Test Lead

Your career opportunity

Join our Group Business Solutions (GBS) division, where we design and sustain IT solutions for financial market securities. Be part of a dynamic, collaborative team in a fast-evolving environment, shaping the future of financial technology.

Ready to make an impact?

We are seeking an experienced Test Lead to steer integration, system and end-to-end testing across business, functional and technical domains. You will be part of a vibrant squad spread across Belgium, France, Poland and India, united by shared goals and great teamwork.

Your day-to-day mission:

• Ensure detailed and end‑to‑end requirements are structured and fully testable, especially in complex areas, by guiding their formulation using use cases practices to promote a shift‑left approach and accelerate test cycles.
• Define and lead test strategies by formulating risk‑based and contract‑testing approaches, anticipating interdependencies across components and projects to secure robust validation aligned with Agile practices.
• Perform intake of new initiatives and conduct high‑level assessments in collaboration with roadmap leadership.
• Develop and maintain test plans, coordinate environments and manage resource utilisation, including offshore teams and work allocation.
• Ensure testing is delivered within quality, time and budget targets, while actively managing risks.
• Support pre-production and production readiness, ensuring a smooth transition into live operations.
• Manage defects effectively, ensuring proper assignment, prioritisation, and follow‑up until resolution.
• Report test progress, risks and impediments to relevant stakeholders at all levels.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within testing communities.
• Mentor junior testers, foster a culture of quality, and drive improvements in testing practices.
• Ensure your work contributes directly to the robustness and reliability of mission‑critical business services, helping maintain Euroclear’s competitive advantage.

What you need to have to succeed in this role:

• Extensive experience in functional and non‑functional IT testing, contributing directly to Business Resilience.
• Strong understanding of business and financial drivers.
• Comprehensive expertise in distributed and mainframe technologies (IBM Mainframe: PL/1, Cobol, SQL DB2, MQ, CICS, JCL, VSAM, XML), job scheduling tools such as CA7, and monitoring tools including Splunk.
• Good background in testing automated processes, with experience in automation tools (e.g., Selenium) considered a plus.
• Familiarity with test management and reporting tools such as Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Power BI.
• Test management experience on cross functional, multi-platform, business resilience critical projects.
• Strong leadership and the assertiveness needed to drive tasks to completion.
• Very good analytical and investigation skills, with the ability to structure complex problems and propose solutions.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and operate effectively across diverse teams.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, capable of breaking down complex issues.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, active listening) at all levels, including senior management.
• Effective leadership with proven capability in task, team and offshore management.
• Ability to work across multiple projects and adapt to evolving priorities.
• Experience supporting Agile practices and methods in testing.
• Strong command of English, both written and spoken.

What makes you stand out:

• Experience working within Agile frameworks.
• Strong communication and reporting capabilities.
• Experience designing executable use cases and applying Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD).
• Skill in negotiation, conflict management and influencing across management levels.
• Understanding of the Euroclear business and SWIFT messaging.
• 7+ years of professional testing experience.
• Certification in software testing (e.g., ISTQB Certified Tester) or equivalent.