Polaris Bank established by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on September 21, 2018 to offer commercial banking services to the Nigerian public, is seeking suitably qualified candidates for the position of an Head, Quality Assurance & Testing Centre, if you are interested in this position continue on this page for more information on the job description, the job requirement and the official online portal to begin application.
Applications are invited for the position below:
Job Title: Head, Quality Assurance & Testing Centre
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full Time
About the Role
- The Head, Quality Assurance & Testing Centre ensures Polaris Bank’s software ships reliably, performs under load, and is free of critical defects and security vulnerabilities before reaching production.
- This role directs four testing disciplines — Functional, Automated, Performance, and Security Testing — through specialist leads and engineers.
Key Responsibilities
Functional Testing Oversight:
- Ensure comprehensive functional, regression, and system integration testing across all releases
- Set test case design and defect tracking standards
Automated Testing Oversight:
- Direct the build-out and maintenance of test automation frameworks integrated into CI/CD pipelines
- Drive toward the bank’s target automation coverage to enable faster, safer release cycles
Performance Testing Oversight:
- Ensure systems are validated for performance, scalability, and load capacity before major releases
- Oversee performance monitoring practices that catch degradation before it affects customers
Security Testing Oversight:
- Ensure security assessments, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing are performed on all releases
- Escalate and track remediation of identified vulnerabilities in coordination with security architecture and engineering teams
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field; ISTQB or equivalent certification an advantage
- Demonstrated track record leading QA/testing functions in a fast-release software environment, ideally banking or fintech
Core Competencies:
- Test strategy and quality leadership across manual, automated, performance, and security testing disciplines
- CI/CD-integrated automation practices
- Working knowledge of application security testing methodology (OWASP)
- Cross-functional coordination with engineering, architecture, and security teams
Familiarity With Tools (used by the function’s teams):
- JIRA, TestRail, Zephyr; Selenium, Cypress, Appium, TestNG, JUnit, Postman, RestAssured, Jenkins, GitHub Actions; JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, BlazeMeter; Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Nessus, Snyk, Veracode.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
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