General description:
Expertise, assistance, and consultancy in software testing and quality assurance for large-scale banking and financial services platforms. Ownership of end-to-end test management activities for a Greenfield digital bank build, covering Core Banking, Payments, and integrated banking applications.
Active involvement in defining testing frameworks from scratch, including both manual and automation testing, for a newly built banking platform. This role sits at the intersection of business, technology, and quality governance, ensuring delivery of a stable, secure, and scalable digital bank.
Nature of the tasks:
- Define, design, and implement test frameworks from scratch (manual and automation) for a Greenfield banking platform
- Own the overall Test Strategy, Test Plan, and Testing Governance
- Lead and execute testing across SIT, UAT, Regression, and Integration testing phases
- Manage testing activities for Core Banking systems and Payments platforms
- Coordinate with business stakeholders, developers, vendors, and third-party providers
- Oversee defect management, triage, reporting, and quality metrics
- Ensure testing aligns with banking standards, regulatory requirements, and delivery timelines
- Support data migration testing, reconciliation, and end-to-end transaction validation
- Act as a hands-on individual contributor / consultant, playing a pioneer role in shaping quality processes for the program
Educational qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
Technical expertise:
With focus on:
- Software Test Management & Quality Assurance
- Banking and Financial Services domain
- Payments systems (cards, payment gateways, settlement, reconciliation, ACH, etc.)
- Core Banking platforms (e.g. T24/Transact, Flexcube, Finacle, or similar)
- SIT, UAT, Regression, and Integration Testing
- Test framework design (manual and automation)
- Defect management and test reporting tools
- SDLC, Agile and Waterfall delivery models
- Test automation exposure (framework-level experience preferred)
Professional experience:
Minimum 710 years of experience in:
- Software testing and quality assurance
- Banking / Financial Services projects
- Leading or managing testing activities for Core Banking and Payments initiatives
- Creating testing frameworks from scratch in complex environments
- Multi-vendor, multi-team project delivery environments
- Digital banking, transformation, or Greenfield banking projects (highly preferred)
Language skills:
Strong command of English (spoken and written).
Other specific expertise:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent stakeholder and vendor management capabilities
- Ability to work independently in a consultant / individual contributor capacity
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, delivery-driven environments
- Proactive, self-driven, and accountable for quality outcomes
Engagement details:
- Engagement Type: Project-based / Consulting
- Start Date: ASAP (1-month notice acceptable)
- Work Setup:Hybrid (Egypt-based)
- Extension: High chance of extension based on business needs and performance
- Location: Egypt
- Visa Requirement: Must already be based in Egypt (no work visa sponsorship available)
