Snr Specialist: IT Testing (Automation) at Liberty Group South Africa

Purpose

• The purpose of the role is to work collaboratively within your team and across other teams in the business to deliver exceptional customer experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Analysis, Planning, Design, Execution & Reporting of Test Plan:
  • User Stories (Unit Testing)
  • Feature Testing (Functional Integration Testing)
  • System Testing (Regression E2E Testing)
  • Assist with User Acceptance Testing (User acceptance criteria review)
• Administering the process of testing / Ensure that the testing is carried out as per the defined standards and procedures
• Participating & Attending in Test-procedure walk-through
• Developing, Optimizing & Maintaining manual and automated test suites
• Using associated test data to design and develop test procedures and cases
• Developing test-product documentation / Test Plans & Evidence
• Quality assurance of non-functional areas such as performance and security.
• Collaborate with business analysts and developers to ensure the solution meets business needs.
• Review release notes and create configuration notes.
• Build and retain critical in‐depth knowledge of the systems developed and maintained.
• Share system knowledge with business users
• Staying updated about the latest test approaches and tools

Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience in a Financial Adviser firm, Financial Services Customer Service or an Investment Platform business.
• At least 5 years Software Testing experience
• Experience in solving complex problems for customers (internal or external).
• Experience in building successful relationships and working collaboratively across departmental teams.
• Experience at working in a fast paced, proactive and delivery focused environments.
• Familiar with Agile project methodology and common testing tools. e.g. Jira/Confluence/Zephyr

Qualifications

• Relevant Commerce degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Investment Management or Business Management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Higher grade math (or equivalent) passed with a B average.
• ISTQB/ISEB certificate will be beneficial
• Multilingual (Advantageous).