Tokyo · Contractor · Senior (6-9 yrs)
Lead QA Engineer — Digital Bank, Tokyo
Define and embody the QA strategy of a from-scratch digital bank in Tokyo. Lead the end-to-end QA function, mentor a team of 3-6 QA engineers, interface with Product, Risk & Compliance, and the regulator.
- QA Strategy
- Test Automation
- CI/CD Quality Gates
- Playwright
- Team Leadership
ApplyPermanent contract possible · Depending on profile — Tokyo
The context
Our client is launching a new digital bank in Tokyo (joint venture between a leading Japanese FinTech and a major banking group). As Lead QA, you are the business-fluent partner to Product, Risk & Compliance and the guarantor of banking quality.
Your mission
- Owner of the end-to-end QA strategy: test pyramid, automation standards, CI/CD quality gates
- Build and mentor a QA team of 3 to 6 people (recruiting, onboarding, skill development)
- Interface with Head of Engineering, Product, Risk & Compliance, external auditors, and the regulator (JFSA)
- Define release criteria, severity (Sev1-3), traceability, and audit readiness
- Drive metrics: defect escape rate, coverage, MTTR; post-mortems and shift-left
The profile
- Proven experience as lead QA in critical product / regulated environment
- QA strategy vision + team management + automation culture
- Banking sensitivity (KYC/AML, payments, ledger, regulatory reporting)
- Business-level Japanese essential for Risk / Compliance; fluent English
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Lead QA Engineer — Digital Bank, Tokyo