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Overview Testing Manager - Banking Domain Lead the testing initiatives and serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in banking systems. Responsible for driving QA best practices, implementing test automation, managing onshore/offshore testing teams, and ensuring quality delivery of systems, projects, and enhancements related to banking systems Responsibilities Leverage in-depth domain knowledge of Digital Channels (1) / Payments (2) / Core Banking - Finacle (3) / Business Banking (4) and processes to support implementation, compliance, and transformation initiatives. Engage with IT, business stakeholders, system vendors, and regulatory bodies to interpret requirements, translate them into test strategies, and ensure compliance. Serve as SME for systems integration, digital banking, banking systems. Define and lead end-to-end testing strategies, plans, and processes across SDLC, including SIT, UAT, and PT. Drive implementation of test automation frameworks and tools to improve efficiency and regression coverage. Review business requirements, functional specs, and design test scripts to ensure functional, performance, and security standards are met. Lead QA readiness reviews, defect triage, and risk mitigation activities with cross-functional teams. Own the QA metrics, reporting dashboards, and progress tracking for stakeholders. Essential skills Ability to understand business requirements & clearly document these into Functional Specifications Document. Ability to clearly understand systems / business requirements and create test scripts that will ensure smooth implementation and minimize production problems. Ability to represent the QA team both internally and externally. Ability to understand, adapt & keep pace with the technological advancements in relevant business & other banking systems under QA team. Optimize both efficiency in system operations and quality in service delivery at the same time. Ability to understand the inherent system risks associated with Business & Operations and develop appropriate early warning and control systems to manage them. Desired skills Core Skills Information systems management Quality in Testing related Service Delivery Excellent Communication & inter-personal skills Technical Skills Product knowledge of banking systems Competitive Awareness/Benchmarking Strong Analytical skills Azure DevOps for Test Management Experience Domain Knowledge SME-level understanding of banking systems including core banking, card management, digital platforms, payment gateways, compliance frameworks, banking systems. Testing Expertise Experience in functional, integration, regression, and automation testing. Strong understanding of QA methodologies (Agile/Waterfall/DevOps environments). Familiarity with automation tools such as Selenium, UFT, JMeter, TestNG, Postman, etc. Leadership & Communication Proven ability to manage QA teams, handle high-pressure delivery timelines, and influence cross-functional stakeholders. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with both technical and business stakeholders.
