Test Automation Manager

As Manager of the Avaloq Test Automation team you will be part of a group of highly skilled motivated and dynamic individuals responsible for a core part of the Avaloq banking suite. You will be leading the team responsible for test automation and innovation for the Avaloq solution used by banks in the Swiss market.

Having practical experience strategic thinking and strong collaboration skills to promote continuous improvement and excellence in project quality assurance your goals and activities will be the following.

• Strive to enhance the software development lifecycle by improving the quality of requirements and minimizing time and effort during the design development and integration stages.
• Identify and implement measures to accelerate test execution eliminate redundancies and improve reliability.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the efficiency of automation and the impact on quality improvements.
• Collaborate closely with development QA and other teams to seamlessly integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines optimizing the testing workflow.
• Set clear priorities aligned with the companys vision and objectives for advancing test automation.
• Supervise manual and automated testing efforts creating and executing comprehensive testing strategies plans and schedules to ensure effective delivery.
• Ensure adherence to best practices in design development and integration.
• Manage the team as a shared service supporting multiple projects. Provide testing effort estimates participate in estimation reviews and oversee the management of test environments for various testing needs.
• Report testing metrics including defect containment test coverage execution progress and automation ROI to enable informed decisionmaking.
• Drive recruitment efforts to attract top talent and maintain a highly skilled and effective engineering team.
• Lead and mentor the team by setting strategic goals tracking progress and fostering professional growth and development.
• Ensure the team is equipped with the necessary tools skills and training to meet project requirements.
• Participate in selecting implementing and maintaining the test automation tool suite.
• Stay informed about emerging automation tools and technologies identifying the bestfit solutions for the organization. Conduct proofofconcepts (POCs) for new tools and technologies as required.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field.
• Must have 5 years of work experience in the banking or fintech domain with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor diverse teams of testers developers and engineers.
• Capacity to set clear goals delegate tasks and monitor progress effectively.
• Expertise in managing testing timelines budgets and resources.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools like Jira or Confluence.
• Skill in defining test automation strategies aligned with organizational goals.
• Experience prioritizing testing initiatives based on risk value and feasibility.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills to work with crossfunctional teams clients and stakeholders.
• Ability to present technical findings in a clear and actionable manner.
• Analytical thinking to diagnose issues and propose efficient solutions.
• Flexibility to adapt to rapidly changing banking technologies and compliance requirements.
• A meticulous approach to ensure precision and accuracy in testing processes.
• Keen interest in banking and/or wealth management business
• Very good communication skills (proficient in English verbally and in writing)

 You will get extra points for the following.

• Proven experience on manual or automated testing
• Experience with Accentures TestMaster and/or Avaloq Banking System is/are a BIG plus
• Experience in automation tools like Cypress Appium Jest
• Experience with Performance testing tool (Gatlin LoadRunner JMeter)
• Experience with Angular NgRx RxJs operators TypeScript
• Experience with JavaEE Spring Boot
• ISTQB certification
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certifications.
• Relevant certifications in banking technology or financial systems (e.g. CBAP CFA).
• Demonstrated success in implementing test automation solutions that reduced timetomarket and enhanced system reliability.
• Banking knowhow

Additional Information :

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices. 
In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self. 
We hire compensate and promote regardless of origin age gender identity sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way. 
Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.  

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime