Akkodis Group Nordics · 12 hours ago
QA Lead
Akkodis is seeking a QA Lead for a contract job with a client in Stamford, CT. The ideal candidate must have strong QA program leadership experience in BFSI and hands-on automation engineering skills.
Embedded SystemsSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead end‑to‑end QA program planning, budgeting, resourcing, governance, and risk/RAID management across multi‑team workstreams
Establish enterprise‑level test strategy (functional, integration, E2E, UAT, NFR) aligned with product roadmaps and regulatory mandates including FFIEC, GLBA, SOX, and PCI DSS
Architect and implement automation frameworks across UI, API, and service layers using Selenium/Cypress/Playwright, RestAssured/Postman, JUnit/TestNG, and Cucumber/BDD integrated into CI/CD
Oversee release governance, go/no‑go decisions, rollout/rollback readiness, production quality monitoring, incident RCA, and problem management activities
Qualification
Required
8+ years of software QA experience, including 5+ years leading enterprise QA programs in BFSI (consumer banking, payments, digital)
Proven automation engineering expertise across UI, API, and database layers, including framework design, coding standards, test coverage strategy, and strong Java + SQL skills
Experience working with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab, Git, and reporting tools like Allure, Extent, or ReportPortal
Excellent stakeholder communication abilities with experience working across business, technology, compliance, and external vendor groups
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Short-term disability
Additional voluntary benefits
EAP program
Commuter benefits
401K plan
Paid Sick Leave
Holiday pay
Company
Akkodis Group Nordics
Akkodis Group Nordics, operates as a specialized tech cluster, combining expertise in Digital Engineering and Edge Technology.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Reiten & Co
2020-03-16Acquired
2009-05-01Private Equity
Company data provided by crunchbase