Own end-to-end test strategy and planning for assigned APL products and programs, including scope definition, test approach, timelines, and entry/exit criteria.
Lead System Integration Testing (SIT) and regression efforts across APL components, upstream/downstream services, and client workflows, ensuring full coverage of critical business scenarios.
Design, review, and optimize test assets including test plans, test cases, test data, and traceability to requirements, ensuring repeatability and auditability.
Coordinate day-to-day QA delivery for your area: task assignment, progress tracking, risk identification, and timely escalation to Product Delivery, Engineering, and QA management.
Mentor and guide QA analysts on test design, domain knowledge, defect investigation, and best practices, helping to build a strong APL QA bench.
Drive defect management rigor: triage issues, facilitate defect review with engineering and product teams, ensure clear root cause analysis, and verify fixes through targeted regression.
Partner with APL Engineering and Product Delivery to understand new features, technical designs, and impacts, translating them into robust test strategies and regression suites.
Collaborate with automation and performance teams to identify candidates for automation, provide functional expertise, and help maintain a healthy balance between manual and automated coverage.
Support client-facing testing cycles (e.g., UAT, pilot, parallel runs) by preparing test packs, reproducing client issues, and providing clear evidence and communication.
Champion QA process and standards within APL: contribute to test process improvements, documentation, checklists, and reusable templates for SIT and regression.
Ensure compliance with internal controls and quality gates, including documentation, approvals, and sign-offs required for releases into higher environments and production.
Required Qualifications
8+ years of total QA experience in enterprise software, with 3+ years in a lead/ownership role (test lead, module lead, or equivalent).
Strong experience with system, integration, and regression testing for complex, data-intensive platforms (preferably in wealth / asset management, brokerage, or capital markets).
Solid knowledge of test design techniques, defect lifecycle, root cause analysis, and risk-based testing.
Hands-on experience with test management and tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Zephyr/Xray or similar).
Strong SQL and data validation skills for validating calculations, positions, and reports across multiple systems.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate across multiple teams and time zones, managing dependencies and resolving blockers proactively.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate risks, trade-offs, and test outcomes to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with APL-based platforms or similar portfolio management, trading, or advisory systems.
Exposure to unified managed accounts (UMA), separately managed accounts (SMA), model management, rebalancing, or performance reporting.
Familiarity with test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, API test tools) and continuous integration concepts; ability to partner effectively with automation engineers.
Prior experience in a global, matrixed organization with distributed engineering and QA teams.
Experience contributing to or defining QA process improvements, standard operating procedures, or quality metrics.
