Role Description:
- Lead technical and business testing team members in preparation for and execution of test initiatives in support of the core investment banking testing projects.
- Participate in requirements, design reviews with Product, Business Analysts and Development teams to assure that the product under development meets requirements, and tested efficiently. Perform requirements reviews and traceability analyses to assess test coverage.
- Oversee test execution initiatives, adhering to test schedule and key milestones. Evaluate and escalate potential risks and issues that may adversely affect quality, schedule or budget.
- Perform test execution and provide clear and concise test progress reporting that is reflective of test program status for key stakeholders and executive review.
- Monitor QA activities, test results, defects, root cause analysis and identify areas needing improvement. Recommend and lead continuous improvement initiatives that will help mature the QA test program to improve team effectiveness and overall quality of products and services.
- Strong understanding on SDLC
Technical / Functional Proficiency:
- 8-12 years Quality Assurance (QA) experience in the Financial Service industry.
- Experience in Agile, BDD and Dev Ops testing methodologies
- Strong experience in API testing using various tools.
- Proficiency in SQL.
- Working experience of Mongo DB, API testing
- Strong UNIX, Shell, Perl, Python scripting experience
- Good to have hands-on experience in Java, Selenium tools based on BDD/ TestNG frameworks
- Detailed-oriented, high level of intellectual curiosity and strong sense of ownership.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task effectively and work against tight deadlines
- Good business acumen and the ability to connect analytics with business decisions
- Strong analytical skills with hands on experience driving testing strategy
- Candidate should be willing to work late on need basis in order to interact with teams in other geographies
Leadership Skills:
- Excellent organization skills, attention to detail, and ability to multi-task
- Demonstrated sense of responsibility and capability to deliver quickly
- Excellent communication skills. Clearly articulating and documenting technical and functional specifications is a key requirement.
- Flexibility to handle multiple complex projects and changing priorities
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Promotes teamwork and builds strong relationships within and across global teams
- Promotes continuous process improvement especially in code quality, testability & reliability
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Skills Required
- 8-12 years Quality Assurance experience in Financial Services
- Experience with Agile, BDD and DevOps testing methodologies
- Strong experience in API testing using various tools
- Proficiency in SQL
- Working experience with MongoDB
- Strong UNIX, Shell and Perl scripting experience
- Python scripting experience
- Hands-on experience in Java, Selenium and TestNG (BDD frameworks)
- Strong understanding of SDLC and test strategy development
- Excellent communication, organization, and leadership skills
- Ability to multi-task, meet tight deadlines, and work across geographies (willingness to work late as needed)
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