Software Quality Assurance Lead (Capital markets Experience)

About the Role

TestCrew | Quality Engineering & Software Testing is seeking a QA Lead / QA Sr. Tester with specialized expertise in the Capital Markets domain. This full-time position is based in Riyadh and involves ensuring the quality and integrity of critical financial applications. The role requires 5-10 years of experience in software quality assurance within the capital markets sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze, review, and validate business, functional, and technical requirements for Capital Markets applications.
• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts to ensure complete business and system coverage.
• Perform Functional, System Integration (SIT), Integration, Regression, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
• Validate end-to-end Capital Markets business processes, including order management, trade execution, trade processing, settlement, clearing, reconciliation, and regulatory reporting.
• Test applications supporting Equities, Fixed Income, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Derivatives, and Investment Management products.
• Verify market data feeds, pricing engines, portfolio management processes, corporate actions, and related financial workflows.
• Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution while maintaining high-quality delivery standards.
• Conduct data validation and transaction verification across multiple systems and interfaces.
• Collaborate closely with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, and Business Stakeholders to clarify requirements and ensure complete test coverage.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and contribute to continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Prepare test execution reports, testing metrics, and status updates for project stakeholders.

Required Experience and Skills

• 5-10 years of hands-on experience in Software Quality Assurance and Testing.
• Proven experience in Capital Markets, Investment Banking, Brokerage, Securities Trading, Asset Management, or Wealth Management projects.
• Strong understanding of Capital Markets business processes and trade lifecycle management.
• Experience in test planning, test execution, defect management, and test reporting.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working within a collaborative team environment focused on quality engineering and software testing for the capital markets domain.