Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Test Analyst to join our team. We believe our Test Analysts play a vital role not just in ensuring the quality of the software we develop, but in making it better, all the way from backend to frontend. As a Test Analyst in our team, you will play a critical role in the design of our software to ensure it is developed with quality in mind from the very beginning and solving the many complex challenges along the way, using some of the industry’s latest technologies. Automation is a key part in what we do, so we will expect our Test Analysts to have a strong coding background to assist in building the automation systems that enable us to deliver this world class software rapidly.

Job Responsibilities

• Play a central role in implementing best testing practices in the team.
• Define the testing approach for each sprint.
• Collaborate with Business Analyst to extract testing requirements for user stories.
• Estimate effort for testing tasks.
• Manage and maintain test data.
• Extend the team’s testing framework.
• Contribute to automation of tests in-sprint.
• Report on test execution and any risks and issues.
• Participate in, assist with, and give feedback on any activities where product quality practices and risks should be considered.

Experience

• You have hands experience in API testing.
• You can test reports, and applications and know how to read and write SQL.
• You can program (we use Scala, JavaScript and UFT amongst others).
• You have a practical understanding of CICD.
• You care about releasing great software. 
• You know where it is most effective for an automated test to live (Unit, Integration, Acceptance Testing, E2E). 
• You understand the benefits of manual testing but also the costs. 
• You are continually trying to improve your testing skills. 
• You read widely about what is happening in the world of testing. 
• You can work under pressure. 
• You can solve complex testing issues.
• Experience testing financial applications, will be advantageous. 

Education

• Degree in computer science or business information systems ideal, but solid experience will be considered as well