BSA/AML Test Lead - Contractor

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About ING

In the Americas, ING’s Wholesale Banking division offers a broad range of innovative financial products and services to domestic and international corporate and institutional clients.

ING Americas follows a hybrid work model, allowing for in-office and work-from-home flexibility. Hybrid work arrangements vary based on business area.

About the Position

We are looking for a highly skilled Test Lead with domain expertise in BSA/AML, Transaction Monitoring, and Sanctions Screening. This role is responsible for leading end-to-end testing, data validation, and UAT coordination of Financial Crime systems, ensuring compliance with regulatory expectations, including FFIEC, DFS, and AML policies.

The role requires strong leadership skills, hands-on testing experience, and the ability to work effectively with Business, Technology, Operations, and external vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing activities across project deliveries, including System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), regression testing, and production validation.
• Develop and maintain test plans, schedules, and testing governance artifacts.
• Coordinate testing activities across multiple teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and dependent applications.
• Define test scope, entry and exit criteria, test scenarios, and test execution approaches.
• Perform functional, manual, and exploratory testing to validate business workflows.
• Execute and maintain regression and sanity test suites.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, test cases, and defects.
• Drive risk identification, mitigation planning, and issue management throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Ensure business sign-off and production readiness.
• Log, track, and manage defects in tools such as ADO and JIRA.
• Work closely with development, business analysis, and business teams to prioritize and resolve issues.
• Ensure proper test evidence and audit documentation for compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and Operations teams.
• Support Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and demos.
• Communicate test progress, risks, and dependencies clearly to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using tools such as Selenium, Ingenious, or similar frameworks.
• Participate in automation framework design and enhancement.
• Execute automated tests within CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing.

Requirements

• Six or more years of experience in software testing, including manual and automated testing.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with test management tools such as ADO and JIRA.
• Hands-on experience with UI and API automation tools, including Selenium, Playwright, Ingenious, or similar tools.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing practices.
• Proven experience coordinating UAT and engaging stakeholders.
• Strong skills in test case design, defect lifecycle management, and reporting.
• Experience with BSA/AML compliance frameworks, Transaction Monitoring systems, and Sanctions Screening or OFAC filtering.
• Strong understanding of AML typologies, suspicious activity detection, and regulatory frameworks such as FFIEC and DFS.
• Proven experience coordinating UAT with Compliance and Risk teams.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into test scenarios.
• Strong communication skills across business, IT, and audit stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in cross-functional, global teams.
• High attention to quality, traceability, and audit readiness.
• Ability to improve automation coverage and efficiency and drive predictable delivery outcomes across releases.

Nice to Have

• Experience with financial crime tools such as Actimize, Mantas, Quantexa, or Bridger by LexisNexis.
• Experience with regulatory programs or audit remediation initiatives.

Compensation

• Hourly rate: $90–$108

Equal Opportunity Statement

ING is a committed equal opportunity employer. Applicants are welcomed regardless of race, gender, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.