This article describes a testing leadership profile covering strategy, planning, execution, resource planning, collaboration and quality control. It explains responsibilities from budgeting and tracking to day-to-day test management, defect closure and preventing functional defects from leaking to UAT/Production. It also outlines automation skills, domain focus in Payments/Trade, and required academic and professional qualifications.
Test strategy, governance and execution
Key responsibilities include creating and driving the overall test strategy and plans while managing estimates, budgets and tracking. Tasks cover:
- Strategizing, planning, budgeting, estimating, tracking and execution of testing activities
- Ensuring test artefacts meet standards
- Ensuring tests run within approved budgets and governance
- Managing day-to-day testing, defect documentation and closure
- Ensuring no functional defects leak to UAT/Production
Collaboration and resource planning
Successful delivery depends on clear communication and effective resource management:
- Communicating and collaborating with stakeholders
- Working with interface and performance test teams
- Preparing and publishing demand & supply of testing resources
- Performing resource capacity planning
Automation skills, domain focus and qualifications
Technical skills, domain knowledge and certifications support the role:
- Driving automation skills: Selenium, Java, Cucumber, ADO
- Domain focus: Payments/Trade including Invoice Financing, Import/Export Finance, Document Financing, Guarantees, Letters of Credit, Bills & Collections, SWIFT messages
- Qualifications: BE/MCA/BSc/MSc/MS IT and certifications such as ISTQB/CSQA/CSM
In summary, the role encompasses end-to-end test ownership from strategy through execution, with emphasis on governance, resource planning, collaboration and automation. Domain expertise in Payments/Trade and formal qualifications and certifications are specified to support effective delivery and quality assurance.
