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Our technology powers mission-critical solutions across Lending, Payments and Universal Banking, supporting over 7,000 customers, including 80% of the world’s top 50 banks, in more than 110 countries. \nWhat will you contribute?\nReporting to the VP, Head of Payments Quality Engineering, the Director, QA Engineering will lead a global, cross-functional Quality Engineering organization responsible for quality strategy, intelligent test automation, and end-to-end validation of the Global Pay Plus (GPP) platform.\nThis role partners closely with the Director, R&D Development to jointly ensure high-quality, scalable, secure, and resilient software delivery through a shift-left, AI-first, and automation-driven engineering approach.\nThe role is accountable for embedding quality across the SDLC, modernizing QA into Quality Engineering, and driving predictable, metrics-driven releases with superior customer outcomes.\nQuality Engineering Leadership & Transformation\nDefine and drive the 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security)\nMTTR and incident escape rates\nDrive data-driven decision making through real-time dashboards and quality insights.\nEnsure alignment with enterprise quality policies and regulatory/compliance requirements.\nTechnology, Automation & Architecture\nLead the design and execution of scalable test architecture for:Functional, integration, regression testing\nPerformance, scalability, and resilience testing\nSecurity and compliance testing\n\nPartner with Development to embed testability into system design and ensure quality gates in CI/CD pipelines.\nDrive 100% automated regression (functional & non-functional) to enable release-on-demand capabilities\nStandardize tools and frameworks across teams (e.g., Selenium, JMeter, Postman, CI/CD toolchains).\nSupport modernization initiatives including:Cloud-native architecture\nMicroservices-based platforms\nISO20022 and real-time payments transformations\n\nExecution & Delivery Excellence\nCo-own delivery outcomes with R&D Development, ensuring:On-time, high-quality releases\nReduced rework and production defects\nImproved customer satisfaction\n\nDrive measurable improvements in:Defect leakage\nRelease cycle time\nRelease stability and deployment success rates\n\nEnsure fully stable nightly automation packs with high pass rates to support continuous integration and delivery.\nLead quality assurance for both legacy platforms and modern cloud-native systems.\nAI Driven Quality & Innovation\nPartner with the Development organization to embed AI across the SDLC, ensuring aligned adoption across build and test functions.\nDrive AI-enabled quality engineering use cases, such as:Predictive defect analytics\nTest optimization using ML models\nIntelligent production monitoring\n\nEstablish best practices for test data management, observability, and quality analytics.\nLeadership & Talent Development\nBuild, mentor, and scale high-performing global QA engineering teams across geographies.\nDrive a culture of:Accountability and ownership\nContinuous improvement\nEngineering excellence\n\nDevelop strong leadership bench strength and succession pipeline within QA Engineering.\nLead vendor and partner ecosystems effectively.\nStakeholder Management & Collaboration\nAct as a trusted partner to Director, R&D Development, ensuring seamless collaboration across SDLC.\nWork closely with:Product Management\nArchitecture & DevOps\nCustomer Support & Services\n\nInfluence cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize quality as a strategic differentiator.\nProvide transparent executive-level reporting on quality metrics, risks, and outcomes.\nKey Challenges\nFragmented tooling and inconsistent quality practices across teams.\nBalancing legacy system quality with modernization velocity.\nScaling automation and AI adoption across large distributed teams.\nDriving accountability for quality across engineering (not just QA).\nRequired Qualifications & Experience\nEducation & Technical Background\nBS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field\nLeadership Experience\n15+ years in QA/Engineering leadership roles\nExperience managing large global teams (50 upto100) across geographies\nQuality Engineering Expertise\nDeep expertise in:\nTest automation frameworks\nPerformance and resilience testing\nCI/CD and DevOps integration\nDefect management and quality governance\nStrong understanding of Agile, DevOps, and cloud-native architectures\nAI & Innovation (Preferred)\nExperience driving AI/ML adoption in QA Engineering, including:Automated test generation\nIntelligent defect analytics\nAI-driven quality insights\n\nFamiliarity with MLOps and AI-assisted engineering workflows\nDomain & Collaboration\nExperience in payments or financial services domain preferred\nStrong stakeholder management and executive communication skills\nKey Success Metrics\nReduction in production defects and defect leakage\nImprovement in release stability and on-time delivery\nIncrease in automation coverage and effectiveness\nReduction in MTTR and customer-reported issues\nImprovement in customer satisfaction (NPS)\nWhat This Role Enables\nThis role is pivotal in ensuring that quality becomes a competitive advantage for GPP, enabling:\nPredictable, high-quality releases at scale\nSeamless alignment between build (Development) and validate (QA)\nA best-in-class, AI-enabled engineering organization delivering superior customer outcomes\nWe are proud to offer a range of incentives to our employees worldwide. These benefits are available to everyone, regardless of grade, and reflect the values we stand for:\nFlexibility: Enjoy unlimited vacation, subject to local regulations and business priorities. Benefit from hybrid working arrangements and inclusive policies such as paid time off for voting, bereavement, and sick leave.\nWell-being: Access confidential one-to-one support through our Employee Assistance Program, connect with our network of Wellbeing Champions and Gather Groups, and take part in monthly events and initiatives designed to help you thrive-inside and outside of work.\nHealth & Financial Security: Medical, life and disability insurance, retirement plans, lifestyle, and other benefits.*\nSustainability: Paid time off for volunteering and donation-matching opportunities to support causes that matter to you.\nInclusion: Get involved in our inclusion communities, such as Count Me In, Culture@Finastra, Proud@Finastra, Disabilities@Finastra, and Women@Finastra-open to everyone who wants to participate and contribute.\nCareer Development: Access online learning and accredited courses through our Skills & Career Navigator tool.\nRecognition: Take part in our global recognition program, Finastra Celebrates, and share your voice through regular employee surveys that help shape our culture and ways of working.\n*Specific benefits may vary by location.\nAt Finastra, each individual is unique-bringing their own ideas, perspectives, cultural backgrounds, and experiences. 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