Job Title

Test Architect

Company Name
State Street India Pvt Ltd
Job Type
Full-time
Qualification
Bachelor’s Degree
Experience
12 Years
Vacancies
1
Salary Offered
Not Disclosed
Job Category
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Job Description

Test Architect/Test Lead provides technical and operational expertise for assessing proposed application upgrades utilizing knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving technical (hardware, software, application or operational).

Requires thorough technical, analytical and operational knowledge within the QA area of accountability with specific responsibilities for design, development and implementation of test strategies to mitigate technical risk
Configure and prepare proper performance monitoring tools and metrics (Sitescope, Diagnostics, ..)
Understands all of the cross-program dependencies
Sets the testing strategy considering timelines, impacts, and risk
Is visible, accessible and provides guidance, encouragement, and feedback
Focuses on stakeholder management, managing relationships and conflict resolution at the program level
Recommends ongoing resource allocation (e.g., human, capital) across streams consistent with the long term vision, including mix of tactical vs
Balances input from specialists (e.g., Change Management, Technology) for optimal execution strategy, planning and delivery
Thoughtfully and meaningfully consults with stakeholders across the organization to help reach key decisions
Raise awareness for our testing environment needs, and build the business case with IT to ensure the environments can be built in a manner for the programs to be successful

Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for performing and leading the integration, system, and regression testing of software for both manual and automated test execution
Responsible for partnering with project/product management for resource ramp up/ramp down, identifying resources/skills, resource allocation, task assignment/delegation as part of agile delivery
Maintain schedules and coordinates activities for project efforts while maintaining high quality execution
Lead other QA team members in primary and offshore locations
Assess readiness and deviation of project performance based on risks and the test results
Apply knowledge Methods and approaches for sharing information through the use of IT assets, project management concepts, methods, standards and practices
Responsible for following best practices around testing, defect tracking, test suite maintainability, and quality
Create testing solutions that can be reused effectively and efficiently
Accurately estimate testing time through proper channels based on skill-sets of team and schedule
Involvement with projects from project planning and kickoff through project delivery
Responsible for maintaining automated tests
Manage own time and the time of other testers on projects according to estimates developed during project planning
Must display ability to prioritize tasks effectively
Ability to adapt to projects that may fall outside of existing technology skills, and show willing to learn new skills
Works within the policies and standards regarding sampling methodologies

Core/Must have skills
Bachelor’s degree with concentration in Engineering, Business or Technology preferred. 
Experience in software development and testing- Functional and Non Functional testing, Manual and Automation testing.
Excellent knowledge in STLC process - creating, maintaining and executing automation/functional test plans, writing test scripts against software platforms, communicating test results, tracking defects and participating in day to day QA activities. 
Knowledge of test methodologies and their corresponding tools such as Jira, HP ALM, RTC..etc. 
Good understanding of Agile methodology and Agile ceremonies. 
Team oriented attitude and experience working seamlessly with geographically distributed teams while maintaining highest standard in collaboration and communication across the QA/DEV and Business teams. 
Self-motivated, self-driven, own and consider him/herself accountable for timely completion of QA deliverables. 
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
Strong problem-solving skills with great attention to details.

Good to have skills
Experience with Selenium, Python, Java (Eclipse),Visual Basic/VB Script, Test NG, BDD framework for test automation preferred. 
Hands on experience on SQL (Analytical Functions and complex queries), SQL developer and TOAD. 
Experience in Financial domain and knowledge of, financial securities, and trading principles is highly desirable.

Key Skills

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Posted Date
August 10, 2022
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