End-to-End Test & Assurance Lead

Role purpose: The End-to-End Test & Assurance Lead is accountable for defining, governing and assuring the end-to-end test strategy for an Oracle Fusion Finance programme. The role ensures that business, technology and data testing activities are integrated into a single, traceable framework-from requirements through test design, execution, defect closure and cutover readiness. Through clear quality gates, measurable metrics and robust governance, the Lead provides confidence to programme leadership that the solution delivered meets agreed business outcomes, operational needs, control requirements and relevant regulatory obligations.

Scope: Oracle Finance Solutions integrations/interfaces, data migration (including Snowflake/legacy sources/targets), reporting, security/role-based access, operational processes and cutover rehearsals through hyper care entry/exit.

Multiple implementations with 10 years of soldi test Management/Execution

5 years of Test Leadership

Core Responsibilities;

A) Test leadership and integrated approach
• Develop and execute a comprehensive Test Strategy across Oracle, Snowflake, and legacy solutions, covering all testing types (functional, non-functional, integration, regression, data, security, reporting, and cutover rehearsal).
• Define and sign off test Approaches align with delivery methodologies and release plans; verify environments, access, data, and integrations are ready before test execution.
• Ensure that Test plans are in place defined and provided by all Business, Technology & Data teams
• Ensure future-state business processes are tested end-to-end, including data conversion, integrations, reporting, and controls.
• Validate that testing adequately reflects real operational scenarios, period-end stress, and regulatory/reporting requirements
• Define and manage consolidated Assurance gates and entry/exit criteria for each test phase (System/Integration Test, UAT, Operational Readiness, cutover rehearsal, go-live, and hypercare).
• Provide risk-based assessment of overall Testing & Assurance detailing remediation actions, owners, and timelines.
• Track solution inventory to map modules, interfaces, and reports to business capabilities, processes, and controls.
• Oversee test governance, coordinate planning and cadence, manage RAID/issues, and facilitate collaboration among teams, and partners.
• Escalation point for issues affecting test outcomes and lead resolution efforts.
• Senior-level progress updates to provide level of confidence, highlighting key risks and translating outcomes into business impact.

B) Oversight & Leadership - For following, across Business, Technology & Data;
• Collaborate with partners and internal teams to ensure testing follows the plan and meets defined acceptance criteria. Apply consistent test standards, tools, and practices across vendors, including evidence capture, sign-offs, and reporting. Ensuring team alignment and consolidated metrics (coverage, progress, pass rates, defect trends, severity, ageing, reopen rates, requirements traceability)
• Provide independent challenge and assurance that testing outcomes demonstrate true readiness, not just task completion.
• Maintain a consistent defects management process: triage, prioritisation, assignment, root-cause analysis, fix validation, regression assessment, retest, and closure, keeping audit-ready records.
• Ensure unresolved defects and workarounds are properly risk-assessed, documented, and approved through governance channels.
• Confirm resources support business and technology plans, align to budget, and assist monthly sponsor reviews.
• Meet evidence standards for audit and controls, ensuring proper approvals and secure retention.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability from requirements through execution and defect resolution.
• Monitor readiness dependencies (process, training, operating model, controls, access/security, data, reporting) and escalate risks as needed.

Key deliverables

End-to-end test strategy and approach (integrating business and technical testing).

Integrated end-to-end test plan covering all components, capabilities and test cycles and consolidation of each area.

Test governance model and operating cadence (cycle plan, reporting, RAID management).

Cross Programme Requirements-to-test traceability matrix and coverage reporting.

Standards for Defect management process and reporting (severity model, workflow, dashboards, ageing).

Quality gate definitions & embedding, entry/exit criteria and readiness recommendations for each stage gate.

Evidence standards and audit-ready test packs aligned to controls and minimum evidence requirements.

Solution inventory for modules, interfaces, integrations, reports and critical business processes.