Job Description

Job Title: Senior Tester Location: Pune About Barclays Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group. Risk and Control Objective Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards. Working Flexibly We\'re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers\' and clients\' needs. Whether you have family commitments or you\'re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager. Hybrid Working We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. We\'re flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances These requests will be reviewed and agreed for a period of time i.e., will have a start and end date. Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager. Introduction: As a manual tester within the Remediation Technology Team, this role will support the testing of the rapidly growing and changing requirements of the Remediation Portfolio Programmes. The role requires extensive knowledge of the Remediation department wide policies and procedures to ensure change is delivered in line with the strategic plans of the department. End to end in sight of the Remediation process workflow is essential in supporting the business through technical expertise and in-depth knowledge and understanding of the department wide target operating model. Comprehensive knowledge of the change life-cycle including system integration testing, through to implementation is essential. This will include ensuring updates to policies and producers are integrated and communicated as part of the change process, within the Technology and Business teams. This role will interact directly with major stakeholders outside of Technology, including Programme Directors and Project Managers. Key aspect of the role will be to understand and interpret complex testing requirements to implement solutions to meet Remediation project needs. There will be a requirement to put together testing strategies, test scenarios, test cases, and review these deliverables with technology BA team and acquire sign-offs to meet complex business requirements which will involve sophisticated solutions. The role requires a seasoned testing individuals with previous proven experience of owning, managing and delivering the testing cycles within a high demand Financial Industry environment. A high level of communication skills is needed, including interactive listening in order to negotiate with Technology Developers and Programme Directors/Managers to ensure the best changes are delivered within required timeframe and follow the overall strategy of the department. What will you be doing . Partner with the technology business analysts to understand current operational requirements, produce detailed testing documents like test plan, test scenario, test cases etc. . Participate into end to end regression testing of the application, automation of the common test scenarios, doing the triage of defects and work with technology team to fix defects. . Participate into UAT handover, UAT demo to business users and supporting the UAT with proper triage of defects and fix the same with help of technology team after resting. . Negotiate with the business stakeholders to differentiate between defects, new requirements, or change in existing implemented requirement, which will ensure to keep changes on track with requirements, ensuring limited/no scope creep to ensure delivery within the required timeline. . Presenting test strategy and test plans to Project Managers and other key stakeholders gain approval, highlighting commercial effectiveness of the testing cycle. . Support and contribute to the Programmes and work streams in project test planning and UAT planning . Execute Systems Integration Testing, identifying defects for resolution and executing 100% of test scenarios, additionally tailoring test execution depending on the risk profile of the release . Working closely and negotiating with Developers to ensure defects are correctly managed - classified, triaged, and fixed within required timelines. . Provide assurance on SIT testing and suitability to hand over to User Acceptance Testing . Facilitate the definition of solution acceptance criteria . Oversight of end to end change process and point of contact throughout conception to implementation . Interact with other Senior Business Analysts within Technology and the business to ensure the highest level of support is maintained, common issues overcome and collaborate to ensure the team are kept up to date with the latest changes. What we\'re looking for: Technical Skills . Commercial Effectiveness: Including Client /Customer Focus and Commerciality . Control Environment: Including Risk Management . Exposure to SQL Server, VBA, SQL Development . Familiarity with relational databases . Familiarity with JIRA, confluence . Exposure to Scrum, Agile, and Waterfall methodologies . Ability to produce test plan, test scenarios, test cases etc. . Excellent understanding of MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Access, SQL . Testing methodologies & strong documentation skills Business . Proven track record as a Quality/Test Analyst or SME in the relevant area . Experience of analysis, creativity and innovation and able to conceive original and practical solutions to complex and business critical problems . Experience in Software Testing, ideally within an agile environment . Experience guiding and working with test teams. Experience coordinating user testing, issue resolution and retesting. . Ability to quickly understand the scope of a project/work stream and support its objectives to \'hit the ground running\' in an unfamiliar environment . Ability to engage stakeholders across the Portfolio and gain consensus to a common approach Skills that will help you in the role: Competencies . Good time management/works estimation . Ability to handle change in a dynamic environment . Detail orientated . Good interpersonal and communications skills . Ability to work alone and solve problems, overcome issues using own initiative whilst keeping management updated . Positive attitude and the ability to work under pressure . Credibility to work across all levels, including management and cross functional teams . Ability to prioritise and adhere to deadlines . Results oriented Education . University Degree . Formal IT qualifications Where will you be working Pune Be More at Barclays At Barclays, each day is about being more - as a professional, and as a person. \'Be More @ Barclays\' represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It\'s the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are. Interested and want to know more about Barclays Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details. Purpose, Values and Mindset We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term. Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. Respect We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone\'s contribution. Integrity We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do. Service We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do. Excellence We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference. Stewardship We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them. Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive. Empower Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure. Challenge Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints. Drive Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done. #softwareengineering

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