Functional QA Lead – Capital Markets & Financial Services

Role:  Functional QA Lead
Location: North Quincy, MA- 100% onsite FROM DAY 1
Skills: CapFunctional QA Lead ital Markets and Financial Services
Experience Required: 8-10 Years

Role Descriptions: Core Responsibilities:

Design end-to-end functional test plans, frameworks, and risk-based testing strategies aligned with financial business models.
Manage onshore/offshore testing resources, coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and track functional milestones.
Validate complex financial workflows such as order entry, trade capture, position management, pricing calculations, and downstream post-trade clearing/settlement.
Drive the creation of automated test scripts and frameworks (using Python, Java, or specialized QA tools) to streamline regression testing.
Act as the primary point of contact for Business Analysts, Product Owners, and Dev Leads to review defect metrics and sign off on release readiness.

Key Requirements & Skills:

5 to 10+ years in investment banking, capital markets, or wealth management, with a deep grasp of front-, middle-, or back-office flows.
Proficiency in SQL for backend data verification, API testing tools (Postman, REST), and automated test frameworks.
Strong track record in test case design, traceability matrix management, defect lifecycle tracking (JIRA), and CI/CD pipeline integration.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, or equivalent; exceptional cross-team communication and leadership capabilities.
Hands-on experience with Jira, Xray, ALM, or similar quality management platforms.
Clear understanding of Agile testing life cycles, behavior-driven development (BDD with Cucumber/Gherkin), and CI/CD quality gates.