Quality Assurance Lead - Contractor

Job Title

Lead Quality Engineering and Testing for Data-Driven Regulatory Reporting Applications

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead quality engineering and testing for data-driven regulatory reporting applications.
• Validate data accuracy and completeness across source-to-target data flows and reports.
• Design and execute test strategies covering functional, regression, and data reconciliation testing.
• Partner with technology and business stakeholders to ensure regulatory requirements are met.
• Oversee test execution, defect analysis, and root-cause identification.
• Own testing documentation including scope, strategy, execution results, and delivery artifacts.

Must Have Technical Skills:

• Candidate should have prior Lead experience.
• Should be proficient in SQL (Oracle or Teradata)
• Should have experience and knowledge in Banking/financial industry familiarity of fRY-9C, FFIEC031, FRY-14Ms/Qs, Basel III Reports
• Should have hands on experience on Jira Test Data management experience, should be familiar with creating Test Strategy Document and Test Plan documents
• 5–8 years of experience in data and report testing, preferably within regulatory or risk platforms.
• Strong expertise in SQL and data validation techniques.
• Solid understanding of software testing methodologies and lifecycle.
• Intermediate proficiency in data analysis.
• Knowledge of data modeling and data warehouse concepts.
• Proven debugging skills to identify and resolve data or system issues.
• Experience managing and maintaining testing deliverables and documentation.
• Extensive experience in data-centric testing environments.

Flex Skills/Nice to Have:

• Exposure to Axiom reporting tool would be a great plus
• Experience with Python or R for data profiling, validation, or automation is a strong plus.

Soft Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to document test scope, strategies, and results clearly and effectively.
• Collaborative team player with the ability to work across technology and business partners.
• Self-driven learner who actively expands both technical and business knowledge.
• Innovative mindset with the ability to apply modern quality engineering and software development practices to improve outcomes
• Lead experience
• Ability to provide feedback and lead a team
• Ability to take project ownership.

Education/Certifications: Bachelors required