Principal Engineer - QA-AUTOMATION LEAD

Job Description

General Description:
The Test Lead will oversee end-to-end testing for Core Banking projects, including test strategy, planning, automation, Non-Functional Requirements (NFR), and delivery ownership. The role requires deep expertise in Temenos T24 (Transact) and strong leadership in driving testing excellence.

Experience Required: 15+ years in test leadership (Private Banking preferred)

Key Responsibilities:

Functional / Technical: 
- Lead functional, regression, automation, and NFR testing for large-scale Temenos T24 implementations in Private Banking. 
- Define test strategy, scope, and plan by analyzing business requirements and system specifications.
- Manage test design, data, environments, automation, defect tracking, and test closure.
- Ensure seamless integration testing for T24 modules, COB processing, SWIFT (MT/MX), and regulatory reports.
- Drive financial accounting validation across asset classes (Securities, Payments, Corporate Actions, Derivatives, Forex, Treasury, Lending, etc.).
- Collaborate with BA/Dev teams to enhance upstream quality (requirements, design, code).
- Expertise in Agile (Scrum/Kanban/SAFe) and tools like JIRA/Confluence.
- Knowledge of test automation (Selenium), DevOps, and Java is a plus.

Personal & Social Skills:
- Strong stakeholder management and communication.
- Analytical problem-solving and meticulous approach.
- Leadership in guiding distributed teams.
- Team player with high work ethics.

Skills Required:
Mandatory: Expert in Temenos Transact (T24) implementation, Private Banking domains.
Preferred: Automation (Selenium), DevOps, Agile tools.

Domain Expertise: Securities, Payments, Corporate Actions, Structured Products, Treasury, Accounting, SWIFT, Regulatory Reporting.

Note: NFR = Non-Functional Requirements.