Bank Of America Sampling & Test Development Specialist II 

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte 

378114234

Job Description:

Job Description:

This job is responsible for accurate and timely development of manual and automated testing and/or supporting operational and administrative activities related to the end to end test development process. Key responsibilities of the job include evaluating test structure to determine automation viability, accessing pertinent databases to source testing data, and collaborating with Compliance and Operational Risk officers and/or Front Line Unit (FLU) process owners to design sampling and test procedures that support the test objective and ensure the repeatability and reliability of the testing.

Responsibilities:

• Designs independent testing on a team in support of coverage needs identified by Compliance and Operational Risk officers and/or Front Line Unit process owners, inclusive of transactional, qualitative, onsite, employee quality review, and surveillance testing
• Assesses databases and documentation from internal and external sources to develop data extract, sampling, and testing procedures, working closely with Front Line Unit data contacts and subject matter experts
• Collaborates with Compliance and Operational Risk officers and/or Front Line Unit process owners to design sampling and test procedures that support the test objective and ensure the repeatability and reliability of the testing
• Manages the quality of the test design process in accordance with the Independent Testing Enterprise Policy and Standard

Skills:

• Adaptability
• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration
• Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing
• Problem Solving
• Application Development
• Data Collection and Entry
• Data Privacy and Protection
• Influence
• Issue Management
• Automation
• Business Intelligence
• Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• Quality Assurance
• Reporting

The Sampling and Test Development Specialist II, with minimal supervision, works in collaboration with the Test Owners, Front Line Units, other Sampling and Test Development resources along with the Test Execution Teams to design and assess the quality of both manual and automated tests, validate data sourcing, conduct required sampling governance or distribute samples for testing, and design or revise sampling procedure documentation, with expert level efficiency and quality. This includes driving test structure to support automation. They will make required changes to new and existing test scripts and test plan documentation, as well as sample and data requirements and maintain integrity within the system of record.The Sampling and Test Development Specialist II will independently gather test scripting and data requirements and work with data partners to ensure appropriate test design and sampling requirements are incorporated in to the Test Plans Evaluates if pilot testing is required and participate in testing as needed and participates in other phases of testing (intake, execution, reporting) to provide expertise and feedback on areas assigned. Maintains SOR (System of Record) tracking of test status per standards. Provides peer coaching and direction where needed.This role is responsible for accessing pertinent databases or acquiring raw data from third party sources along with all associated documentation and for documenting business procedures within testing scripts. The Sampling and Test Development Specialist II often acts independently to uncover and resolve issues associated with procurement of data to be used for testing and the structure and design of complex tests.This role will deliver high-quality results and manage, manipulate and summarize large quantities of data. The Sampling and Test Development Specialist II must participate in and occasionally lead additional projects across Sampling and Test Development including escalation of areas requiring process refinement and revision and taking leadership role to affect changes when needed.

•Hybrid Developers will be working on both Sample and Test Development
•Body of work includes development of the following: ETU BTS, FLU, GCOR, and EIT Internal development efforts, i.e. Test Quality SIAI and Trifacta Break Fix development efforts
• Responsible for scheduling meetings, adhering to Development SLAs, developing technical Population queries, and technical business writing via Test Script development

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

2+ years experience with an internal audit, testing, risk management, process improvement, compliance, or front line control role demonstrating strong analytic skills
1+ years working within a financial institution or Big 4 consulting
Compliance or Risk certification a plus
Diverse experience across multiple lines of business and functions
Strong familiarity with sampling business requirements and test design
Advanced understanding of automation tools and ability to influence test owners to define ways to structure tests in an automated fashion.
Advanced knowledge of data warehouse and mining concepts and baseline understanding of SAS/SQL query language and syntax
Experience building queries to source data from a variety of different types of data sources such as DB2, Teradata, Oracle, SQL Server, Hadoop, Hive
Proficiency with MS Office suite with an emphasis on Excel to perform data analytics, pivot tables, lookups and data analytics
Proven ability to leverage automation efficiencies, tools, and capabilities where possible
Experience building data acquisition routines in a tool such as Trifacta, Alteryx, MicroStrategy, Tableau, Cognos (or other similar business intelligence applications)Strong research, analytical, problem-solving, and technical skills
Demonstrated project management skills; Ability to handle multiple competing priorities with demonstrated success at achieving SLA (Service Level Agreements)
Strong partnership and influencing skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as interpersonal skills
Self-starter, organized, versatile, capable of performing work independently with minimal direction
Ability to think independently, solve complex problems, and develop integrated solutions
Ability to translate business objectives to comprehensive test requirements
Demonstrated ability to interface effectively with Senior management
Strong team player
Responsible for scheduling meetings, adhering to Development SLAs, developing technical Population queries, and technical business writing via Test Script development

1st shift (United States of America)