Manual/Automation Tester - banking and financial services (Deposits, Reconciliation, or Treasury)

As a Manual/Automation Tester specializing in banking and financial services, your role at NTT DATA in Bangalore, Karnataka (IN-KA), India will involve validating deposit workflows, batch processes, and core banking functionalities to ensure accuracy, compliance, and system stability. Your expertise in deposit systems and experience testing COBOL-based applications will be crucial for this position. **Key Responsibilities:** - Design, develop, and execute manual and automated test cases for deposit system applications built on COBOL. - Perform functional, regression, integration, and UAT testing across deposit and core banking platforms. - Validate deposit account management, transactions, interest calculations, and batch processing. - Test COBOL programs, JCL scripts, batch jobs, and data file outputs. - Build and maintain automation frameworks (Selenium, Java, Python, TestNG, Cucumber, or similar) for regression and repetitive test scenarios. - Write and execute SQL queries for backend data validation. - Collaborate with business analysts, deposit operations teams, and COBOL developers to define effective test scenarios. - Track and manage defects using test management tools (Jira, HP ALM, TestRail, etc.). - Support system upgrades, COBOL migrations, and deposit platform enhancements. - Provide detailed test evidence, documentation, and reports for stakeholders and audits. **Required Skills & Qualifications:** - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. - 4-8 years of experience as a Test Analyst/QA Engineer in banking or financial services. - Strong knowledge of deposit systems, core banking operations, and account management. - Hands-on experience testing COBOL-based applications and batch processing. - Proficiency in manual testing and automation frameworks (Selenium, Java/Python, TestNG, Cucumber). - Solid SQL skills for data validation and reconciliation. - Experience with test management and defect tracking tools (Jira, HP ALM, TestRail, etc.). - Good understanding of SDLC, Agile, and Waterfall methodologies. **Preferred/Good to Have:** - ISTQB or similar QA certification. - Experience with API testing (Postman, RestAssured). - Familiarity with mainframe tools. - Exposure to CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI). - Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements in core banking. NTT DATA is a $30 billion global innovator of business and technology services, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. As a Global Top Employer, NTT DATA has experts in more than 50 countries and offers diverse services including business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation, and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. Being one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure globally, NTT DATA is committed to helping clients innovate, optimize, and transform for long-term success under the NTT Group. With an annual investment of over $3.6 billion in R&D, NTT DATA aims to support organizations and society in navigating confidently into the digital future. Visit us at us.nttdata.com.,