Senior SQAE – Core Banking

Job Summary

We are looking for a

Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

with strong

Core Banking

experience to lead functional, integration, and end-to-end testing across core banking and fintech platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Own functional testing for assigned modules and releases within TCS BaNCS

• Analyze business and functional requirements and translate them into test scenarios, test cases, and test data

• Execute functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing across features and releases

• Validate end-to-end banking workflows, including transaction processing, account operations, and system integrations

• Verify system behavior against business rules, expected outcomes, and acceptance criteria

• Identify, log, track, and retest defects with clear reproduction steps, impact analysis, and supporting evidence

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Engineering teams to clarify requirements and resolve issues

• Participate in sprint ceremonies, requirement discussions, and defect triage sessions

• Validate bug fixes and perform regression testing to ensure system stability and consistency

• Perform API testing and validate integration points across core banking and external systems

• Conduct database validation using SQL queries to ensure data accuracy and integrity

• Validate data flow and consistency across systems, especially in transaction-based and integrated workflows

• Support SIT and UAT cycles, ensuring proper execution and issue tracking

• Provide clear updates on testing progress, defects, and risks for assigned scope

• Escalate blockers, risks, and issues in a timely and structured manner

• Follow QA standards, STLC practices, and organizational delivery and compliance guidelines

Soft Skills

• Strong ownership and accountability for assigned testing scope

• Clear and structured communication with technical and business stakeholders

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities

• High attention to detail in validating workflows, transactions, and data

• Ability to manage priorities and timelines in a fast-paced environment

• Collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams

Experience

• 6+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance / Testing

• Strong experience in functional, regression, integration, and system testing

• Experience owning testing activities for modules or features across multiple releases

• Mandatory:

  Hands-on experience with core banking systems

• Mandatory:

  Experience working on

  TCS BaNCS

  core banking platform

• Strong understanding of core banking workflows such as Accounts (CASA), Payments (local and international transfers, SWIFT, RTGS), Customer Management, Lending, and transaction processing

• Hands-on experience in one or more TCS BaNCS modules such as CASA, Payments, Lending, Trade Finance, or Customer Management is highly preferred

• Experience in validating end-to-end transaction flows and integrated system behavior

• Hands-on experience in API testing and database validation

• Experience in defect lifecycle management, including triage and impact analysis

• Experience working in Agile, Scrum, Hybrid, or project-based delivery environments

• Experience supporting SIT, UAT, and release validation cycles

• Exposure to automation testing frameworks is an added advantage

Technical Skills

• Strong functional testing expertise across banking applications

• Core Banking Domain Knowledge (TCS BaNCS)

• Test case design, execution, and defect lifecycle management

• API Testing (Postman / REST / SOAP)

• Database validation (SQL queries, data verification)

• Data integrity and transaction validation across systems

• Understanding of STLC, QA practices, and release validation processes

• Agile / Scrum delivery models

• Tools: JIRA, Azure, TestRail, Zephyr, HP ALM, or equivalent

• Automation (good to have): Selenium / Cypress / Playwright or similar frameworks

• Performance testing exposure (good to have): JMeter or similar tools

Languages

• English: Fluent (Professional Working Proficiency)

• Arabic: Speaking or understanding – Good to have

Certifications

• ISTQB Foundation Level (CTFL) – Preferred

• ISTQB Agile Tester or equivalent – Good to have

• Banking or core banking-related certifications – Good to have