Test Lead - CDR

Role: Test Lead

Location: Sydney / Melbourne

Contract: 6 months contract + extension

About The Role

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

Essential

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
• Hands-on API testing experience (REST, JSON, OAuth 2.0 / FAPI)
• Experience with automation frameworks — Playwright and/or API automation tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to produce clear, 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