Functional Tester

Job Description

Position Purpose Provide a brief description of the overall purpose of the position, why this position exists and how it will contribute in achieving the teams goal. Responsibilities Direct Responsibilities Understanding of structured test methods and processes of both SDLC and STLC Proactively communicate and collaborate with team to analyze testing requirements and deliver the following artifacts as needed: Test Plan, Test strategy Test Cases, Test Completion Report and sign-off, exception reporting and follow-up. Creation of good quality test scenarios for manual testing, reviewing and validating them with BA and inputting in ALM Execution of manual test cases, issuing reports (DSR, RCA, etc.) and sharing with the test manager on a timely manner Execution of end-to-end integration testing in collaboration with other applications teams Testing effort estimation based on the requirements from BAs, PMs. Experience in managing and maintaining test data, which allows reproducible results and comparison between successive tests runs. Strong analytical and quick learning skills required, to handle test cases in a rich and complex architecture with many interconnected applications. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, managers, subject matter experts and technical teams. Execution of performance test scenarios, propose efficient ways to do performance testing. Participate and contribute to all Agile / Scrum rituals of the squad (daily stand-up, grooming, sprint planning, retrospective meetings) Reporting to test lead manager on the test activities progress and data gathering to generate metrics. Automation script development maintenance, knowledge on the automation framework is an advantage. Experience on HP ALM Octane. Contribute to analysis of defects and identification of root cause and pattern. Coordinating various upstream or downstream application teams requesting test data and support while execution of test cases Ability to accommodate more than one testing at a time for concurrent projects testing Contributing Responsibilities 5+ and less than 9 years relevant experience in software testing in Banking domain Experience working in scrum team Proficient in test life cycle management using HP-ALM/ALM Octane Manual Functional testing with various techniques on Identifying required test data or mockup required test data. Integration testing with Stubs and Drivers on System Integration testing, End to End testing. Identifying regression test cases from existing pool of functional test cases or create them if they are not available. Hands-on experience in writing test cases for complex projects, test data preparation and test execution. Hands on experience in writing performance test cases. Good oral written Communication skills. A good team player with problem-solving attitude. Analytical and precise: Capacity to challenge the team and convince based on facts. Technical Behavioral Competencies 5+ and less than 9 years experience as a Test Analyst in a financial institution Strong Functional knowledge of Back Office processes, financial products, trade life cycle obtained either through an IT core system implementation project or via positions held within the Operations department of Bank. Strong exposure to Securities and derivatives/Wealth management AAA, TRANSACT application knowledge will be added advantage. Exposure to trading products testing is a plus. Automation knowledge (Good to have) Proficient in Quality center/HP-ALM-Octane and JIRA Specific Qualifications (if required) Skills Referential Behavioural Skills : (Please select up to 4 skills) Ability to collaborate / Teamwork Ability to deliver / Results driven Communication skills - oral written Ability to share / pass on knowledge Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills) Ability to understand, explain and support change Analytical Ability Ability to develop and adapt a process Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent Experience Level At least 5 years Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)