Job Title: Test Lead 

Department: GM IT 

About Business line/Function:  

The Global Markets (GM) business of BNP Paribas helps its Corporate and Institutional clients leverage capital markets across the globe for their financing, risk management and investment needs. This encompasses a wide range of financial products ranging from Foreign exchange to complex Equity Derivatives that are traded in financial markets across the globe 24/7. IT systems are integral to the business and are a key part of the value proposition to clients. These IT systems range from industry standard products for standard process automation to internally developed, often, market leading IT applications. The IT teams owning these IT systems are made up of functions that include Technical and Application production support, Business Analysis & Project Management, Development & Maintenance and Quality Control. BNP Paribas India Solutions is an equal partner in these IT functions along with colleagues in other locations including Paris, London, New York, Tokyo, Singapore & Hong Kong. This partnership ranges from sharing the IT workload, executing global strategy to owning global applications offshore. The technology and engineering landscape is wide, encompassing almost all techniques and platforms. It continues to evolve and transform with the market with the business continuing to invest in it. 

Position Purpose:  

FxPlus is BNP Paribas’ multi‑asset forex platform that provides real‑time pricing, order routing, execution, and post‑trade processing for many currency pairs. Candidate must validate the entire transaction flow using functional and automated regression tests in each release cycle. We need a test lead, who could:

• Align business requirements with technical solutions, translating functional specifications into actionable test strategies and automation designs.
• Lead and mentor the local QA team, ensuring adherence to coding standards, best‑practice testing methods, and continuous improvement of the automation framework.
• Oversee end‑to‑end test execution, defect management, and stakeholder communication to guarantee timely, compliant releases of the FxPlus platform.

Responsibilities 

Direct Responsibilities 

• Should have minimum 8 years of hands on experience in testing activities across functional testing and test automation (Selenium Java).
• Should have prior experience of leading a QA team.
• Responsible for QA team deliverables.
• Produce test plans, coverage matrices, and risk-based test prioritization aligned with market requirements 
• Allocate tasks, monitor progress, and conduct daily standups and retrospectives. 
• Own defect triage with developers, product owners, and risk/compliance teams.
• Coordinate test planning, execution, and reporting across multiple release cycles, ensuring alignment with regulatory and business timelines.
• Drive continuous improvement by introducing best practices, tooling enhancements, and process optimizations and drive new initiatives in test automation.
• Deliver regular KPIs (test coverage, defect leakage, automation ROI). 
• Should be able to support automation test design, maintenance, execution, and analysis of test report.  
• Should have basic knowledge of CI/CD pipeline for test automation on any build tools like Jenkins
• Should have knowledge in any test management tools (ALM/JIRA). 
• Should have basic knowledge in any GIT repositories for source code management. 
• Ability to work within tight deadlines. 
• Must have good analytical skills. 

Contributing Responsibilities 

• Communication with Onshore 
• Providing regular status updates to team manager and onshore during daily calls 
• Highlighting issues 
• Maintain quality of deliverable 
• Teamwork 
• Quick resolution to any testing related issues 

Technical & Behavioral Competencies 

Primary 

• Proven hands‑on expertise with Selenium and Java (mandatory).
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills.

Secondary 

• Proficiency with test‑management tools such as HP ALM, JIRA.
• Experience with API testing and the Spring Boot framework (nice to have)

Specific Qualifications: 

• Minimum 7-8 years of experience in Functional and Automation testing. 

Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities) 

Technical Skills: 

• Forex Market domain (Preferred).
• Selenium Java

Behavioral Skills:  

• Communication 
• Analytical Ability 
• Team Leadership

Education Level: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 

Location: Bangalore 

About BNP Paribas Group: 

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialized businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability. 

About BNP Paribas India Solutions: 

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions. 

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.