Quality Assurance Engineer (London Area)

• Client: World’s biggest investment bank
• Duration: 6 months
• Location: London
• Working structure: Hybrid
• Pay type: PAYE inside IR35

The FM eCommerce system development team is a specialist team responsible for the design and development of a proprietary set of systems that differentiate the bank in its core markets. eCommerce systems are aimed at numerous customer markets including- external customers via the internet, sophisticated customers via API/point-to-point connectivity, internal users trading on behalf of customers around the globe and finally connectivity into multi-dealer platforms.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Design and execut e high-quality test cases based on accurate business requirements analysis.

• Maintain a testing structure to facilitate future additions / amendments and ongoing execution.

• Champion and implement testing automation at every opportunity using best of breed software tools for both server side and client-side components.

• Demonstrate effective and accurate test scheduling skills in line with other project deliverables.

• Ensure that testing cycles can be executed by a wide audience; not just by testers.

• Troubleshoot QA environments, diagnosing and resolving issues prior to formal testing.

• Perform root cause analysis of issues to assist in determining the source of problems.

• Utilise ADO to effectively categorise and track issues raised during the testing cycle.

• Undertake strategic test planning & develop a strategic testing approach for each service in support of the FM eCommerce strategy.

• Identify and analyse strategic testing opportunities and initiatives on a global basis.

• Participate in regular testing review meetings and conduct proactive data analysis o n all metrics, including daily / weekly / monthly reports.

• Accept responsibility for testing of tactical and strategic business initiatives for FM eCommerce and coordination of the business plans, policies, and processes in support of those initiatives.

• Constantly analyse, enhance and seek to improve the testing processes employed.

• Undertake Static Data Analysis for all system components throughout all stages of test execution.

• Accept global responsibility for producing functional and testing requirements for eCommerce systems to serve all parts of FM and the wider bank group where they wish to utilise FM functionality.

• Develop automation test suites for functional test and regression

QUALIFICATION SKILLS

• Understanding of, and experience in the testing of eCommerce offerings with proven experience on large scale projects, preferably in FX flows from Front to Back office systems

• Have worked on Agile environment with squad reporting and sprint deliveries

• Have extensive experience working within the i nvestment or wholesale banking industries .

• Understanding API workflows & architecture

• Possess proven SQL & UNIX skills.

• Test Automation experience utilising modern software tools.

• Technical skill set: Python (primary), Java , Cucumber, Selenium

• Understanding of, and experience in non-functional testing, particularly around performance testing of latency metrics.

• Possess excellent communication skills to facilitate accurate and efficient communication across globally distributed development and test teams.

• Possess a proactive ‘can do’ attitude and demonstrate the ability to work alone or as part of a team.