teams. Candidates should possess strong leadership abilities and extensive experience in test management, particularly within data-centric projects. This position offers a contract employment type and hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• 8 years of formal testing experience with at least 5 years in a test management capacity.
• Minimum 5 years of experience working in the financial services/banking domain.
• Experience authoring test cases in Gherkin format.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate communication across teams and provide testing reports to senior management.
• Oversee data integration testing for CSV file extracts.
• Serve as an escalation point for testing teams.

Skills

Test management experience

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Data integration testing

AWS environment proficiency

Test automation frameworks

Troubleshooting skills

Tools

JIRA

Qtest

Postman

Selenium

Cucumber

Swagger

Job description

Overview

Test Manager (Financial/Banking Industry exp required)

Job Details

Base pay range: $60.00/hr - $70.00/hr

Location: Frisco, TX; Auburn Hills, MI; or Farmington Hills, MI

Hybrid onsite: 2 days a week

Employer: OpTech, a woman-owned company that values your ideas, encourages your growth, and supports its employees. Benefits include health and dental coverage from the first day of employment, training opportunities, flexible/remote work options, growth opportunities, 401K and competitive pay.

Responsibilities

• The Test Manager will facilitate communication across teams within the IT organization and provide aggregated testing reports to senior management.
• Oversee data integration testing for CSV file extracts processed through AWS RDS databases, ensuring quality across downstream systems.
• Serve as an escalation point for the testing teams and ensure testing activities align with project timelines and quality standards.

Requirements

• 8 years of formal testing experience with at least 5 years in a test management capacity
• Strong communication skills and leadership background with demonstrated ability to guide cross-functional testing teams
• Minimum 5 years of experience working in the financial services/banking domain
• Ability to develop and implement comprehensive test plans, strategies, and methodologies for data-intensive projects
• Experience with data integration testing, including file extracts, ETL processes, and database validation
• Proficiency with AWS environments, particularly RDS database testing and data validation workflows
• Experience utilizing project management tools (JIRA) and test case management systems (Qtest)
• Demonstrated expertise in tracking testing metrics, generating comprehensive reports, and presenting testing status to stakeholders
• Experience coordinating testing activities with multiple downstream teams and systems
• Understanding of automated configuration management, build processes, and requirements management tools
• Strong troubleshooting skills with ability to analyze and resolve complex data integration issues
• Knowledge of test automation frameworks for both UI and API testing (Selenium, Cucumber, Postman)
• Experience authoring test cases in Gherkin format and implementing BDD testing approaches
• Proven experience testing Web Services (REST/SOAP) and working with data formats (XML/JSON) using tools such as Postman and Swagger
• Experience establishing standards and guidelines for automation tool selection and implementation

Employment type

• Contract

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Industries

• Banking

EEO

OpTech is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.