We are seeking an accomplished Head of Testing to lead our enterprise-wide Performance Testing and Quality Engineering function. This senior leadership role will oversee testing strategy, delivery, governance, performance engineering, and end-to-end delivery across complex banking domains.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage large team for all Performance Testing & Engineering activities across multiple business domains, ensuring robust performance, resiliency, scalability, and reliability of mission-critical banking systems.
Define enterprise-level performance testing strategies, standards, and governance frameworks in alignment with SDLC processes, while partnering closely with engineering, DevOps, and architecture teams.
Oversee the design and execution of performance, capacity, resiliency, and fail-point testing using various tools.
Drive test data strategy, scalability analysis, workload modelling, and infrastructure-level performance evaluation.
Manage multi-vendor testing partners and the test delivery team.
Champion continuous improvement, performance engineering best practices, automation, service virtualization, and cloud-based performance considerations.
Ensure effective reporting, defect management (JIRA), SLA measurement, and clear communication of performance insights to leadership and delivery teams.

Requirements

Over 15 years of leadership experience in testing within large and complex organisations.
Background in financial institutions is advantageous.
Proven experience leading large teams across automation and performance testing.
Strong proficiency with a wide range of testing tools and frameworks.
Expertise in test strategy, QA engineering, and performance testing across multiple platforms.
Skilled in senior stakeholder engagement and vendor management.
Well-versed in DevOps practices and quality management frameworks.

Interested candidates, please email your latest resume to [HIDDEN TEXT].

Head of QA / Testing (Performance Testing)