Enterprise Test Lead (Fixed Term - 24 months) - Testing Chapter - Remediation & Wealth Tribe, Broker squad

• Enterprise test lead in RAWA (Remediation and Wealth) Tribe.
• Lead and get hands-on with complex pieces of work on an enterprise scale.
• Flexible work options, career development opportunities and banking benefits!

At ASB, we're all about doing what we can, to help our customers get "One Step Ahead" by giving them the tools they need to manage their lives and plans for their families and future. Our products don't just serve ads or stream movies - they underpin our economy and touch people's lives.

If you've always wanted to apply your skills to a large-scale Kiwi success story, then today is your lucky day - as we are on the lookout for an Enterprise Test Lead to join us!.

About the role:

As a Enterprise Test Lead in the Remediation & Wealth Tribe, you'll be part of our Broker squad that supports the ASB Securities systems that runs our Online Share Trading services. We triage, problem-solve, enhance and maintain the systems and the processes they support.

You will be leading the ASB Securities migration to CMC program of work. There will be around 50 to 100 integration points to be tested that will impact all platform squads.

As an Enterprise Test lead, you will apply your Share trading expertise and testing experience to help lead the squad in building, supporting, and maintaining our applications and contribute to the overall testing processes within the project.



You'll be part of a program/ project on the forefront of working to deliver and support a secure, functional and performant ecosystem to our customers. In our diverse and accepting environment, our people grow their agile mind-set, learn, evolve and utilise their skills, while being empowered to make decisions. You'll have the opportunity to lead and get hands-on with some interesting and complex pieces of work that integrate on an enterprise scale.

We advocate for Agile, T-Shaped teams which will take you through all facets of engineering in any given day.

We are looking for a mix of Share trading expertise or similar system experience, test management and technical testing skills to support the following activities:

• Creating Agile testing strategies and plans.
• Working with key stakeholders for testing end to end and obtain sign- off. 
• Building and supporting test automation where applicable.
• Building and supporting performance testing where applicable.
• Reviewing requirements and specifications.
• Verifying and validating functionality being developed.
• Analysing and reporting test results.

About you:



We are looking for an individual that will lead the testing within a large programme of work. Someone who not only understands good QA practice that includes engineered test automation & performance testing, but also someone who can provide non-line management leadership to squads. A person who can own and report the overall test status and provide QA guidance to the wider ASB squads, leaders, and stakeholders.

Our technical solutions, drive continuous change for the squads and customers to ensure we are delivering best possible outcomes. You will work collaboratively with our squads and stakeholders to be the voice of test engineering and deliver better & safer customer experiences.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Proven testing leadership with large or complex projects/ programs.
• Proven knowledge across functional, system, integration, API testing, end to end testing, automation testing and performance testing.
• Manage and coordinate project/ program level end to end testing activities with multiple squads.
• Working with key stakeholders (internal/external) for testing end to end and obtain sign- off.
• Create and maintain project level test strategies/ test plans that includes approach for technical testing (test automation & non-functional testing) components.
• Capture, track and escalate status, risks, and issues to management.
• Experience on test estimating, negotiating and prioritizing of work.
• Provide test sign off against test coverage, execution, defects, and risks.
• Develop strong positive stakeholder relationships over a continuous release stream.
• Manage complex integrated test environments and test data.
• Mentoring/ guiding on standards and best practices.
• Has foster proactive and continuous improvements to a testing community.
• Experience of testing Online Share Trading platforms i.e. Experience in E2E testing of platforms like CMC markets, Sharesies will be highly beneficial.

In addition, the following would be an advantage:

• Financial/banking domain experience.
• Certified in ISTQB Fundamentals/ Manager level.
• Working experience in Cloud technologies.
• Desktop / Web Automation experience.

Working at ASB:

ASB's sense of who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values. They guide our business in our day-to-day interactions with our team, customers and community. They are what makes ASB - ASB.

Along with our interactions, values guide our actions and conduct, making ASB a safe and inclusive environment for both our people and our customers. They show that we care, are passionate and courageous and that we act with integrity. Most importantly they unite us - because they are ASB.

We offer a flexible and supportive work environment and offer an open and inclusive culture; a place where we welcome and value your individuality, ideas and goals.