Contractor - Regulatory & Financial Markets Test Lead

About the Position

We are seeking a highly skilled Test Lead with expertise in manual and automated testing for Financial Markets. Join our team in New York and play a critical part in ensuring end-to-end quality assurance across the SDLC, supporting regulatory-compliant and high-impact financial applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing activities across project deliveries, including System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Regression Testing, and Production Validation.
• Develop and maintain test plans, schedules, and testing governance artifacts.
• Coordinate testing activities across multiple teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and dependent applications.
• Define test scope, entry/exit criteria, test scenarios, and test execution approaches.
• Perform functional, manual, and exploratory testing to validate business workflows.
• Execute and maintain regression and sanity test suits.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, test cases, and defects.
• Drive risk identification, mitigation planning, and issue management throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Ensure business sign-off and production readiness.
• Work closely with Dev, BA, and business teams to prioritize and resolve issues.
• Ensure proper test evidence and audit documentation for compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and Ops teams.
• Support Agile ceremonies (Sprint planning, backlog refinement, demos).
• Communicate test progress, risks, and dependencies clearly to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using tools such as Selenium / Ingenious / similar frameworks.
• Participate in automation framework design and enhancement.
• Execute automated tests within CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in software testing (manual + automation).
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with test management tools (ADO, JIRA, etc.).
• Hands-on experience in UI/API automation tools (Selenium, Playwright, Ingenious, etc.).
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing practices.
• Proven experience in UAT coordination and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong skills in test case design, defect lifecycle management, and reporting.

Domain Expertise

• Experience in Financial Markets / Capital Markets domain.
• Understanding of trade lifecycle (Order → Execution → Allocation → Settlement).
• Exposure to regulatory/reporting systems (e.g., CFTC reporting, trade validation).
• Experience with data validation / file-based testing (e.g., trade or regulatory outputs).
• Knowledge of automation for data reconciliation or reporting systems.
• Familiarity with banking messaging systems (MQ, APIs, etc.).

Nice to Have

• Test management tools
• Data validation
• Banking messaging systems

We Offer

• Hourly Rate: $63-90/hr

About the Company

At ING, we celebrate individuality and encourage a fun, friendly, and supportive culture. We offer a hybrid work model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility. Our global network provides plenty of scope to take your career in new directions.

ING is a committed equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of diverse backgrounds and hire without regard to race, gender, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Apply now to join our team and be part of a company that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.