Job Description

Our people work differently depending on their jobs and needs. From home working to job sharing, visit the remote and flexible working page on our website to find out more. This role is based in India and as such all normal working days must be carried out in India. Join us as a Testing Analyst, AVP

• You'll undertake testing activities to agreed timescales and costs to prove that solutions satisfy customer needs and business operating principles
• You’ll be supporting the delivery of testing projects, identifying impact and managing resulting changes
• Joining a collaborative team, you can expect great visibility for you and your work as you collaborate with a range of key stakeholders

What you'll do

You’ll be supporting the completion of system integration, user acceptance and regression testing within release schedule deadlines, and escalating any issues identified during testing. You'll also be the first point of contact on key issues. You’ll be proactively identifying areas for improvement and escalating issues through appropriate governance routes and working with others to ensure fit for purpose, client-centric solutions. Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Highlighting software, non-functional requirements and hardware requirements so the test environment is fit for purpose through smoke or sanity testing
• Understanding testing requirements and working with colleagues to plan and manage the work necessary to perform and monitor testing for projects
• Reviewing, analysing and providing feedback on project documents to aid the creation of test plans, test schedules and test strategies
• Producing test plans to detail the approach to the planning and execution of tests for a specific phase of testing aligning to the test strategy
• Establishing and building relationships to facilitate the achievement of goals and support the momentum of projects throughout the project lifecycle

The skills you'll need

To succeed in this role, you’ll need over 8 years experience in software testing and have a good understanding of software development, testing life cycles, databases (SQL) and Unix skills and a basic understanding of test automation. Experience in finance or investment banking domains is also advantageous. You’ll also demonstrate:

• Experience of systems development lifecycle, working in complex multi-tier applications
• Knowledge of non-functional testing, volume, stress, security, accessibility, compatibility, penetration and back-out
• Excellent analytical skills and experience in testing design, planning, execution and testing methodologies
• The ability to gather and interpret information from a range of different sources, and in a number of different ways