Key Responsibilities
Leadership and Team Management
- Manage and mentor a team of UAT testers.
- Define team goals, set priorities, and ensure deadlines are met.
- Conduct performance reviews and provide constructive feedback.
- Adopt and enforce a defined set of UAT testing principles.
Test Planning and Strategy
- Develop and implement comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and test scripts.
- Ensure test scenarios are comprehensive and include negative testing using invalid data and conditions.
- Collaborate with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Group Technology teams, and vendors to understand project requirements and timelines.
- Ensure test plans are aligned with overall project goals.
- Leverage Artificial Intelligence and/or automated testing scripts across testing activities where applicable.
Quality Assurance Processes
- Oversee the execution of both manual and automated testing.
- Ensure thorough testing of software applications, identifying defects and ensuring timely resolution.
- Implement and promote best practices in testing processes and methodologies.
Reporting and Documentation
- Prepare detailed test reports, documentation, and testing metrics.
- Communicate test results, risks, and quality issues effectively to stakeholders.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of test cases, scripts, and testing procedures.
Continuous Improvement
- Stay current with industry trends and advancements in testing tools, technologies, and methodologies.
- Identify opportunities for improvement in QA processes and implement enhancements accordingly.
Collaboration and Communication
- Work closely with cross‑functional teams, including business users, vendors, Group Technology, and Group Operations.
- Foster a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement across the organisation.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in software testing, with at least 2 years in a managerial or leadership role.
- Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
- Certification in software testing (e.g. ISTQB).
- Experience working within Agile or Scrum methodologies.
- Experience in Blockchain or Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) initiatives, proofs of concept, or system implementations within financial services is an added advantage.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in software testing
- At least 2 years in a managerial or leadership role
- Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and processes
- Certification in software testing (e.g. ISTQB)
- Experience working within Agile or Scrum methodologies
- Experience in Blockchain or DLT initiatives is an added advantage
What We Do
CIMB Group is a leading ASEAN universal bank, one of the largest Asian investment banks and one of the world's largest Islamic banks. We are headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and offer consumer banking, commercial banking, wholesale banking, Islamic banking, and asset management products and services. As the fifth largest banking group in ASEAN, we have over 36,000 staff in 16 locations across ASEAN, Asia and beyond. CIMB Bank and CIMB Islamic Bank are members of PIDM.
