Enterprise Test Lead – Payments

About the Company

Synechron is a global consulting firm dedicated to harnessing digital technologies to enhance business operations. With over 20 years of industry presence, the company provides cutting-edge digital solutions including Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, DevOps, Data Science, Blockchain, and Software Engineering. Synechron serves prestigious financial and technology clients worldwide, operating through 55 offices across 20 countries with a workforce exceeding 14,000 professionals. The company has received numerous awards acknowledging its commitment to employee excellence and innovation.

Role Overview

The Enterprise Test Lead will be responsible for spearheading comprehensive testing efforts within the Payments team. This role demands managing testing coordination across teams and systems to ensure seamless payment operations, integrity, and high-quality releases.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the end-to-end testing strategy covering planning, governance, and execution of Payment Crew projects.
• Lead System Integration Testing (SIT), End-to-End (E2E), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and regression testing for payment frameworks, integration points, and downstream systems.
• Verify payment processing paths such as initiation, routing, clearing, settlement, reconciliation, exceptions, and returns.
• Conduct ISO 20022 message validation, data mapping, and integration testing as applicable.
• Collaborate and coordinate testing activities across business units, technology teams, operational staff, vendors, and partner delivery groups.
• Oversee management of test environments, test data, defect triage, dependencies, and provide quality reporting.
• Supervise non-functional testing including performance assessment, system resilience, and recovery procedures.
• Communicate testing status, associated risks, and overall release preparedness to senior leadership stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in enterprise testing within banking or financial services sectors.
• Thorough knowledge of domestic and international payment mechanisms and workflows.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing comprehensive testing across integrated banking platforms.
• Sound understanding of ISO 20022 standards and payment system integration.
• Experience conducting SIT, E2E, UAT, regression testing alongside defect lifecycle management.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with capability to synchronize multiple team efforts.
• Familiarity with test management software such as Jira, Xray, Zephyr, or similar tools.

Preferred Expertise

• Insight into New Zealand’s banking environment and domestic payment infrastructure.
• Experience with payments modernization initiatives, payment hubs, clearing, and settlement systems.
• Competence in test automation, API testing, performance evaluation, and operational resilience practices.