QA Specialist - Manila - Fintech

Adaptive

WE ARE: Mabuhay! This is an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Operate team in the Philippines, leading the engagements behind two of the functions that keep Adaptive's client platforms running. We are a growing company that continues to expand our operations in the country, and you will work alongside a team of dedicated professionals across the globe to help shape the future of our managed services in the region. As a member of our team, you will have the unique opportunity to help mature how we run, support, and maintain mission-critical trading platforms long after they go live. At Adaptive, we are a financial consulting firm that partners with capital, commodity, and digital market participants. We value differentiation through technology. Our experienced teams design and deliver complex front-office technology solutions using our proven accelerators to create long-term competitive advantage. Our clients include the world's leading investment banks, investment managers, fintech and capital market service providers. With a global reach with offices in London, New York, Barcelona and Montreal, we have a proven track record of delivering powerful, elegant and intuitive trading technology solutions. Our Project Managers at Adaptive are leaders who set an example for Adaptive's culture and values. Most importantly, our Project Managers give the teams the autonomy they require in their role to be motivated and grow professionally. This role sits at the heart of Operate. You will own the engagements that bring our application maintenance and SRE teams together to deliver Adaptive's Operate Service. Our platform support and application-maintenance capability sits between L1 support and the L3 R&D product teams, keeping Operate clients environments stable, current, and within agreed SLAs. Our infrastructure-as-code accelerator and SRE capability, provisioning, hosting, and maintaining the cloud environments those platforms run on.  If you feel like this is you, you might be a perfect fit for this role! YOU ARE: * A strategic thinker with great communication skills * A problem solver with strong analytical skills, comfortable operating in a support and run-service context where priorities shift with incidents and SLAs * A great team player who loves sharing knowledge and learning from others * Experienced in managing distributed, multi-disciplinary teams (developers and SREs) across time zones * Happy to work in a hybrid environment, with once a week in our office for meetings with colleagues, training, and social activities AS A PM YOU WILL ENSURE THAT: * The operate support engagements you oversee deliver against their service commitments, on time, within budget, and within agreed SLAs * Clients are engaged and informed, and ultimately satisfied with the support and infrastructure services they receive * The Development and SRE teams have a clear understanding of their goals and their place within the wider Operate model, and are empowered to deliver on our commitments * Application maintenance, platform support, and infrastructure work are coordinated as one coherent service rather than separate streams YOU WILL: Manage the engagements: * Understand the strengths and potential pitfalls that come with an Agile and ITIL-based service delivery philosophy, based on personal experience * Plan and coordinate the transition of client platforms from Consulting Build engagements into the Operate Run Service, taking knowledge transfer and assessing production readiness ahead of go-live * Work collaboratively with clients to identify and document the scope of support, maintenance, and infrastructure services, and build and maintain delivery and roadmap plans * Provide accurate and timely updates on milestones, service performance, and progress against plan * Actively manage and mitigate engagement risk, including resourcing gaps, SLA exposure, and dependencies between Dev, SRE, the Platform/Accelerator teams. Manage the service: * Oversee the day-to-day operation of application maintenance (software upgrades, dependency migrations, security patches, bug fixes, and minor changes) for Run Service clients. * Coordinate platform support activity, working with the Support and Platform teams to drive a high resolution rate and clean, well-characterised escalations * Help define and track KPIs and reporting (ticket ownership, ticket type, product type, severity, SLA performance) and drive service-improvement initiatives Manage a team: * Promote a Servant Leader mindset, empower highly-skilled team members to deliver their best, and involve them in decision making * Identify and drive the resolution of problems affecting team harmony and performance, with particular attention to the demands of a 24/7 support and run-service environment * Understand various software and infrastructure concepts to discuss problems and orchestrate strategy with the talents in the team: * Backend developers: real-time programming, high availability * SRE: infrastructure-as-code, cloud provisioning, observability, networking, capacity planning, security and compliance * Support: L1/L2/L3 triage, escalation, and knowledge management * QA, BA, UX and DevOps as engagements require * Work with distributed teams (Manila/London/Barcelona/Montreal/New York) Manage people: * Regularly lend an ear to your team members and listen to what they have to say about their job satisfaction and their aspirations, in the spirit of Adaptive's staff management style: informal and collegiate * Liaise with directors/HR to report relevant information * Take part in the regularization process for new members of staff Manage resourcing: * Own the resourcing plan for the Operate application maintenance engagements, balancing dedicated team members and rotational/shared resources * Review the proposed resourcing model with Delivery and Operate leadership, and maintain the resource forecast in time tracking system * Identify gaps in the team, and engage with the HR team to recruit new hires accordingly (e.g. additional developers and SREs as the client base grows) Manage client & stakeholders: * Provide regular service and project status reporting to client stakeholders * Use effective and transparent communication * Actively manage clients' expectations, make assumptions explicit, and create an audit trail of important decisions throughout the engagement (including the boundaries of what the Run Service covers) * Liaise with the account manager to define and implement the communication plan Report to Adaptive: * Report engagement and service status on a weekly basis, and contribute to the monthly Operate SteerCo * Escalate issues to the Head of Operate Commercial & Legal: * Understand the legal framework for each engagement, including the Run Service commercial definition and SLA framework * Ensure that both Adaptive and the client meet their contractual obligations, including the standards required before SLA activation * Escalate issues where breaches of obligations occur or are at risk of occurring Finance: * Manage costs (resources, expenses, licenses, cloud/infrastructure spend) in line with client agreements WHY US: * To be immersed in high-standard engineering culture. Our fantastic team takes pride in crafting complex technical solutions but also loves sharing their knowledge and helping you grow professionally (we have great people here at Adaptive 😁). You can learn from anyone here, which is the beauty of it * To take part in the growth and development of a great company at the point where our products meet our clients' day-to-day operations * Our teams feel free to speak up, make suggestions and raise concerns * Collaborative team environment: we all work together, respect each other, and pitch in * Great consideration for work/life balance (highly-flexible, hybrid working model, well-being benefits). The balance between professional and personal life is massively important to us * We work hard to provide a positive, collaborative and inclusive culture and to positively impact our staff and local communities through different well-being, diversity and inclusion programmes WHAT DO PEOPLE THINK OF US 🗣 You can check our Glassdoor page 🎉 BENEFITS Among our benefits are: * 23 days PTO * Retirement plan * HMO including x§dependents * Group Life Insurance THE PROCESS Long interview processes are stressful and boring, and that is not us 😉 We want to make sure that everything runs smoothly. So here you will have three interviews:   1. A chat with one of our great recruiters. 2. A zoom chat with one of our PM colleagues where they will ask you detailed questions about PM knowledge and your experience. 3. A Face to Face interview (either in our office or via Zoom). During this interview, we will dig even deeper, and you will have a technical task to do.   But don't worry; everything will be explained to you step by step by your recruiter. Here is a little tip for you during those stages: Collaboration is massively important to us, so don't hesitate to share your thoughts, ask questions, ask for help if needed, etc 😊 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: 💜 Diversity and inclusion are key to a great workplace, and Adaptive is better when it's more representative of the world around us. We want everyone to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work without any fear of judgment or negativity. All we ask is that our colleagues are respectful, collaborative, passionate about what they do, and have the skills needed to be successful in their roles.

Smartly

ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for a Solutions Specialist who will focus primarily on building, automating, and maintaining solutions within the Smartly platform and Google Apps Script environment. This role is ideal for someone with strong technical curiosity, solid scripting fundamentals, and the ability to quickly learn digital marketing concepts. You’ll partner closely with internal teams and clients to translate business requirements into scalable, efficient workflows. This is a hands-on technical role where you will create custom automations, troubleshoot complex issues, and guide clients on how best to leverage Smartly’s capabilities. Prior AdTech experience is beneficial but not required—what matters most is your learning agility, problem-solving ability, and comfort working with APIs, scripts, and data. AS A SOLUTIONS SPECIALIST AT SMARTLY, YOU WILL … CLIENT & INTERNAL COLLABORATION * Work closely with internal teams and client stakeholders to deeply understand business or workflow requirements. * Translate those needs into technical specifications, scripts, automations, or Smartly platform configurations. * Explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences. SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT & AUTOMATION * Build, test, and maintain Smartly workflows, templates, rules, and custom automations. * Develop and optimize Google Apps Script solutions to support data processing, validation, reporting, and operational automation. * Research and design bespoke solutions using APIs and scripting to solve specific customer use cases. TROUBLESHOOTING & QUALITY ASSURANCE * Diagnose and resolve issues across scripts, APIs, and Smartly workflows—even when information is incomplete. * Perform thorough QA and testing to ensure reliability, performance, and error handling. * Monitor and maintain long-term stability of custom implementations. INTEGRATION & PLATFORM SUPPORT * Support client integrations with advertising platforms such as Meta, Google Ads, YouTube, DV360, and Campaign Manager 360. * Identify bugs or platform issues and deliver clear documentation and reproduction steps for Engineering teams. INTERNAL CONTRIBUTION * Improve internal tools, documentation, and best practices for scalable solution development. * Contribute to shared knowledge across the team by identifying opportunities to automate or streamline processes.   WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR YOU, IF YOU HAVE... TECHNICAL SKILLS * Proficiency in JavaScript and Google Apps Script. * Comfortable working with APIs, JSON structures, and data workflows. * Experience with HTML5 and CSS. * Familiarity with Git, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is beneficial. LEARNING & PROBLEM-SOLVING * Ability to quickly learn marketing concepts such as campaign structure, optimization strategies, and attribution models. * Strong analytical and debugging skills, especially when working with automation or API-driven systems. * Structured problem solver with a logical, methodical approach. COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION * Strong verbal and written communication skills in English. * Capable of simplifying technical ideas for non-technical partners. * Collaborative mindset with comfort working asynchronously across regions. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS * Willingness to work flexible hours to support global time zones. * Curious, self-driven, and proactive in identifying opportunities to improve workflow efficiency.   #LI-HYBRID ABOUT SMARTLY Smartly is the AI-powered advertising technology company transforming ad experiences for brands and their consumers. Our comprehensive advertising platform seamlessly integrates the capabilities of media, creative, and intelligence to power more than 800 billion impressions and generate more than 300 billion creatives annually, delivering tangible business outcomes for brands and advertisers. Smartly is the only company in the industry recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Creative Advertising Technologies with PwC validating the results it delivers for brands. We manage creative and media for 700+ brands worldwide and $6B in ad spend across the largest media platforms, including Facebook, Google, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok. Our end-to-end technology, unmatched access to media platforms and exceptional customer service help Fortune 500 brands to reach and engage consumers and learn what performs best.Smartly is a multinational and diverse team of 750+ Smartlies from 60+ nationalities, working in 13 countries. Together, we want to create and maintain an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and heard. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach is at the heart of it. Visit Smartly to learn more. The processing of your information is described in our Candidate Privacy Notice.

Professional Galaxy AB

Professional Galaxy is an IT and technology consulting company that provides highly specialized expertise in IT, software development, SAP, purchasing, electronics and mechanical design. We collaborate with experienced senior experts and deliver strategic value-creating expertise to some of Sweden's most complex and analytically demanding projects. Our focus is always on high quality, professionalism and clear, measurable results. Are you the right person for the assignment, or do you want to recommend a strong candidate? Do not hesitate to contact us. Feel free to apply today, selection and interviews take place on an ongoing basis. Professional Galaxy is looking for a QA Specialist on behalf of our client. Job summary PURPOSE OF THE JOB The purpose of the job is to provide QA-support and guidance to the Digital function in general and, in a more specific way to Development teams. A QA specialist will work centrally and can have certain specializations within the role e.g. Test architecture, Performance testing, Test automation etc. The purpose of the role is responsibility to create and implement Test & QA strategy as well as technical enablers to support Ikanos software development. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB • Lead, develop and drive QA & Test strategy • Coach and guide DevOps teams on software testing practices • Collaborate with stakeholders to analyse, identify and drive QA-related improvements • Interact with Product owners Architects, Release Train Engineers, and other key stakeholders to ensure QA-work meets required standards • Define and implement Test Architecture • Define and implement tooling, framework and ways of working for Test Automation • Define and implement tooling, framework and ways of working for Non-Functional testing • Define and implement tooling, framework and ways of working for Test Data Management COMPETENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE JOB Motivation: • Passion for developing test strategies for DevSecOps teams and Agile Release Trains • Is highly energised by collaborating with others • Inspirational in how you get the job done while visualizing the big picture Knowledge: • Knowledge about different Software development methodologies (SCRUM, BDD, TDD etc.) • Understanding of SAFE methodology and DevOps • Knowledge of designing Test Automation frameworks • Can demonstrate knowledge about REST, Web Sockets, API testing, Mobile APP testing (Android, iOS), Saucelabs, Appium • Proven knowledge around Test Data Management • Previous experience of Non Functional testing (Performance, Security, Maintainability etc) • Knowledge about ITIL and IT Operations practices Capabilities: • Able to lead, develop and drive Test strategy across organizations • Strength of test strategies for Micro Service-based architecture • Always possess excellent communication skills • Demonstrates skills related to converting ideas into tangible actions • Ability to communicate clearly to stakeholders on different levels in the organization • Ability to put complex topics into simpler formats • Able to develop others in their knowledge of the relevant areas • Clear demonstrable experience of BDD & TDD Academic/Qualification Level: • Educated to Software engineer or equivalent • Minimum 5 years’ experience in the relevant field • Licensed ISTQB Language Competencies: • Fluency in English Experience/Demonstrated competencies: • Previous experience working in Agile, DevOps or SAFE environments • Several years’ experience as test manager or specialist in the QA space Other Information : Start Date : ASAP End Date : Open Assignment duration: 6 months Work Model : On-site Application Deadline : 2026.02.07 Please apply directly through our system with: - Your updated CV - Availability to start the assignment In the motivation, describe why you are suitable for this assignment - refer to previous consulting assignments, employment, education and personal qualities. Please note: We do not accept any applications through mail. All applications have to be sent through the portal to be valid. Öppen för alla Vi fokuserar på din kompetens, inte dina övriga förutsättningar. Vi är öppna för att anpassa rollen eller arbetsplatsen efter dina behov.