Intermediate QE - Services Automation

The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:

Testing Coordination and Execution:

• Develop, publish, and execute test plans, test cases, traceability matrices, automation scripts, virtualization, status reports, defect reports, and exit reports.
• Identify and obtain required test data and test environments.
• Develop, publish, and execute testing estimates and manage financials related to testing activities.
• Track and report QA/QE metrics and KPIs such as velocity and defect slippage.

Defect and Compliance Management:

• Manage defects throughout their lifecycle, ensuring timely resolution and documentation.
• Identify, manage, and implement remediation for any noncompliance items and deviations.
• Ensure adherence to QA/QE standards and support the implementation of new standards.
• Recognise and identify areas for process, policy, or tool improvement.

Technical Leadership:

• Provide input, feedback, and challenge to technical designs and assess impacts to testing.
• Identify and implement automation, AI, or other emerging solutions to expedite testing and improve quality.
• Lead the adoption of automation frameworks and tools.
• Collaborates with project managers, business analysts, developers, and other stakeholders to coordinate testing activities and ensure alignment with project objectives.
• Works closely with development teams to provide feedback on technical designs and assess testing impacts.
• Interacts with external vendors and tool providers to evaluate and integrate testing solutions.
• Partners with other QA/QE professionals across the organisation to share best practices and drive continuous improvement.
• Responsible for the delivery of testing services for assigned projects/initiatives, supporting retail banking, mobile, web-based, UX, API, and accessibility testing.
• Provides technical and process leadership to ensure quality standards are met.
• Supports achievement of business unit goals through effective quality engineering and testing practices.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of QA/QE experience, 1-3 years of development/automation.
• Banking applications, API/web services, databases, integrations.

Must-have skills:

• API testing (REST, SOAP, gRPC).
• Automation tools (Postman, Parasoft SOAtest, REST Assured, Karate).
• Programming in Python, Java, or JavaScript.
• Database testing (SQL/NoSQL), ETL testing.
• Service virtualisation.
• Version control (Git), CI/CD integration.
• Test management tools (JIRA, ALM).
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Good to Have:

• MQ, Solace, batch testing, UNIX.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Performance testing tools (JMeter, NeoLoad).
• Security testing (OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite).
• Familiarity with microservices, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).