Software Test Analyst

In this position, you will be working as a senior software test analyst, providing end-to-end solutions for business problems and innovative automation solutions for fast-tracking releases. As an individual contributor, you will: - Boost QA coverage, following testing standards, and serving as the QA advocate. - Collaborate with your team and help QA activities to deliver quality releases. - Expand QA automation frameworks and features to increase test coverage. - Perform test analysis, design, execution, defect management, and stakeholder engagement. - Mentor team members to implement wider QA and testing initiatives. You will be responsible for requirement analysis and test plan design; test data preparation with wide coverage of functionalities; test automation framework creation and its maintenance; general QA activities, which include defect reporting and tracking; effective stakeholder engagement; CI/CD; and materializing automation and innovation opportunities to improve productivity. Additionally, you will participate in Agile Activities and contribute to achieving defined goals for each sprint. You will work with the team to understand business scenarios and automate those in Python or other innovative solutions. Collaboration with various stakeholders, including clients and global teams geographically located in different regions, will be essential. Building an understanding of the product on a technical and functional level, understanding the context of clients, participating in solution design, driving testing activities, and delivering solutions that address business needs will be part of your role. You will evaluate test data and/or engineer test data to be used throughout the software development life cycle. Driving all phases of test execution and documentation, including functional, regression, performance, usability, integration, and acceptance testing will be key responsibilities. Working closely with other team members like developers and BAs in a team to ensure better turnaround for issue resolution and change implementation is crucial. You will implement processes to improvise the quality of deliverables, create and maintain a repository of documents, and train and guide junior team members. Ensuring the quality of newly built or enhanced features and regression tests to make sure nothing is broken will also be part of your responsibilities. Qualifications Required: - Hands-on experience in Automation Frameworks using Python. - Proficiency in SQL, including creating complex queries. - Good hands-on experience with UNIX/Linux commands and scripting skills. - Relevant degree in a numeric discipline, or equivalent work experience. - Test Case management (e.g. Zephyr / X-ray) and Jira and Confluence (or similar) experience. - Experience in Banking and Finance/Capital Markets. - Excellent written and spoken English. Desirable Skills: - Docker / Kubernetes experience. - Non-functional testing experience (performance, security scans, etc.). - Experience of financial markets and the trade lifecycle. - API and GUI automation experience. In this position, you will be working as a senior software test analyst, providing end-to-end solutions for business problems and innovative automation solutions for fast-tracking releases. As an individual contributor, you will: - Boost QA coverage, following testing standards, and serving as the QA advocate. - Collaborate with your team and help QA activities to deliver quality releases. - Expand QA automation frameworks and features to increase test coverage. - Perform test analysis, design, execution, defect management, and stakeholder engagement. - Mentor team members to implement wider QA and testing initiatives. You will be responsible for requirement analysis and test plan design; test data preparation with wide coverage of functionalities; test automation framework creation and its maintenance; general QA activities, which include defect reporting and tracking; effective stakeholder engagement; CI/CD; and materializing automation and innovation opportunities to improve productivity. Additionally, you will participate in Agile Activities and contribute to achieving defined goals for each sprint. You will work with the team to understand business scenarios and automate those in Python or other innovative solutions. Collaboration with various stakeholders, including clients and global teams geographically located in different regions, will be essential. Building an understanding of the product on a technical and functional level, understanding the context of clients, participating in solution design, driving testing activities, and delivering solutions that address business needs will be part of your role. You will evaluate test data and/or engineer test data to be used throughout the software development life cycle. Driving all phases of test execution and documentation, including functional, regression, performance, usability, integration, and