Technical Test Lead Financial Services STP
- 8-10 years of experience in software testing and quality assurance
- Strong expertise in agile testing methodologies including Scrum, Kanban and SAFe
- Proven experience with test management including planning, execution and defect management
- Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Selenium, Postman, REST Assured, JUnit and TestNG
- Solid understanding of CI/CD integration using Azure DevOps, Jenkins and Git
- Domain knowledge in financial services, particularly STP and SWIFT messaging
- Proficiency with tools including JIRA, Confluence, TestRail, Zephyr and SQL for data validation
- Experience creating test documentation including test plans, test cases and requirements traceability matrices
- Knowledge of performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner
- Understanding of compliance requirements including GDPR, CSDR and ISO standards
- Fluent English communication skills (mandatory)
- Basic understanding of .NET or Java programming languages (desirable)
- Experience with middleware testing including Kafka or IBM MQ (desirable)
- Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace or ServiceNow (desirable)
- Awareness of security testing principles including OWASP and vulnerability scanning (desirable)
- French or Dutch language skills (asset)
Location: Krakow
Contract Type: 6 Months
Job Type: Hybrid
- Lead testing strategy for financial services applications within agile squads
- Work with cutting-edge automation tools and CI/CD frameworks
- Collaborate across international teams in Poland, Belgium and India
- Drive quality delivery for Straight-Through Processing (STP) systems
- Shape testing practices and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
Company Overview
Our client is a well-established financial services organisation operating across multiple European markets. They specialise in post-trade services and securities settlement, supporting financial institutions with critical infrastructure. The company maintains a strong commitment to quality standards and regulatory compliance, working with technologies that underpin global financial markets. With teams distributed across Europe and Asia, they foster a collaborative environment where technical excellence and knowledge sharing are valued.
They're seeking an experienced Technical Test Lead to join their Krakow-based team. This contract role offers the opportunity to work on complex STP applications, leading testing strategy and execution within agile squads whilst collaborating with colleagues across Belgium and India.
Position Overview
As Technical Test Lead, you'll play a central role in ensuring quality delivery for STP applications that support critical financial services operations. You'll define and execute comprehensive testing strategies, implement automation frameworks, and work closely with developers, business analysts and solution architects. This position combines hands-on technical work with leadership responsibilities, allowing you to shape testing practices whilst contributing directly to sprint deliverables and production releases.
Benefits
Whilst specific benefits details are being confirmed, you'll join a collaborative international environment working on complex financial services systems that support global markets. You'll have the opportunity to work with modern testing frameworks and automation tools, contributing to quality standards across critical infrastructure. The role offers exposure to agile methodologies at scale, working alongside experienced professionals across multiple locations and contributing to knowledge sharing initiatives that support team growth and development.