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Test Director — Banking & Payments
Melbourne, Contract
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Test Director to lead and manage the end-to-end testing strategy for complex programs within the banking and payments domain. You will be responsible for overseeing test planning, execution, and governance across multiple streams to ensure the highest quality of delivery for mission-critical payment systems and banking applications.
Key Responsibilities
* Define and own the overall test strategy, approach, and test governance for large-scale banking and payment solutions.
* Lead a team of test managers, leads, and engineers, fostering a culture of quality and accountability.
* Manage system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), regression, and performance testing phases.
* Collaborate with program managers, solution architects, developers, and business stakeholders to align testing with project milestones.
* Identify and mitigate test-related risks, ensuring compliance with regulatory and security standards in the financial services sector.
* Develop and monitor test metrics, KPIs, and reporting for senior leadership.
* Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives to increase test efficiency and coverage.
* Oversee vendor engagement and ensure deliverables meet agreed SLAs and quality standards.
Experience:
* 10+ years of experience in QA and testing, with at least 4 years in a leadership role as a Test Manager or Test Director.
* Strong background in banking and financial services, with proven experience delivering complex payment system implementations (e.g. cards, digital payments, real-time payments, SWIFT, ISO20022).
* Hands-on experience with test tools, automation frameworks, and defect management systems.
* Solid understanding of integration testing, performance testing, and regulatory compliance testing in banking.
* Proven track record of leading large test teams in multi-vendor environments.
* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to present to executive audiences.
Please get in touch for a confidential discussion.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Director
Employment type
* Employment type
Contract
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology
* Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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