Job Title: Lead Test Manager
Corporate Title: VP
Location: Bangalore, India
Role Description
Role is a hands-on Lead Test Manager responsible for driving the overall Automation Testing, quality strategy, test governance and delivery across Asset Management, Wealth Management, Regulatory and Digital Transformation programmes.
The candidate will lead end-to-end testing across complex multi-vendor environments, ensuring successful delivery of SIT, UAT, E2E and Production Validation activities. The role requires close collaboration with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, Developers and external vendors to ensure quality is embedded throughout the SDLC.
In addition to programme leadership, the successful candidate is expected to remain hands-on by contributing to automation strategy, API validation, test design reviews, defect investigation and quality improvement initiatives.
- Product Knowledge: Asset Management, Wealth Management, Regulatory Reporting and Investment Platforms.
- Technology Experience: Automation Testing, API Testing, Mobile Testing, Automation Frameworks, Microservices, Cloud Platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure), Kafka/MQ and CI/CD testing.
What we’ll offer you
As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy
- Best in class leave policy
- Gender neutral parental leaves
- 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
- Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
- Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
- Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
- Accident and Term life Insurance
- Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above
Your key responsibilities
- Define and own Test Strategy, Test Governance, Test Planning, Quality Gates and Release Sign-off across multiple programmes and workstreams.
- Define Automation testing and implement in projects.
- Lead end-to-end delivery of SIT, UAT, E2E, Regression and Production Validation testing across internal and vendor teams.
- Drive quality engineering practices including automation, API, mobile and integration testing to improve quality, coverage and delivery efficiency.
- Manage testing dependencies including environments, test data, vendor coordination, defect triage, risk management and release readiness activities.
- Provide hands-on support for requirement analysis, test design reviews, API validation, data verification and defect root-cause analysis.
- Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Development, DevOps and Operations teams to ensure quality throughout the delivery lifecycle.
- Lead, mentor and develop QA and Automation Engineers while driving continuous improvement, quality metrics and delivery transparency.
- Ensure compliance with SDLC standards, audit requirements and organisational quality processes.
Your skills and experience
- 12+ years of experience in Software Testing, Quality Engineering or Test Management, including leadership of enterprise-scale programmes.
- Automation testing tools
- Strong expertise in Test Strategy, Test Planning, Risk Management, Defect Management, Quality Governance and Release Management.
- Hands-on experience in API, Integration, Data, Mobile and Automation Testing using tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Appium, Postman or Rest Assured.
- Strong technical knowledge of Java or Python, SQL, REST APIs, Microservices, JSON/XML and modern integration architectures.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Agile delivery methodologies and cloud-based platforms.
- Proven experience managing distributed teams, vendors and large-scale end-to-end testing programmes.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and leadership skills.
- Experience in Asset Management, Wealth Management, Financial Services domains is highly desirable.
Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.
How we’ll support you
- Training and development to help you excel in your career
- Coaching and support from experts in your team
- A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
- A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
About us and our teams
Please visit our company website for further information:
https://www.db.com/company/company.html
We at DWS are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that embraces dialogue and diverse views, and treats everyone fairly to drive a high-performance culture. The value we create for our clients and investors is based on our ability to bring together various perspectives from all over the world and from different backgrounds. It is our experience that teams perform better and deliver improved outcomes when they are able to incorporate a wide range of perspectives. We call this #ConnectingTheDots.
Skills Required
- 12+ years of experience in software testing, quality engineering, or test management, including leadership of enterprise-scale programs.
- Experience with automation testing tools.
- Expertise in test strategy, test planning, risk management, defect management, quality governance, and release management.
- Hands-on experience in API, integration, data, mobile, and automation testing.
- Experience with Selenium, Playwright, Appium, Postman, or Rest Assured.
- Strong technical knowledge of Java or Python, SQL, REST APIs, microservices, JSON/XML, and modern integration architectures.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Agile delivery methodologies, and cloud-based platforms.
- Experience managing distributed teams, vendors, and large-scale end-to-end testing programs.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.
- Experience in Asset Management, Wealth Management, or Financial Services domains.
- Knowledge of regulatory reporting and investment platforms.
- Experience with Kafka/MQ and CI/CD testing.
- Ability to leverage AI tools responsibly to improve productivity and workflows.
What We Do
DWS Group (DWS) with EUR 933bn of assets under management (as of 30 June 2024) aspires to be one of the world's leading asset managers. Building on more than 60 years of experience, it has a reputation for excellence in Germany, Europe, the Americas and Asia. DWS is recognized by clients globally as a trusted source for integrated investment solutions, stability and innovation across a full spectrum of investment disciplines. We offer individuals and institutions access to our strong investment capabilities across all major liquid and illiquid asset classes as well as solutions aligned to growth trends. Our diverse expertise in Active, Passive and Alternatives asset management – as well as our deep environmental, social and governance focus – complement each other when creating targeted solutions for our clients. Our expertise and on-the-ground knowledge of our economists, research analysts and investment professionals are brought together in one consistent global CIO View, giving strategic guidance to our investment approach. DWS wants to innovate and shape the future of investing. We understand that, both as a corporate as well as a trusted advisor to our clients, we have a crucial role in helping to navigate the transition to a more sustainable future. With approximately 4,500 employees in offices all over the world, we are local while being one global team. We are committed to acting on behalf of our clients and investing with their best interests at heart so that they can reach their financial goals, no matter what the future holds. With our entrepreneurial, collaborative spirit, we work every day to deliver outstanding investment results, in both good and challenging times to build the best foundation for our clients’ financial future.
