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Senior QA Engineer (Banking and Financial Applications)3 + YEARS
Accepting applicationsImpacto Digifin Technologies · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Full-Time Senior Javaaiateganmentor
Posted
3d ago
Category
Test
Experience
Senior
Country
India
Job Description – Senior QA Engineer (Banking & Financial Applications)Position Details
Job Title: Senior QA Engineer
Experience: 3+ Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Department: Quality Assurance
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Senior QA Lead to take ownership of quality assurance across our banking and financial applications. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, managing, and executing end-to-end testing activities while leading a team of QA engineers.
This role requires a strong blend of technical expertise, leadership, client communication, and quality governance. The candidate will be expected to interact directly with customers and stakeholders, manage testing initiatives across multiple platforms, drive quality improvements, and lead the organization's transition from predominantly manual testing to scalable automation testing practices.
The successful candidate must possess excellent communication skills, strong analytical thinking, and the ability to confidently represent the QA function in both internal and client-facing discussions.
Key ResponsibilitiesQuality Assurance Leadership
Own and manage the complete Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
Define QA strategy, testing methodologies, standards, and best practices.
Establish quality benchmarks and release readiness criteria.
Ensure delivery of high-quality software across all products and releases.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the QA function.
Monitor product quality metrics and provide regular reporting to management.
Manual Testing & Quality Management
Design, review, and execute detailed test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
Perform functional, regression, integration, system, exploratory, smoke, and user acceptance testing.
Validate complex business workflows within banking and financial systems.
Identify, document, track, and verify defects through closure.
Ensure adequate test coverage across all business-critical features.
Perform root cause analysis for production issues and quality incidents.
Test Automation Leadership
Drive the organization's automation testing strategy.
Identify manual testing areas suitable for automation.
Build and maintain automation roadmaps and implementation plans.
Work closely with engineering teams to improve automated test coverage.
Establish automation frameworks, standards, and coding practices.
Continuously improve automation efficiency and execution reliability.
Measure and report automation coverage and effectiveness.
Team Leadership & Management
Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers.
Allocate work and monitor team performance and deliverables.
Conduct test reviews and quality audits.
Support team development through coaching and knowledge-sharing.
Establish accountability and ownership within the QA team.
Assist in hiring, onboarding, and training QA resources when required.
Client & Stakeholder Management
Act as the primary QA representative in client interactions.
Conduct customer calls, demonstrations, and quality review meetings.
Communicate testing progress, risks, issues, and mitigation plans.
Handle client concerns and escalations professionally and diplomatically.
Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, DevOps teams, and senior leadership.
Build strong stakeholder relationships through clear and effective communication.
Banking Domain Quality Assurance
Validate banking, financial, and transaction-based workflows.
Ensure accuracy of financial calculations, reconciliations, and transaction processing.
Test security-sensitive and compliance-driven functionality.
Verify integration with third-party financial systems, APIs, and services.
Understand business-critical workflows and identify potential quality risks.
Required Technical SkillsTesting Expertise
Strong experience in Manual Testing.
Strong understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Experience in Functional Testing.
Regression Testing.
Integration Testing.
System Testing.
User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Exploratory Testing.
Smoke & Sanity Testing.
Defect Lifecycle Management.
Automation Testing
Hands-on Experience With One Or More Of:
Selenium
Playwright
Cypress
Appium
Experience With:
Test automation framework design
Automated regression suites
Cross-browser testing
Test execution pipelines
Automation reporting and analysis
API Testing
Postman
REST APIs
API Validation
API Automation
JSON/XML Validation
Database Testing
SQL
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Data Validation
Query Analysis
Ability To:
Write and execute SQL queries.
Validate backend data against application workflows.
Investigate data-related defects.
Frontend & Backend Understanding
The Candidate Should Possess a Good Functional Understanding Of:
Frontend
HTML
CSS
JavaScript fundamentals
Browser Developer Tools
Backend
API architecture
Authentication mechanisms
Database concepts
Application logs and troubleshooting
Client-server architecture
Tools & Platforms
Experience With:
Jira
Azure DevOps
TestRail (preferred)
Confluence
Git
CI/CD Pipelines
Exposure To:
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI/CD
Required Soft SkillsCommunication
Excellent verbal and written English communication.
Ability to conduct client-facing meetings independently.
Strong presentation and documentation skills.
Ability to communicate technical and non-technical concepts clearly.
Leadership
Team management and mentoring experience.
Ownership-driven mindset.
Ability to drive outcomes with minimal supervision.
Strong decision-making capabilities.
Stakeholder Management
Professional and diplomatic communication style.
Strong customer relationship management skills.
Ability to handle escalations and difficult conversations effectively.
Experience coordinating across multiple teams and departments.
Personal Attributes
Highly proactive and self-motivated.
Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.
Detail-oriented with a quality-first mindset.
Strong problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to work in fast-paced environments.
Excellent organizational and planning skills.
Strong sense of accountability and ownership.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in Banking, FinTech, Payments, Lending, NBFC, or Financial Services domains.
Experience working with enterprise-scale applications.
Exposure to security and compliance testing.
Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
ISTQB Certification (preferred).
Experience driving QA transformation initiatives from manual testing to automation-first testing.
Key Success Indicators
The Selected Candidate Will Be Expected To:
Own and drive product quality across all releases.
Lead and manage the QA team effectively.
Improve automation coverage and reduce manual testing effort over time.
Ensure smooth release cycles with minimal production defects.
Build strong client relationships through professional communication.
Proactively identify risks and drive timely resolutions.
Establish a scalable and mature QA process across the organization.
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Job Title: Senior QA Engineer
Experience: 3+ Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Department: Quality Assurance
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Senior QA Lead to take ownership of quality assurance across our banking and financial applications. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, managing, and executing end-to-end testing activities while leading a team of QA engineers.
This role requires a strong blend of technical expertise, leadership, client communication, and quality governance. The candidate will be expected to interact directly with customers and stakeholders, manage testing initiatives across multiple platforms, drive quality improvements, and lead the organization's transition from predominantly manual testing to scalable automation testing practices.
The successful candidate must possess excellent communication skills, strong analytical thinking, and the ability to confidently represent the QA function in both internal and client-facing discussions.
Key ResponsibilitiesQuality Assurance Leadership
Own and manage the complete Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
Define QA strategy, testing methodologies, standards, and best practices.
Establish quality benchmarks and release readiness criteria.
Ensure delivery of high-quality software across all products and releases.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the QA function.
Monitor product quality metrics and provide regular reporting to management.
Manual Testing & Quality Management
Design, review, and execute detailed test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
Perform functional, regression, integration, system, exploratory, smoke, and user acceptance testing.
Validate complex business workflows within banking and financial systems.
Identify, document, track, and verify defects through closure.
Ensure adequate test coverage across all business-critical features.
Perform root cause analysis for production issues and quality incidents.
Test Automation Leadership
Drive the organization's automation testing strategy.
Identify manual testing areas suitable for automation.
Build and maintain automation roadmaps and implementation plans.
Work closely with engineering teams to improve automated test coverage.
Establish automation frameworks, standards, and coding practices.
Continuously improve automation efficiency and execution reliability.
Measure and report automation coverage and effectiveness.
Team Leadership & Management
Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers.
Allocate work and monitor team performance and deliverables.
Conduct test reviews and quality audits.
Support team development through coaching and knowledge-sharing.
Establish accountability and ownership within the QA team.
Assist in hiring, onboarding, and training QA resources when required.
Client & Stakeholder Management
Act as the primary QA representative in client interactions.
Conduct customer calls, demonstrations, and quality review meetings.
Communicate testing progress, risks, issues, and mitigation plans.
Handle client concerns and escalations professionally and diplomatically.
Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, DevOps teams, and senior leadership.
Build strong stakeholder relationships through clear and effective communication.
Banking Domain Quality Assurance
Validate banking, financial, and transaction-based workflows.
Ensure accuracy of financial calculations, reconciliations, and transaction processing.
Test security-sensitive and compliance-driven functionality.
Verify integration with third-party financial systems, APIs, and services.
Understand business-critical workflows and identify potential quality risks.
Required Technical SkillsTesting Expertise
Strong experience in Manual Testing.
Strong understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Experience in Functional Testing.
Regression Testing.
Integration Testing.
System Testing.
User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Exploratory Testing.
Smoke & Sanity Testing.
Defect Lifecycle Management.
Automation Testing
Hands-on Experience With One Or More Of:
Selenium
Playwright
Cypress
Appium
Experience With:
Test automation framework design
Automated regression suites
Cross-browser testing
Test execution pipelines
Automation reporting and analysis
API Testing
Postman
REST APIs
API Validation
API Automation
JSON/XML Validation
Database Testing
SQL
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Data Validation
Query Analysis
Ability To:
Write and execute SQL queries.
Validate backend data against application workflows.
Investigate data-related defects.
Frontend & Backend Understanding
The Candidate Should Possess a Good Functional Understanding Of:
Frontend
HTML
CSS
JavaScript fundamentals
Browser Developer Tools
Backend
API architecture
Authentication mechanisms
Database concepts
Application logs and troubleshooting
Client-server architecture
Tools & Platforms
Experience With:
Jira
Azure DevOps
TestRail (preferred)
Confluence
Git
CI/CD Pipelines
Exposure To:
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI/CD
Required Soft SkillsCommunication
Excellent verbal and written English communication.
Ability to conduct client-facing meetings independently.
Strong presentation and documentation skills.
Ability to communicate technical and non-technical concepts clearly.
Leadership
Team management and mentoring experience.
Ownership-driven mindset.
Ability to drive outcomes with minimal supervision.
Strong decision-making capabilities.
Stakeholder Management
Professional and diplomatic communication style.
Strong customer relationship management skills.
Ability to handle escalations and difficult conversations effectively.
Experience coordinating across multiple teams and departments.
Personal Attributes
Highly proactive and self-motivated.
Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.
Detail-oriented with a quality-first mindset.
Strong problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to work in fast-paced environments.
Excellent organizational and planning skills.
Strong sense of accountability and ownership.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in Banking, FinTech, Payments, Lending, NBFC, or Financial Services domains.
Experience working with enterprise-scale applications.
Exposure to security and compliance testing.
Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
ISTQB Certification (preferred).
Experience driving QA transformation initiatives from manual testing to automation-first testing.
Key Success Indicators
The Selected Candidate Will Be Expected To:
Own and drive product quality across all releases.
Lead and manage the QA team effectively.
Improve automation coverage and reduce manual testing effort over time.
Ensure smooth release cycles with minimal production defects.
Build strong client relationships through professional communication.
Proactively identify risks and drive timely resolutions.
Establish a scalable and mature QA process across the organization.
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