Non-Functional Test Lead - API, Automation, Asset Management, Outside IR35 at Bangura Solutions, London, 3 to 6 Months, £Contract Rate

Non-Functional Test Lead, NFT Lead, API, Automation - Asset Management, Outside IR35

Proven Non-Functional Test (NFT) Lead with strong API and automation skills within an Asset Management environment required for a prestigious financial service client in London.

Key skills required;

• Proven experience leading and executing non-functional testing for large-scale transformation programmes.
• Strong hands-on expertise in performance, load, and volume testing, including tooling such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or K6.
• Demonstrable experience contributing to automation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of automation as an enabler of NFT, regression, and end-to-end quality, not as an end in itself.
• Confidence operating across strategy, assurance, and hands-on delivery depending on programme needs.

The role will involve;

Ownership and assurance

• You will lead the Non-Functional Test strategy for the organisation, covering performance, load, volume, scalability, resilience, and reliability.
• Define and manage non-functional requirements (NFRs) in collaboration with business, architecture, and platform teams.
• Design and execute end-to-end NFT scenarios across Aladdin and its integrated ecosystem, including batch, data, API, and UI layers.
• Lead delivery of load, stress, volume, and peak processing tests, including month-end, quarter-end, and rebalance scenarios.
• Provide NFT go-live assurance, including risk articulation, readiness assessments, and senior stakeholder recommendations.

Test Automation and Delivery

Provide hands-on support to test automation activities where required, including:

• Contributing to or extending existing automation frameworks.
• Automating non-functional and cross-system test scenarios where appropriate.
• Collaborate closely with test automation engineers and architects to ensure:
• Automation supports NFT and end-to-end quality objectives.
• Tooling and frameworks are fit-for-purpose for Aladdin-centric testing.
• Advocate for intelligent use of automation to accelerate regression coverage, data setup, and repeatable testing without over-engineering.
• Support CI/CD-aligned quality practices that integrate functional, non-functional, and automated testing outputs.

The ideal candidate will have recently completed a similar NFT Lead roler for another Asset Manager and will be keen to apply lessons learnt. You will have a passion for delivering innovative technical solutions and will have a broad knowledge of Asset Management, including Equities, Cash, Fixed Income and complex Swap instruments. Specific Aladdin or Charles River experience is highly desirable.

Minorities, women, LGBTQ+ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Interviews will take place this week, so please apply immediately or call Bangura Solutions to discuss this contract opportunity further.