QA Test Lead - CDR/Open Banking (Melbourne)

We are seeking an experienced Test Lead to drive quality assurance across a complex, multi-vendor CDR (Consumer Data Right) programme. You will act as both test manager and hands‑on coordinator, owning end‑to‑end test strategy across data, API, functional, and automation workstreams. This is a high‑visibility role operating at the intersection of regulatory compliance, data platform modernisation, and vendor integration. Key Responsibilities Test Management & Coordination
- Lead and coordinate testing activities across multiple vendors and internal teams
- Develop and maintain the overall test strategy, plan, and schedule
- Track defects, manage risk, and report test progress to senior stakeholders
- Facilitate test planning ceremonies, defect triage, and sign‑off processes
- Act as the primary point of contact for quality assurance across the programme Data Testing
- Design and execute validation for the new Operational Data Store (ODS)
- Verify data integrity and completeness across integrated source systems (CRM, MPED, etc.)
- Validate data transformation and loading pipelines into Snowflake
- Ensure CDR vendor data consumption aligns with ODS output specifications API Testing
- Validate CDR‑compliant APIs against regulatory standards and data holder obligations
- Design API test suites covering functional, negative, boundary, and security scenarios
- Coordinate API testing with CDR vendors and third‑party data recipients Functional & Regression Testing
- Lead functional testing across CDR consumer experience and consent management flows
- Oversee end‑to‑end regression cycles in collaboration with vendor QA teams
- Validate compliance with ACCC/DSB CDR standards and Rules Automation
- Guide and review automation efforts using Playwright (UI) and API automation frameworks
- There will be a separate Automation Engineer who will join later under the lead along with a manual/squad tester Skills & Experience
- 5+ years in a QA/Test Lead or Test Manager role on complex, enterprise programmes
- Proven experience leading multi‑vendor testing engagements
- Strong expertise in data testing — data validation, reconciliation, pipeline testing
- Experience with automation frameworks — Playwright and/or API automation tools
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to produce explicit, concise test documentation (strategies, plans, reports) Highly Desirable
- CDR / Open Banking implementation experience (data holder or recipient side)
- Experience with Snowflake or similar cloud data platforms
- Familiarity with data integration patterns (ETL/ELT, CDC, API‑based ingestion)
- Understanding of CRM and MPED data structures
- Experience in regulated financial services or banking environments Practical Fallback Profile Candidates without direct CDR experience will be considered where they demonstrate:
- Strong data and QA testing capability with financial services domain exposure
- Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn regulatory or standards‑driven frameworks
- Solid understanding of data platform validation and integration testing #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rsq0i