• Design and execute comprehensive manual and automated test strategies, including functional, regression, integration, and system testing to ensure software quality and reliability.
  
• Translate business and technical requirements into detailed test cases, scenarios, and test plans, working closely with Business Analysts, Developers, and Project Teams.
  
• Execute test plans, document results, and manage defect life cycles, ensuring timely logging, prioritization, tracking, and resolution of issues.
  
• Validate APIs, integrations, and back-end services, including data accuracy, reconciliation logic, and system performance across interconnected platforms.
  
• Maintain and optimize testing environments, tools, and automation frameworks to improve efficiency, coverage, and repeatability of testing activities.
  
• Support and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by preparing scripts, facilitating stakeholders, and ensuring readiness for go-live.
  
• Provide independent quality assurance oversight across project phases, including quality gates, risk assessments, and objective evaluation of vendor and delivery outputs.
  
• Produce clear assurance reports, risk insights, and go-live recommendations, while engaging business, ICT, and vendor leadership to drive timely remediation and continuous improvement.
  

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years’ experience leading QA/IQA for core banking or large-scale financial transformation programs.
  
• Led at least two full Core Banking System (CBS) replacement or migration assurance engagements.
  
• Strong knowledge of banking operations, PMO governance, and regulatory frameworks (CBK, DPA, IFRS9, AML/CFT).
  
• Experience delivering multi-disciplinary assurance across governance, data, testing, integrations, security, and cutover readiness.
  
• Hands-on experience with manual and automated testing tools (e.g., Selenium, JMeter).
  
• Familiarity with API and integration testing using tools such as Postman.
  
• Solid understanding of SDLC, Agile, and hybrid delivery models.
  
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills; experience with tools such as Jira and Git is an added advantage.

• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills at executive level.
  
• Exceptional report writing, analytical reasoning, and presentation capability.
  
• Ability to remain impartial, assertive, and structured under pressure.
  
• High attention to detail, critical thinking, and problem-solving ability.
  
• Strong oratory, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills.