Key Responsibilities:
Liaise with the business/developers/BAs at concept stage to determine testing strategy and coverage
Determine if the software will perform according to the user request and conform to guidelines
Assess the impact and risks of new functionality introduced into the system
Actively participate in sprint planning sessions and ensure requirements are clear and complete
Provide accurate estimation for sprint planning
Create test cases, BDD specifications and data (manual and automated)
Ensure that adequate test coverage is provided
Participate in team stand ups
Actively implement Test Automation where possible
Understand and maintain the existing test automation suite where required
Execute test scripts and analyze and record results
Identify defects/anomalies and investigate their cause. Document and track these defects.
Recommend improvements or corrections to developers or system analysts
Review logs and reports to identify program processing errors and possible improvements
Document high level user guides and train others in new functionality areas or software tools
Monitor multiple projects/software changes from concept to release and confirm correct behavior after release to live
Understand and adhere to the StoneX Change Request process
Be responsible for all phases of testing across various test environments
Coordinate with Service Delivery teams to ensure the timely and correct release of software to live
Contribute towards improving the QA process and quality standards across the organization
Evaluate testing tools and software that can be implemented to aid QA and maximize testing coverage
Be an active participant in sprint retrospectives and take any actions forward for continual improvement on the team’s ability to deliver
Actively participate in knowledge sharing and team building exercises and be a champion of knowledge sharing
Qualifications
Skills, Knowledge & Experience Required
• Relevant degree or equivalent training
• Good knowledge of the software development lifecycle
• Good knowledge of QA practices and processes
• Experience of testing web and client-server applications
• Experience working in an Agile environment and BDD/ATDD
• Experience in testing financial applications especially Trading platforms and services and reporting solutions
• Experience in testing RESTful, SOAP, messaging services
• Experience working in all phases of software testing right from requirements analysis up until QA/UAT sign off and release to live
• Basic SQL skills
• Experience in building, deploying and releasing software by working with developers
• Experience working with version control, build & deployment and test management tools, preferably Git, TeamCity, Jira, TestRail
• Experience in debugging software
• Experience in reviewing application code
• Experience in building tools and utilities for automating testing tasks
• Strong in Programming fundamentals and ability to program in at least one programming language (preferably C#) would be beneficial
• Experience in test automation using a BDD tool is a plus
• Knowledge about WPF testing is a plus.
• Good business/ financial knowledge especially Trading CFDs, spread betting and Forex would be helpful
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