Software Test Specialist

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.

We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world's leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Job Description

• Analyze business, functional, and technical requirements to define comprehensive test strategies and test scenarios.
• Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test execution schedules.
• Estimate testing effort, identify risks, and provide mitigation recommendations.
• Participate in requirement reviews and provide quality-focused feedback.
• Perform System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT) support and Regression Testing
• Execute manual and automated test cases.
• Validate business processes, interfaces, APIs, and data flows.
• Ensure testing activities are completed within agreed timelines and quality standards
• Work closely with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, Project Managers, and Operations teams.
• Provide regular status updates and testing progress reports.
• Participate in project planning, sprint ceremonies, and release activities
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• ISTQB Foundation Certification or equivalent.
• Advanced testing certifications are desirable
  
  

Additional Information

Technical Skills

Core Testing Skills

• Test Planning and Test Strategy
• Test Case Design Techniques
• Functional Testing
• Integration Testing
• Regression Testing
• API Testing
• End-to-End Testing
• Defect Management
• Risk-Based Testing
• UAT Support
  
  

Tools

• JIRA
• Azure DevOps
• HP ALM / Quality Center
• TestRail
• Postman
• SoapUI
• Jenkins
• Git
• Confluence
  
  

Automation (Desirable)

• Selenium
• Playwright
• Cypress
• Java
• Python
• C#
• REST Assured
  
  

Database & Technical Skills

• SQL Querying
• Data Validation
• Log Analysis
• API Validation
• Microservices Testing
  
  

Domain Knowledge (Preferred)

• Banking and Financial Services
• Wealth Management Platforms
• Avaloq Core Banking
• Payments and Transaction Processing
• Regulatory and Compliance Testing
• Digital Banking Solutions