QA & Testing Engineer - AVP

Role Description

• This is an exciting opportunity for a confident and highly experienced individual to join the Corporate Bank Client Onboarding Technology and utilize their QA & Testing management skills in a highly visible project / programme level role.
• The QA & Testing Engineer will define and manage testing strategies, plans and deliverables related to testing within specific applications and programmes of work on a global basis. The QA & Testing Engineer will manage and drive the adoption of recognized best practice and policy and contribute to the ongoing improvement of methodologies and assets. The QA & Testing Engineer will manage and be accountable for the functional and non-functional testing of one or more applications.
• The QA & Testing Engineer will work alongside project and programme stakeholders as well as Release Management to ensure that specific streams of work are progressing to plan, cross project and programme dependencies are identified and managed appropriately, provide guidance by example and act as the first escalation point for QA & Testing across their project or programme.
• Deutsche Banks Corporate Bank division is a leading provider of cash management, trade finance and securities finance. We complete green-field projects that deliver the best Corporate Bank - Securities Services products in the world. Our team is diverse, international, and driven by shared focus on clean code and valued delivery. At every level, agile minds are rewarded with competitive pay, support, and opportunities to excel.
• You will work as part of a cross-functional agile delivery team. You will bring an innovative approach to software development, focusing on using the latest technologies and practices, as part of a relentless focus on business value. You will be someone who sees engineering as team activity, with a predisposition to open code, open discussion and creating a supportive, collaborative environment. You will be ready to contribute to all stages of software delivery, from initial analysis right through to production support."

Your key responsibilities

• Ensure project / programme adherence to the Banks standard QA and Testing processes throughout the SDLC for each release
• Ensure cross-project and programme dependencies are identified early and managed accordingly
• Experience in the areas of testing with specialization in Automation testing
• Hands on experience in Web Applications Automation Testing
• Hands on experience in middleware/backend service based application Testing
• Experience in Usability, Functional and Browser Compatibility testing
• Experience in Agile test methodology. Individual must have experience of working within full Agile teams. They will need to have experience working within a fully functional team that performs analysis, dev and test for feature slices
• Experience in Defect tracking tools and Test reports
• Liaise with the DevOps team and carry on the testing effectively
• Should be good in communication and handle the stake holders effectively
• Identify the automation areas and provide roadmap to proceed further
• Hands on Experience in Selenium, Protractor, Rest Assured, Gherkin, Cucumber, Jenkins
• Working knowledge on Java is mandate
• Build automated Regression Testing capability
• Experience of performing Functional Analysis is highly desirable
• Experience of SQL is a must, PL/SQL would be desirable
• Champion and participate in the activities of the broader QA and Testing community
• Align to the wider domain objectives
• Drive a customer focused approach to delivering fit for purpose business functionality
• Support the development of an environment where people management and development is the number one priority. Coaches direct reports and others in the organization, as appropriate
• Actively supports the business strategy, plans and values, contributing to the achievement of a high performance culture
• Acts as a role model for new employees, providing help and support to facilitate early integration into their new environment

Your skills and experience

You will have:

• 8+ years experience in QA & Testing, with a minimum of 3 years gained within Investment Banking
• Proven experience of managing QA & Testing across the full SDLC on large scale projects or programmes
• In depth knowledge of QA & Testing industry best practices and tools, including Jira and ALM/QC
• Proven experience of defining and implementing programme level test strategies
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to communicate at senior level
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
• Proven experience of delivering results in matrixed organizations under pressure and tight timescales
• Experience of implementing test automation frameworks