Senior Test Specialist

Avaloq Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading wealth-management technology firm in Edinburgh is looking for a Senior Test Specialist to join their Quality Assurance team. This role involves designing and overseeing effective test strategies, leading a team of testers, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure high-quality software products. The ideal candidate will have experience in banking or financial services, leadership capabilities, and strong communication skills. The position offers a full-time employment with hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in a banking or financial services environment in a Test team.
• Ability to lead a Test team, fostering an efficient and client-focused work approach.
• Confidence delivering written and verbal communication with clients and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and scripts for software applications.
• Implement and maintain automated testing frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage risks and identify defects.

Skills

Proven experience in banking or financial services

Leadership in a Test team

Strong communication skills

Knowledge of QC/ALM, JIRA, MS Office

Client-focused work approach

Job description

Avaloq is headquartered in Switzerland and has a growing presence in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. With around 2,500 colleagues worldwide, Avaloq serves more than 170 clients in 35 countries, providing award‑winning wealth‑management technology and services to private banks, wealth managers, investment managers, retail banks and neo‑banks.

Job Title: Senior Test Specialist

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Job Description

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Senior Test Specialist to join our Quality Assurance department in Edinburgh. You will design, implement and oversee effective test strategies to ensure the delivery of high‑quality software products. Using your deep knowledge of test concepts and methodology, you will lead a team of testers, providing mentorship, guidance and exemplifying best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts for complex software applications.
• Implement and maintain automated testing frameworks to improve efficiency and coverage.
• Design, update and execute functional and business test scenarios and test cases based on functional and non‑functional requirements, ensuring their reusability.
• Manage test environments (baseline definition and maintenance, assessment of environment readiness).
• Manage tools for testing, tracking defects, statistics and requirements coverage reporting.
• Analyse test results to provide detailed reports to internal or external stakeholders, evaluate the result of testing and investigate testing deficiencies.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (project managers, development teams and other stakeholders) to manage risks, identify software defects and reach resolutions.
• Continuously improve testing processes and methodologies to enhance overall quality assurance and staffing strategy.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in a banking or financial services environment in a Test team.
• Ability to lead a Test team, fostering an efficient and client‑focused work approach and monitoring test activities against planned budget and quality gates.
• Confidence delivering written and verbal communication with clients, senior and internal stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of QC/ALM, JIRA and MS Office Suite.
• Willingness to travel and work on‑site with clients in the UK.

Additional Information

We realise that managing work‑life balance is a challenge we all face, and to support you we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain balance while preserving our strong Avaloq culture across our global offices.

Equal Opportunity

We are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions. We are wholeheartedly 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 traits that make us unique.

Application Notes

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.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Information Technology