Business Consulting - QA Lead Financial Services

Req ID: 378714 

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Business Consulting - QA Lead Financial Services to join our team in Pune, Mahārāshtra (IN-MH), India (IN).

Location: Mumbai/Pune

Experience: 10-12

QA Lead – Financial Services

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced QA Lead to drive quality assurance initiatives across Financial Services applications, with a strong focus on Wealth Management, Private Banking, Asset Management, and Investment Management domains. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience leading QA teams, defining testing strategies, managing stakeholder expectations, and ensuring high-quality software delivery in Agile and DevOps environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end testing activities across multiple projects and releases.
• Define and implement QA strategies, test plans, test approaches, and quality metrics.
• Mentor and guide QA team members to ensure adherence to testing standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Product Owners, Developers, and stakeholders to understand requirements and quality expectations.
• Oversee test planning, test execution, defect management, risk assessment, and test reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement in testing processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Review and approve test cases, test scenarios, and test deliverables.
• Coordinate testing activities across functional, integration, regression, API, and user acceptance testing phases.
• Support Agile/Scrum ceremonies and ensure QA alignment throughout the SDLC and STLC.
• Provide regular status updates, quality metrics, and risk assessments to project and business stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance.
• Proven experience in a QA Lead or Test Lead role managing testing teams and delivery.
• Experience working on Financial Services projects, preferably in Wealth Management, Private Banking, Asset Management, or Investment Management.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Experience working within Agile, Scrum, and DevOps delivery models.
• Hands-on experience with test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ALM, or qTest.
• Experience in API testing using Postman, SoapUI, or similar tools.
• Good understanding of test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar technologies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, leadership, and team-building capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Awareness of financial industry regulations, compliance requirements, and governance standards.
• Professional certifications such as ISTQB, CSTE, CSQA, Certified Agile Tester, Scrum certifications, or equivalent.
• Experience with cloud-based testing environments and CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to automation strategy, test framework governance, and quality engineering practices.
• Experience in data validation, database testing, and reporting environments.

Key Competencies

• Leadership and Team Management
• Strategic Test Planning and Execution
• Stakeholder and Vendor Management
• Risk and Defect Management
• Quality Governance and Reporting
• Agile Delivery and Continuous Improvement

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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