Software Developer in Test at FNB South Africa

• To create, maintain and refine automated testing within the quality assurance processes across the Core Banking Applications whilst working with technical leads to enable efficient product delivery and effective use of open-source tools wherever possible.

Are you someone who can: 

• Contribute to an environment of successful delivery and continuous improvement.
• Prevent wastage, and on an ongoing basis identify process improvements in order to contain and reduce costs.
• Continuously assess own performance, seek timely and clear feedback and request training where appropriate
• Minimise system downtime through pro-active testing to identify potential issues and ensure minimisation of recurring problems by managing defects and performing code reviews.
• Assess, identify and mitigate potential risks within the IT environment and comply with governance in terms of legislative, audit and business policy requirements.
• Code, compile, test and implement tests to ensure applications are working according to test requirements in compliance with the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Proactively engage with business units and colleagues to understand underlying needs and opportunities, and identify Information Technology (IT) innovative solutions in a timely manner.

Script/Tests Analysis:

• Proficiently analyse both new and existing Automation scripts.
• Identify areas for improvement or maintenance in existing scripts.
• Create test cases based on Business Requirement Specifications.

Automation Scripting:

• Quickly adapt to prescribed standards and usage of our internal Framework.
• Familiarize yourself with all defined interaction points in the framework, namely (Legacy Application, REST, API, Selenium, SOAP, IMS, OCEP).
• Design robust, scalable, and maintainable automation scripts covering various aspects of the System Under Test.
• Review existing processes and suggest innovative ideas to improve and streamline processes to drive efficiencies and minimise redundancy scripts

Stakeholder Communication:

• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders (QA, Infrastructure, Architecture, Developers, Business).
• Understand the SUT from a business perspective.
• Maintain open communication with product owners and business analysts to gather relevant information on requirements.

Performance Testing:

• Create and maintain component-level performance tests using JMeter.
• Work closely with the Performance Engineer to ensure proper processes are followed during test creation and execution.
• Collaborate with the Performance Engineer to create reports, suggest improvements, and highlight bottlenecks.

Issue Resolution and Analysis:

• Proactively collaborate with business, stakeholders, and developers to ensure quicker turnaround time for fixes.
• Participate in root cause analysis and troubleshooting.
• Provide detailed information to facilitate timely issue resolution.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate leadership qualities.
• Solve problems effectively.
• Communicate efficiently.
• Work closely with the assigned Technical Team Lead.
• Ensure the quality and stability of testing processes.

Desired Experience:

The ideal candidate should have experience in the following areas:

• JAVA
• Springboot
• Test Analysis Training
• Database Management: SQL basics
• Front-end Application Navigation
• API Testing (using tools like Postman and SOAPUI)
• API Documentation (including Swagger docs)
• Monitoring Tools (Plunk, Grafana)
• CI/CD Pipelines (Jenkins/Bamboo)
• Micro Focus ALM Octane usage
• Git and Bitbucket knowledge
• IntelliJ (IDE) Usage
• Understanding of Script Datasheets
• Data Driven Framework
• Knowledge of OCEP Services
• Data Preparation and understanding
• Agile Methodology

You will have access to: 

• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Challenging Working
• Opportunities to innovate.

We can be a match if you are:  

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough.
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it