* Client: World’s biggest investment bank
* Duration: 6 months
* Location: London
* Working structure: Hybrid
* Pay type: PAYE inside IR35
The FM eCommerce system development team is a specialist team responsible for the design and development of a proprietary set of systems that differentiate the bank in its core markets. eCommerce systems are aimed at numerous customer markets including- external customers via the internet, sophisticated customers via API/point-to-point connectivity, internal users trading on behalf of customers around the globe and finally connectivity into multi-dealer platforms.
JOB DESCRIPTION
• Design and execute high-quality test cases based on accurate business requirements analysis.
• Maintain a testing structure to facilitate future additions / amendments and ongoing execution.
• Champion and implement testing automation at every opportunity using best of breed software tools for both server side and client-side components.
• Demonstrate effective and accurate test scheduling skills in line with other project deliverables.
• Ensure that testing cycles can be executed by a wide audience; not just by testers.
• Troubleshoot QA environments, diagnosing and resolving issues prior to formal testing.
• Perform root cause analysis of issues to assist in determining the source of problems.
• Utilise ADO to effectively categorise and track issues raised during the testing cycle.
• Undertake strategic test planning & develop a strategic testing approach for each service in support of the FM eCommerce strategy.
• Identify and analyse strategic testing opportunities and initiatives on a global basis.
• Participate in regular testing review meetings and conduct proactive data analysis on all metrics, including daily / weekly / monthly reports.
• Accept responsibility for testing of tactical and strategic business initiatives for FM eCommerce and coordination of the business plans, policies, and processes in support of those initiatives.
• Constantly analyse, enhance and seek to improve the testing processes employed.
• Undertake Static Data Analysis for all system components throughout all stages of test execution.
• Accept global responsibility for producing functional and testing requirements for eCommerce systems to serve all parts of FM and the wider bank group where they wish to utilise FM functionality.
• Develop automation test suites for functional test and regression
QUALIFICATION SKILLS
• Understanding of, and experience in the testing of eCommerce offerings with proven experience on large scale projects, preferably in FX flows from Front to Back office systems
• Have worked on Agile environment with squad reporting and sprint deliveries
• Have extensive experience working within the investment or wholesale banking industries.
• Understanding API workflows & architecture
• Possess proven SQL & UNIX skills.
• Test Automation experience utilising modern software tools.
• Technical skill set: Python (primary), Java, Cucumber, Selenium
• Understanding of, and experience in non-functional testing, particularly around performance testing of latency metrics.
• Possess excellent communication skills to facilitate accurate and efficient communication across globally distributed development and test teams.
• Possess a proactive ‘can do’ attitude and demonstrate the ability to work alone or as part of a team.