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State Street · 1 month ago

Quality Assurance, Assistant Vice President

North Quincy, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$90K/yr - $158K/yr

12+ years exp

State Street is a global leader in Custodial services and Payments Technology, and they are seeking an Assistant Vice President to lead their Software Quality Assurance team. The role involves overseeing the Application Testing Lifecycle and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure quality in software delivery.

BankingFinanceFinancial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Work closely with Business SMEs and Application Vendor teams to understand Business requirements for ongoing projects, upgrades and enhancements

Develop Test Strategy to provide adequate test coverage for the agreed scope covering critical business functions and list test approach

Develop Test Plan with test milestones such as Functional/Regression/Integration/E2E testing to ensure alignment with the Industry milestones/Program roadmap

Work closely with Product Owner and other stakeholders for Sprint planning and execution in a fast paced Agile environment

Oversee test execution and provide key Quality Assurance metrics to Program managers and highlight risks/issues/challenges proactively

Manage and prioritize defects with Application development team/Vendors for fixes

Provide guidance on Automation strategy for Functional/Regression/Integration testing

Maintain repository of Test artifacts throughout the test lifecycle, perform internal review and participate in SDLC Process Audits

Participate in Release management functions and provide sign off confirming that the final solution meets end user requirements

Be able to work with tight deadlines and under pressure to meet Industry wide / Organizational deadlines

Qualification

Payments domain expertiseTest management processesAgile frameworks certificationISO20022 messagingJIRA proficiencyAutomation testing toolsLeadership abilitiesCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Skilled Software Quality Assurance Lead with demonstrated leadership abilities and excellent communication skills

Substantial domain expertise in Payments

Comprehensive understanding of test management processes

Ability to lead a team through all phases of the Application Testing Lifecycle

Collaborate effectively with development, business, and other application teams

Strong experience in High value payments across 2 or more markets such as CHAPS/Target2/Lynx/RITS/CBPR+/CHATS/CHIPS/Fedwire

Excellent knowledge of ISO20022 messaging and guidelines

Experience in Payments Clearing and Settlement process

Understanding of the E2E back office payments landscape across Core Banking, Accounting, Reconciliation, Sanctions Screening, Regulatory Reporting, Risk Management etc

Experience in working in large scale projects with teams across multiple locations