Lead QA Engineer

Job Description As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue SS&C is headquartered in Windsor Connecticut and has 27000 employees in 35 countries. Some 20000 financial services and healthcare organizations from the worlds largest companies to small and mid-market firms rely on SS&C for expertise scale and technology. Title: Lead QA Engineer Location: Sydney NSW II Hybrid Job Type: Full Time Permanent Get To Know Us SS&C GIDS provides information processing and computer software services and products. The Companys operating segments include financial markets customer management professional services and output solutions. SS&C GIDS serves the alternative investments asset and wealth management banking and lending insurance and real estate industries. Why You Will Love It Here Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model Your Future: Income Protection Insurance & Salary Continuance Work / Life Balance: Generous Bereavement & Compassionate leave Your Wellbeing: Private Health Insurance discount Primary & Secondary Paid Parental leave Death & TPD Insurance Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity Training: Hands-On Team-Customized including SS&C University Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs travel and more What You Will Get to Do Lead and manage a team of QA engineers providing technical guidance mentorship and performance feedback. Define and implement QA strategy test plans and automation frameworks aligned with product and business goals. Oversee test automation efforts using tools such as Playwright Selenium UFT and API testing frameworks (Postman RESTful APIs SOAP UI). Collaborate with Product Owners Developers and DevOps to ensure quality is embedded throughout SDLC. Drive test coverage efficiency and scalability through robust automation and CI / CD integration. Manage test environments data setup and release readiness across multiple projects. Analyze and report on quality metrics defect trends and ROI to inform decision-making and process improvements. Conduct risk assessments root cause analysis and implement preventive measures. Champion best practices in testing coding standards and agile methodologies. Facilitate Agile ceremonies sprint planning and retrospectives with a focus on quality outcomes. What You Will Bring Bachelors degree in information technology or computer science (mandatory) with 8 years of experience in quality assurance and test automation. You will lead a team of QA engineers in a cross-functional environment ISTQB or any other certification Proven experience in leading QA teams and managing test automation projects. Strong hands-on experience with Playwright Selenium UFT and scripting languages (TypeScript Java C# VBScript). Expertise in automation framework design maintenance and enhancement. Solid understanding of microservices architecture API testing and CI / CD pipelines. Proficiency in SQL for data validation migration testing and automation support. Experience with JIRA HP ALM and test management tools. Experience with responsive design principles and accessibility (WCAG) API automation testing Experience with Nx monorepos BrowserStack or similar. Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies Inc. or any of its affiliated companies the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services. SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race color religious creed gender age marital status sexual orientation national origin disability veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws. Key Skills Change Management Corporate Communications Apache Commons Compensation Civil Quality Control Employment Type: Full-Time Vacancy: 1 #J-18808-Ljbffr