Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
We are seeking a Test Lead with extensive experience in digital banking and mortgage-lending processes to ensure secure and compliant releases in Sydney, Australia. This role is pivotal in driving quality governance, test strategy, and delivery assurance across large-scale digital banking programs.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end test strategy, planning, estimation, and QA governance for digital banking and mortgage-lending initiatives.
- Oversee test execution across mobile apps, web platforms, payments systems, mortgage origination workflows, and customer-onboarding journeys.
- Conduct risk-based testing, impact analysis, and mitigation planning aligned to APRA CPS 230, CPS 234, and internal bank standards.
- Partner with business, engineering, architecture, and product teams to ensure compliant, high-quality releases across critical banking journeys.
- Facilitate defect triage, drive resolution of high-severity issues, and provide go/no-go recommendations.
- Translate business requirements into test scenarios, traceability matrices, and audit-ready documentation.
- Lead automation uplift across UI, API, and end-to-end flows to improve release velocity and reduce manual regression effort.
- Provide clear QA status reporting, risk visibility, and stakeholder communication across delivery streams.
- Mentor QA engineers, uplift capability, and embed best practices across squads.
- Ensure QA artefacts (DSRs, TCRs, traceability) meet compliance, audit, and regulatory expectations.
Requirements
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Must have
- Proven experience as a QA Lead or Test Manager in major banks or regulated financial institutions.
- Strong understanding of digital banking journeys, payments flows, KYC, onboarding, and mortgage-lending processes (document assessment, credit decisioning, workflow orchestration).
- Hands-on experience with mobile and web application testing across complex, multi-system environments.
- Experience working within Westpac-style governance, risk reporting, release management, and delivery frameworks.
- Expertise in risk-based testing, defect management, and release governance.
- Experience leading automation using modern frameworks (e.g., Playwright, API automation).
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across business and technology.
- Ability to lead cross-squad QA delivery in Agile / scaled Agile environments.
- Experience producing audit-ready QA documentation and compliance artefacts.
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Nice to have
Languages
- English: C1 Advanced
We Offer
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to work in a leading fintech company
- Professional development opportunities
- Relocation support
About the Company
Luxoft is a global provider of digital transformation and technology services, empowering businesses to innovate and thrive in the digital age. With a strong focus on quality and compliance, we partner with major financial institutions to deliver secure and efficient digital solutions.
Apply Now
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for this exciting opportunity in Sydney, Australia. Join our team and contribute to delivering high-quality, secure, and compliant digital banking solutions.