QA Lead


Company:: Futures Group IT, llc
Location:: New York City, NY
Job Type:: Full Time
Category:: Capital Markets

Yrs of Exp:: 10+ to 15 years
Posted:: 2/8/2013

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Job Description

This position will provide senior management and oversight to a globals software development QA team that supports multiple LOB's. Responsible for ensuring exceptional quality in the delivery of testing services by a 3rd party vendor, implementing target processes and tools, setting strategy, and managing the governance and executive oversight to the business technology team. This includes issue escalation; conflict resolution; metric and defect management and reporting; vendor management, staffing, and process design. Role scope is quality software delivery throughout the SDLC, transcending traditional SIT testing services, and thus, requires a consulting view and ability to influence in a matrix environment. Accountable for proposing solutions and innovative plans on process redesign, tools, measurement and control.

In addition to direct team leadership, the role will work with other QA leaders to ensure overall organizational delivery, reporting, strategic and financial planning, and implementation. It is key to the bank's capital calculation, requiring senior influence and coordination with up and down stream applications and businesses. Must be able to navigate a large organization, diffuse conflict and provide solutions to people, process, and technical problems.

Required Skills

10+ years of experience in a technology role (Dev, QA, BA, Architecture, Support, PM are all relevant skills)

Financial services, risk, and traded products knowledge

Knowledge of DBA, data management, messaging, ETL, and batch processing

Front and back end SIT testing

Prior team management experience including offshore contract resources

Understanding of testing methodologies and tools

Financial management discipline

Executive oversight and governance

Crisp, candid and active communication

Process design and flawless execution

Prior experience influencing across multiple levels & reporting lines

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