QA Lead/Test Manager

About the role

Our client in the financial sector is seeking a QA Lead/Test Manager to own end‑to‑end System Integration Testing (SIT) for the UBA Mobile Banking App. The role combines hands‑on test execution with broader quality oversight across multiple programme phases, including vendor‑sourced specialist activities.

Key responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and evolve the Master Test Strategy as programme understanding grows.
• Chair daily defect triage, classifying severity and root‑cause.
• Ensure full traceability from requirements through test cases to defect resolution.
• Provide weekly RAG status reports and risk updates to the CTO and Product Owner.
• Lead formal sign‑off against Exit Criteria before User Acceptance Testing (UAT) begins.
• Coordinate UAT execution with business participants and a dedicated UAT Coordinator.
• Oversee quality for migration, performance/load testing, security penetration testing, compliance checks, environment stabilisation, and go‑live activities.
• Select and validate vendor‑sourced specialist roles (security, architecture, performance, DevSecOps).
• Facilitate a weekly cross‑phase coordination sync with all phase owners.

Required profile

• Proven track record leading QA/test management for digital banking, fintech, or large‑scale financial‑services platforms.
• Experience with concurrent/continuous testing models alongside active development.
• Ability to manage both hands‑on execution and cross‑team quality oversight.
• Experience managing vendor/contractor relationships for specialist technical roles.

Required skills

• Test management
• Jira (defect‑tracking tool administration)
• Release governance
• Performance and load testing
• Security penetration testing
• DevSecOps