Lead Test Engineer

Lead Software Test Engineer – Data Management Service – Change Management

WHAT MAKES US, US

Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp!

At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values — caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered.

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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

DMS Change Management provides reference data management and valuation solutions for many of the world's leading and most innovative financial institutions, including regional and global banks and asset management firms.

The Lead Software Test Engineer in the DMS Change Management Team is a strategic asset for our organization operating in this complex and demanding sector. They own the test strategy and quality direction for their area, bringing deep domain knowledge, technical expertise, a proven track record, and strong leadership qualities that are essential for ensuring the quality, reliability, and security of software applications that underpin the financial system.

By defining test strategy, driving automation adoption, and identifying and preventing bugs early in the development cycle, the Lead Test Engineer plays a crucial role in mitigating risks associated with software releases across the team's portfolio. This can translate to significant cost savings for the company by avoiding rework and potential financial losses due to errors in production.

Lead test engineers take on formal leadership responsibility within testing teams — setting direction, guiding and mentoring senior and junior members, conducting test strategy and design reviews, and representing QA in stakeholder and leadership forums. Their experience makes them the primary driver of knowledge sharing and team development.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

Technical Expertise:

• In-depth understanding of Capital Markets: financial instruments, trading platforms, regulations, and industry best practices.

• Deep experience across testing methodologies: manual testing, regression, smoke, sanity, automation, and API testing.

• Proficiency in agile methodology and workflow, Azure DevOps, and Salesforce know-how, with the ability to shape team-level process and tooling decisions.

• Deep knowledge of Test Automation Frameworks (Hybrid and Data-driven) and the ability to define the target framework strategy for the team.

• Knowledge of databases and SQL queries: ability to write and review queries to extract test data or verify results.

Testing Activities:

• Own and define test strategy and test plans across the program: align testing activities with business requirements and project objectives.

• Oversee the development of comprehensive test cases across the team, covering functionalities, user journeys, and edge cases.

• Set quality gates and drive execution of manual and automated test cases; ensure defects are identified, reported, tracked, and resolved.

• Drive performance and security testing practices to ensure systems meet performance and security standards.

• Analyze test results and quality metrics across the team, identify trends, and drive improvements to optimize testing processes.

Communication and Collaboration:

• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders: developers, product owners, business analysts, and leadership.

• Collaborate with development leads to resolve defects, improve code quality, and align on quality standards.

• Lead code and test strategy reviews and provide testing feedback and direction to the team.

• Present testing results, quality metrics, and strategic recommendations to leadership in clear and concise reports.

• Model a proactive mindset, eager to learn new things and drive a culture of efficiency and accuracy.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Own team capability development: mentor senior and junior test engineers, identify skill gaps, and drive training plans.

• Stay updated on industry trends: continuously learn and adapt to new technologies, regulations, and testing best practices in the Capital Markets domain, and cascade this knowledge to the team.

• Contribute to the testing community: drive knowledge-sharing initiatives through presentations, internal training, or participation in industry forums.

• Own specific testing areas end-to-end: act as the subject matter expert and escalation point for specific areas of testing within the Capital Markets domain.

WHAT WE VALUE

The expectations of a lead software test engineer's behavioural skills are centred around an agile mindset of leading and working in teams. Business knowledge requirements vary across business units but are overall within the financial sector. In SimCorp, we use several automation frameworks, and technical domains, so the concrete skills here also vary across the organization.

Must have

• 10+ years of experience as a Test Professional in Quality Assurance, including demonstrated experience leading or mentoring a testing team.

• Expertise in the ETL Process.

• Up-to-date knowledge of the latest testing developments, with the ability to set direction on adoption for the team.

• Solid business understanding of Financial Data Management — Reference data, Asset Managers, Corporate Actions. Desirable: expertise in any of these, or a combination, would be a distinctive advantage.

• Strong analytical skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills and a self-assured approach, comfortable operating with leadership and senior stakeholders.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including listening skills.

• Proactive nature and a natural drive for problem-solving.

• Enthusiastic, committed, and result-oriented, with a track record of driving outcomes through others.

Good to have

• ISTQB certification (Advanced level a plus).

• Capital Markets domain knowledge, preferably with BUY SIDE firms and experience.

• Experience working with Reference Data Management setup and understanding of various asset classes (Equity, Derivatives, and Fixed Income, etc.) and Market data feeds (Reuters, Bloomberg, MarkIT, etc.).

• Prior formal people-management or team-lead experience.

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BENEFITS

• Global hybrid work policy - We ask you to work 2 days a week from the office. If you choose you can work remotely the other days. Of course you are welcome at the office if that is your preference.

• Growth and innovation - Every 6th sprint is reserved for planning and innovation. So, with regular intervals you have a chance to explore and learn new skills or improve something that you believe will be beneficial to you, your team or the application.

• Self-Direction - High degree of self-organization. Each team and developer have a high degree of freedom to plan, organize and design their work.

• Inclusive and diverse company culture

• Work-life balance – We believe that an equilibrium between professional responsibilities makes us all the best version of ourselves, both in private life and as colleagues in the workplace

• Empowerment – We believe that all voices are valuable and must be heard. You will be involved in shaping our work processes

NEXT STEPS

Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photo, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process.

If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.

We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated.

WHO WE ARE?

For over 50 years, we have worked closely with investment and asset managers to become the world’s leading provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 3,000+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds.

SimCorp is an independent subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse Group. Following the recent merger with Axioma, we leverage the combined strength of our brands to provide an industry-leading, full, front-to-back offering for our clients.

SimCorp is an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, without regard to race, gender, age, disability, or any other protected status under applicable law. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated into our everyday work. We believe in the continual growth and development of our employees, so that we can provide best-in-class solutions to our clients.

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