Senior QA

Job Description Job Description The Senior Function Tester is responsible for fulfilling the functional and non-functional requirements of the product. We are seeking a dedicated software tester with experience in both manual and automatic testing to join our team. You will develop and execute test cases, perform functional and regression tests, analyze results to determine software usability and accessibility. You will collaborate with in-house software testers to detect and fix bugs and record and report issues to our Test Lead. As Tester, you will work in a cross-functional team with the Product Owner, Scrum Master, Business Analyst, Engineers, internal and external stakeholders to co-develop the Enterprise Payment Hub. Key Responsibilities - 10-12 years of testing experience (with minimum 5-6 years in banking domain) - Responsible for all aspects of the SIT/UAT cycles for assigned projects. - Conduct hands-on functional & system integration testing; report, track and follow up on issues in a timely manner. - Communication -Should be able to communicate effectively (verbal and email) with business, team members & 3rd party vendors on day-to-day basis. - Execute manual and automated test cases, analyze results, reports and track defects, verify fixes and perform follow up work to resolve issues. - Work closely with technical & non-technical peers and leads testers act as an integral part of the software development team using iterative development process to promote successful delivery of products and services. - To be able to focus on deadlines and deliverables & ensure the aptitude to discover defects and bugs quickly. - Would be responsible to conduct walkthroughs with Business, development, testing and other stakeholders and get signoffs on the functional specifications. - Would be responsible for conducting application Demos to Business Users. - Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment. Expectations include a high level of initiative and a strong commitment to job knowledge, productivity, and attention to detail. - Provide manager with accurate ad precise estimates for test automation activities, along with confidence levels and foreseeable dependencies. - Requires strong analytical skills to understand requirements and drive them out where they may have been poorly documented. - Act as key point of contact for all QA aspects of releases, providing QA services and coordinating QA resources internally and externally. - Should have good understanding of banking concepts and payment workflows. - Scope Identification- Should be able to work with BA and Business to identify the Testing Scope - Should have experience in API testing. - Test Planning - Should be able to write/contribute detailed Test Plan for all testing services if needed. - Should be able to create detailed Test Scripts and upload into Jira. - Test Execution - Should be able to validate functional specification / requirement. - Perform Positive, Negative functional testing as per the test execution plan. - The testing will cover all the applications spanning the digital projects (Core Banking & Downstream Systems) - Defect Identification & Logging Should understand the defect life cycle, able to raise defects in Jira & follow up on defects. - Reporting should be able to send daily/weekly reports on test execution progress as needed. - Candidate should understand how Agile/ Scrum works. - Tools - Jira, Confluence, Oracle Database (basic knowledge). Key Requirements - Strong exposure in load testing and should know all testing strategies. - Proven experience as a Quality assurance tester or similar role. - Exposure and familiarity with different development methodologies such as Agile, V- Model, waterfall etc. - Experience in banking and mobile App testing. - Experience in automated, functional, performance and integration testing. - Hands on experience in Jira and JMeter is desirable for bugs/issue tracking. - Oversee software quality assurance. - Develop and run comprehensive test scenarios. - Run functional testing to ensure code meets company criteria. - Run regression testing after software updates. - Identify and categorize software defects in our defect tracking program. - Work with the software development team to maintain consistency throughout the company's product vision. - Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization. Minimum Qualification - Bachelor's degree in software engineering or equivalent degree - Preferably from retail banking background Skills - Strong organization skills. - Excellent communication skills. - Critical thinker and problem-solving skills. - SOA Testing & Methodologies. - Test plans, cases & process. - Functional requirements. - Scripting & documentation. - Regression & negative Testing.