Introduction
Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities
In this Financial Payments Test Specialist Role, you will be responsible for ensuring high quality releases of the Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) suite of products. The role involves analysing/understanding banking system requirements, regulations and applying software test methodologies to identify complex issues, working with stakeholders to resolve and ensure high quality releases to Customers.
- Analyse banking business requirements and functional specifications and create comprehensive test plans and test cases.
- Analyse complex banking software and apply rigorous test procedures to ensure functional compliance to Banking Industry mandates.
- Collaborate with test team, developers, and stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure test coverage.
- Develop test plans and strategies tailored to banking software requirements.
- Execute test cases to verify the functionality and usability of banking software applications.
- Identify, document, and track software defects, and work closely with developers to resolve them.
- Identify, document, and track defects through development lifecycle.
- Identify and implement QA process improvements as required.
- Communicate with product developers, project managers, team leads and stakeholders.
- Provide status reports on testing progress, including metrics such as test coverage, defect density, and test execution results.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by suggesting process enhancements and best practices for software testing.
- Keep abreast of Industry best practices and emerging technologies in software testing and banking.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- Strong Banking Software Quality Assurance / Analysis experience
- Deep understanding of Banking Industry Regulations/Mandates
- Banking Industry Test experience
- Banking Industry Test Analysis experience
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a solid understanding of banking processes and regulations.
- Linux/UNIX skills
- Debugging skills
- Database skills (DB2, Oracle, My SQL etc)
- Experience with Agile Methodologies
- Ability to collaborate meaningfully and respectfully in a team environment under high pressure.
- Ability to work independently and proactively.
- Self-Starter, quick learner of technology, who is also excited in mentoring and transferring knowledge, be able to multi-task
- Genuine interest in solving customer issues and software quality
- Fluent in English with excellent oral and written communication skills
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
- Environment setup and troubleshooting skills.
- API testing skills (Soap UI, Postman, Newman etc)
- Container skills (Docker, Kubernetes, Red Hat Open Shift etc.)
- Test Automation experience (Selenium Web Driver, Playwright etc)
- JAVA/Java Script experience
- Ability to see clarity in complex situations.
- Flexible and willing to adapt to quickly changing product requirements.
- Proven ability to work on multiple projects.
What we offer:
- Working for a top 5 IT company according to Forbes 2022 best employers ranking
- International and prestigious projects
- Highly skilled teams of experts
- Wide range of IBM trainings and certificates
- Access to Udemy, Harvard Business Review, O’Reilly, Interskill, IBM AI Skills Academy
And what is more:
- Contract of employment
- Competitive compensation – salary range, depending on your skills and experience
- Private medical care and life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sport, charity & other networking groups
- Summer / winter camps for children
- Discounts with IBM employee badge
- Referral Bonus Program
- Home office option
- No dress code
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