Job Title: Global QA Lead

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Global QA Lead with 14+ years of Quality Assurance experience to lead enterprise-wide testing strategy, automation transformation, and global QA delivery. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in automation frameworks, data testing, ETL/ELT validation, API and performance testing, CI/CD implementation, and financial domain testing, particularly in Capital Markets and Foreign Exchange.

This role requires a strategic leader who can drive quality engineering initiatives, build high-performing global QA teams, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and establish enterprise testing standards across cloud-native and data-intensive applications.

Key Responsibilities

- Define and drive the enterprise Quality Engineering and Test Automation strategy across multiple programs.

- Lead end-to-end QA activities throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

- Collaborate with Business Analysts, Architects, Developers, and Product teams to design highly testable applications.

- Develop technical roadmaps and implementation plans for enterprise automation initiatives.

- Design and evaluate proof of concepts (POCs) and feasibility studies for new QA technologies and automation frameworks.

- Lead automation initiatives for functional, regression, integration, system, API, ETL/ELT, and performance testing.

- Design, enhance, and maintain scalable automation frameworks and enterprise test suites.

- Drive continuous improvements in QA processes, automation coverage, and testing methodologies.

- Ensure automated testing is integrated into CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality validation.

- Lead root cause analysis, defect management, risk assessment, and quality reporting.

- Define QA standards,



governance models, and best practices across multiple projects.

- Monitor quality metrics and provide executive-level reporting on delivery, automation effectiveness, and release readiness.

- Lead stakeholder demonstrations and communicate testing progress, risks, and recommendations to technical and business leadership.

- Recruit, mentor, and develop high-performing QA teams.

- Drive resource planning, performance management, career development, and succession planning.

- Collaborate with global teams to ensure consistent quality standards across programs and regions.

Required Skills

Quality Engineering & Test Automation

- Solid expertise in enterprise Quality Engineering and Test Automation.

- Experience designing scalable automation frameworks using BDD and TDD methodologies.

- Hands-on expertise with Selenium, Cucumber, JBehave, Jasmine, and similar automation frameworks.

- Strong programming skills in Java, Python, JavaScript, and SQL.

- Experience testing UI, APIs, Microservices, Data Pipelines, and Distributed Systems.

- Strong expertise in API and Microservices testing.

Data Testing & ETL

- Extensive experience in Data Testing, including data quality, reconciliation, validation, and end-to-end data flow verification.

- Experience testing Operational, Relational, and OLAP databases.

- Expertise in ETL/ELT testing across parallel processing pipelines.





- Strong SQL skills with Azure SQL Database and Azure Data Warehouse.

- Experience with Azure Data Factory, Talend, Azure Data Lake, and Blob Storage.

Performance & DevOps

- Experience leading enterprise-level Performance Testing initiatives.

- Strong expertise in CI/CD implementation using Jenkins, Bamboo, or Azure DevOps.

- Experience integrating automated testing into DevOps pipelines and cloud environments.

Leadership

- Proven experience leading global QA teams and enterprise testing programs.

- Strong experience in resource planning, hiring, mentoring, and performance management.

- Expertise in estimation, forecasting, capacity planning, and ROI analysis.

- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Domain Experience

- Minimum 14+ years of Quality Assurance experience.

- Minimum 7 years of experience in the Financial Services domain.

- Minimum 5 years of experience in Capital Markets.

- Minimum 3 years of experience in Foreign Exchange (FX).

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience working with Azure Cloud technologies.

- Azure Certification is preferred.

- Experience with enterprise cloud-native applications and distributed architectures.

- Exposure to large-scale financial platforms and regulatory environments.

Key Competencies

- Enterprise Quality Engineering

- Global QA Leadership

- Test Automation Strategy

- Data & ETL Testing

- API & Microservices Testing

- Performance Testing

- CI/CD & DevOps

- Capital Markets & Foreign Exchange

- Stakeholder Management

- Team Leadership & Mentoring

- Quality Governance

- Strategic Planning & Delivery

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