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Lead Independent Testing Officer

  • Location: Addison, 75001
  • Salary: $68.72 - $77.43 / hour
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted 10 days ago

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package!

Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially, apply today.

Position: Lead Independent Testing Officer
Location: Addison, TX, 75001
Term: 12 months

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

  • Lead testing coordinator to manage the work and process needed to build an efficient straight through process.
  • Lead complex initiatives executing moderate to high risk or complex review activities and engagements in a matrixed environment.
  • Communicate emerging risks with broad impact and act as key participant in large scale planning for Independent Testing.
  • Develop and design methodologies and standards for review activities across the enterprise in alignment with the risk management framework.
  • Review and research complex development and design of methodologies and standards for review activities companywide in alignment with the risk management framework.
  • Ensure effective and appropriate testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risk programs, risks and controls.
  • Make decision recommendations in complex situations requiring solid understanding of risk management framework and the risk and control environment that influence and lead enterprise testing to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives.
  • Collaborate and consult with Audit, Legal, external agencies, and regulatory bodies to resolve risk related topics.
  • Lead project teams and mentor individuals.


Is this a good fit? (Requirements):

  • Skills:
    • Strong verbal
    • Strong written
    • Automated Testing
    • Functional Testing
    • Integration Testing
  • Additional Skills:
    • Identify opportunities to improve quality and increase efficiencies.
    • As an individual contributor, matrix manage and develop Quality Assurance standards, frameworks, processes, and validations to ensure zero defect implementation.
    • Be involved in Architecture /design to build testable software.
    • Validate the execution of regression test plans prior to production release.
    • Monitor methodology, quality scorecards, and reporting.
    • Streamline testing process that includes Lower environment and Data readiness.
    • Work with technology, DevSecOps, and product stakeholders to implement key initiatives.
    • Drive Engineering Quality Modernization for the Product Group.
    • Provide automated test scripts code reviews.
    • Identify opportunities to improve quality and increase efficiencies.
    • Direct highly complex Quality Assurance programs within the product.
    • Act as a Player/coach to lead engineers and drive quality accountability within agile teams.
    • Interpret, execute, and recommend modifications to product wide policies.
    • Set quality assurance activities and standards.
    • Represent the product group on broader initiatives.
    • Direct and coordinate the Quality function for the organization.
    • Represent the Quality function for more experienced management and customers.
  • 5+ years of Independent Testing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, BS/BA degree.