Test Lead - Trade Finance Digitalization (Temenos T24)

We are looking for an experienced Test Lead – Trade Finance Digitalization to lead end-to-end testing for a Trade Finance Digital Portal integrated with Temenos T24 Core Banking. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Trade Finance, Temenos T24, QA leadership, and banking integrations, with hands-on experience leading testing teams and delivering complex digital transformation projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing activities, including test strategy, planning, estimation, execution, defect management, and reporting.
• Manage and mentor a team of Testers, Senior Testers, and T24 Testers.
• Design and execute functional, integration, regression, UAT, and end-to-end test scenarios.
• Validate Trade Finance workflows across the Digital Portal, BPM/Workflow, APIs, and Temenos T24.
• Test Trade Finance modules including:
• Letters of Credit (LC)
• LC Drawings
• Documentary Collections/Bills (DC)
• Trade Loans (LD)
• Delivery (DE) for SWIFT message generation
• Validate Straight-Through Processing (STP), maker-checker workflows, API integrations, charges, commissions, accounting entries, limits, and collateral.
• Verify SWIFT message generation and compliance with SWIFT and ICC standards.
• Lead defect triage, stakeholder communication, quality reporting, and release readiness.
• Support security, RBAC, KYC/AML validations, audit trails, performance testing, and reconciliation testing.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Product Owners, Development, and Automation teams.

• 10+ years of QA experience in Banking, with at least 5 years in Trade Finance testing.
• Strong hands-on experience with Temenos T24 Trade Finance modules (LC, LC Drawings, DC, LD, and DE).
• Experience testing Digital Banking Portals and complex Core Banking integrations.
• Strong knowledge of Trade Finance products, workflows, and the complete transaction lifecycle.
• Experience with STP validation, API testing, SWIFT messaging, and integration testing.
• Hands-on experience with defect management tools such as JIRA.
• Good understanding of Agile methodologies and test governance.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and reporting skills.