Assurance Service Lead

We are looking for an accomplished Assurance Service lead with extensive experience in managing testing activities to enable the delivery of complex software development projects. An ideal candidate would be responsible for driving QA deliverables in partnership with vendor teams, make quick decisions and provide practical solutions for challenging problems. Demonstrates strong ability to think through the requirements from a business user point of view and work in a fast paced environment under tight deadlines. The candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders across IT and business user groups for complex end-to-end trading platform.

Key Responsibilities (Assurance Service Lead): 

• To ensure assurance activities aligned to support high-level Business and Trading IT goals, address key pain points, and contribute to defined success factors.
• Develop and implement an assurance strategy that balances verification and validation, with a focus on proactive quality assurance (QA) where possible, while addressing the realities of a vendor-driven, fast-paced environment that often requires a strong emphasis on quality control (QC).
• Actively monitor project progress, including RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies), project plans, budget and resource allocation. Proactively identify and mitigate risks, manage dependencies, and escalate issues as needed.
• Oversee the effective use of tools like JIRA for tracking Epics, Stories, and Defects. Ensure these tools are used consistently and align with established project processes.
• Champion and enforce incremental project phases and early validation activities. This aims to reduce risks, prevent late-stage surprises, and enable continuous feedback and improvement.
• Implement and maintain QA processes throughout the project lifecycle, focusing on proactive prevention of defects and issues. Where possible, shift the focus from reactive QC to proactive QA.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders, including business owners, project teams, vendors, and management. Provide regular updates on assurance activities, risks, and issues.
• Foster a collaborative environment within the project team and with vendors. Promote open communication and proactive problem-solving.

• Proficient in creating and reviewing test cases and test plans
• Build and enrich functional and domain knowledge
• Manage end to end testing activities for strategic target releases
• Demonstrate and maintain strong working relations with business analysis, development and business user groups
• Work with vendor partners to define test strategy and drive testing deliverables
• Owning E2E Testing activities including Functional, Integration, Automation, Performance Testing, etc.

Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience working in quality assurance groups
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent/relevant education
• Sound understanding of database, SQL and UNIX system
• Preferred understanding of commodities trading or other trading domains
• Having a good background in Oracle Fusion Cloud products and ERP solution
• Having strong background in Automation and/or Performance testing tools

Reporting Structure       

Reporting into Head of Quality Assurance.

Department

Trafigura is committed to building and maintaining world class IT applications and infrastructure.   The Trading IT group directly supports the Trafigura trading business, and this business has started a far-reaching programme to enhance and improve its trading applications using an innovative architecture to support business growth across the full range of business lines and geographies, and to enable the sharing of systems across different businesses.

This programme is aimed at delivering functional capabilities, enhancements and technical infrastructure upgrades to enable continued business growth and enhanced profitability for the firm.