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Resillion • London, England, United Kingdom
Role: QA Test Coordinator (Senior/Experienced) – Business (Functional & UAT)
Aladdin or Charles River (must)
JIRA (defect/test management)
Manual and automated testing practices
OEMS lifecycle domain knowledge
Experience with front/middle/back-office asset-management programmes
Plan, coordinate and govern UAT and business-led testing aligned to the programme plan; manage entry/exit criteria.
Act as primary point of contact for business testing stakeholders; provide guidance, materials, and support; manage expectations.
Manage defect lifecycle (logging, triage, prioritisation, resolution, retesting) and track testing progress, risks, and dependencies; ensure governance and traceability.
10+ years software testing experience; 5+ years in team leadership or coordinating teams
Extensive experience in large-scale asset-management programme delivery (front/middle/back office)
Strong knowledge of UAT, testing governance, risk/defect management, and stakeholder engagement
Experience implementing BlackRock Aladdin Platform
Proficient in JIRA; strong planning and reporting capabilities
UK-specific background required (3 years UK address history)
Certification in testing practices
End-to-end OEMS lifecycle understanding across asset classes
Experience supporting business-led testing in complex programmes
London Hybrid: 3 days/week in London
Contract (ins
Help us to achieve our goal to be the global leader in total quality services.
With your help we will achieve this by delivering Total Quality 360, a comprehensive suite of cutting-edge services which combine quality engineering, cyber security, conformance & interoperability and content quality to deliver end-to-end total quality solutions.
Here at Resillion, our culture is based on an ‘if you see something, say something’ attitude where we take responsibility. It’s one where we expect to adapt and embrace change as the company grows. It’s based on recognising the individual worth of every one of our employees and developing their skills to keep us all at the forefront of our industry.
Above all, it’s a culture where we’re passionate about what we do, and we’re committed to the greater good of the company.
If you would like to be part of our journey, then this role may be the one for you.
Job Description
QA Test Coordinator x 2 – Business (Functional & UAT) - Aladdin or Charles River is a MUST - London Hybrid
Hybrid - 3 days a week in London
Contract (inside IR35) or Permanent
Duration - 9 months+
DUE TO BACKGROUND CHECKS, WE CAN ONLY ACCEPT APPLICANTS WHO HAVE 3 YEARS UK ADDRESS HISTORY **
Role Purpose
The Test Coordinator is responsible for planning, coordinating, and governing testing activities across the delivery lifecycle, with a strong emphasis on User Acceptance Testing (UAT). The role ensures business stakeholders are effectively supported to validate solutions, testing activities are aligned to the integrated programme plan, and risks, dependencies, and progress are clearly managed and reported.
Scope and Context
The Test Coordinator operates between delivery teams and the business, providing structure, visibility, and control over testing activities. The role focuses on enabling business-led testing, ensuring upstream testing outcomes are understood, and confirming solutions are fit for purpose prior to release.
Understanding of Testing Activities Supporting UAT
The Test Coordinator understands the end-to-end testing activities required to enable effective User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and ensures these activities are coordinated, visible, and aligned to business validation.
Testing Scope and Readiness Understands overall testing scope, environments, roles, timelines, and entry and exit criteria to ensure UAT is planned realistically and aligned to the integrated programme plan. UAT Preparation Inputs Ensures business-focused test scenarios, test data, access, and supporting materials are in place so business users can execute UAT efficiently and with confidence. Upstream Testing Outcomes Reviews and interprets system and integration testing results to confirm UAT readiness, identify residual risks, and prevent UAT being impacted by unresolved technical issues. UAT Coordination and Execution Plans and coordinates UAT activities, supports business testers, tracks execution progress, and ensures issues and blockers are managed promptly. Results, Risks, and Sign-off Consolidates UAT outcomes, defects, and risks to support informed business sign-off and release readiness decisions.
Key Responsibilities
UAT Planning and Coordination
Develop and maintain UAT plans aligned to the integrated programme plan. Coordinate UAT schedules, environments, test data, and business participant availability. Define and manage UAT entry and exit criteria.
Business Stakeholder Management
Act as the primary point of contact for business testing stakeholders. Provide guidance, materials, and support to enable effective business testing. Manage expectations and maintain strong working relationships.
Defect Management
Support the UAT defect management process from logging through closure. Facilitate defect triage, prioritisation, resolution, and retesting. Ensure clear visibility of defect status and impact.
Progress Tracking and Reporting
Support the tracking of UAT execution progress, including pass, fail, blocked, and outstanding scenarios. Report testing status, risks, and dependencies to programme stakeholders. Highlight variances to plan and recommend corrective actions.
Risk and Dependency Management
Identify, assess, and manage testing risks impacting UAT and business readiness. Map and manage dependencies between interrelated testing streams and releases. Escalate risks and dependency issues with mitigation options.
Governance and Quality Assurance
Ensure testing activities comply with agreed QA processes and governance standards. Maintain traceability between requirements, UAT scenarios, defects, and sign-off.
Key Capabilities And Experience
Experience coordinating global operations testing across regions and time zones Strong understanding of structured testing activities and UAT coordination. Proven experience supporting business-led testing in complex programmes. Strong planning, organisation, and stakeholder management skills. Disciplined approach to defect management, reporting, and risk management.
Outcome Focus
The Test Coordinator enables confident business validation by ensuring UAT is well planned, well supported, and transparently governed, reducing delivery and operational risk at go-live.
Additional Skills Required
10+ years of experience in software testing plus 5+ years of team leadership experience Experience in large scale front-office, middle-office and back-office programme delivery in asset management/financial services sector Deep understanding and business knowledge on OEMS End-to-End life cycle covering all asset classes Experience of implementing BlackRock’ Aladdin Platform Experience in leading business test execution phases using both manual and automated testing practices Familiarity with test and defect management tools (JIRA) Certification in testing practices