Responsible for managing End-to-End UAT from planning, test scripting, test execution, defect management and user sign offs.
Responsible for requirements Understanding, analysis and clear articulation to wider team including Application Development (AD), Product, Operations and Quality Assurance (QA) groups.
Maintain documentation - test strategy, test plan, entry control and exit control as per the best practice process followed within the team.
Execute the scenarios and capture the testing progress in qTest / JIRA.
Identify the defects / gaps and track to closure.
Track testing progress and ensure deadlines are met appropriately by working closely with AD team.
Assist with Business Process Design where required to capture the impact of technology on current processes.
Ability to understand and contribute to Business Analysis if required by the Program.
Proactively communicate project status, issues & risks to management and all stakeholders
Assess project issues and identify solutions to meet end objectives
Motivating team members and leading by example to engage in high standards of quality.
Articulates issues and risks to management via various project management tools like RAID, Scorecards, etc
Required qualification, skills and capabilities:
Relevant testing experience within the Financial Services industry supporting multiple LOB’s delivering in a highly complex and high-volume environment.
Understanding of Equity Derivatives Product Workflows and trade lifecycle is preferred.
Expertise in Agile project delivery methodology and skills to learn and work with evolving methodologies.
Experienced in testing processes to define requirements, document user stories and test scripts through to test execution.
Strong organizational skills – ability to dynamically manage and oversee critical testing tasks accurately and to tight deadlines.
Good understanding Equity products and Equities trade lifecycle.
Hands-on experience with JIRA & Confluence will be an added advantage.
Experience with Test automation using Selenium, QTP, Cypress, or any other technology, ability to strategize test automation plans in partnership with Tech teams.
Experienced in using Business Driven Development / Test Driven Development test methodology or test case automation.
Skilled at problem solving, ability to scope and provide structure to complex issues, rapidly learn unfamiliar processes, and provide insightful and timely remediation.
Ability to analyse and document complex current state vs future state processes.
Ability to use effective systemic data driven reporting to support program reporting. Advanced numeracy and Microsoft skills.