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With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.\nThat’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.\nTake the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.\nFor our business, for clients, and for you\nQA Engineer (Manual / Automated)\nLocation: Makati City, Manila\nWorking hours: 8:30am-5:30pm PHT. This position requires 4-days on-site/1-day WFH per week\nAbout the role:\nThis is an exciting opportunity to work for a talented team in the world of both software development and funds management. The company is dynamic and is looking for high achievers with excellent software development skills and an interest in financial markets as well as information technology.\nThe company is looking for a Test Analyst or Senior level Test Analyst. Reporting to the Program (Test) Manager, the role involves general software testing supporting the periodic software development lifecycle of PAXUS products, all within the context of administration, accounting and compliance for the funds management industry.\nThe successful candidate will be working closely with the Development & Business Analyst Teams to ensure synergy is maintained. The role is a permanent position and will appeal to those who will be comfortable in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, team-orientated environment. Flexible working arrangements are on offer.\nJob Responsibilities:\nComplete functional system, regression testing and parallel testing of all product enhancements, fixes and strategic projects, ensuring full coverage of the requirements & design.\nComplete regular manual & automated regression testing of planned upgrade releases (major & minor versions).\nAssist in the development of test automation suites using a variety of automation tools.\nProvide ad-hoc feedback on business requirements / technical design documents for new software developments.\nProvide ad-hoc support and consultancy to both internal and external clients.\nSkills Required:\nEssential Skills/Basic Qualifications\nA passion for software development and strong interest in the Financial Services industry.\n5+ years of qualified experience in a test analyst role or finance/accounting discipline.\nEnjoys problem solving, analytical & numerical analysis.\nReputable tertiary qualifications.\nStrong communication skills, both written and verbal are essential.\nExcellent interpersonal, stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.\nAbility to communicate and work effectively within a multi-region team and global client base.\nA keen interest in IT testing and the willingness to learn new testing tool and methodologies.\nA willingness to work flexible hours when urgent issues must be resolved.\nProficiency in test automation frameworks (Playwright, Selenium, Cypress)\nFamiliarity with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps).\nFamiliarity with API testing tools (Postman).\nDesirable skills/Preferred Qualifications\nFund administration or securities markets experience.\nISQTB foundation certificate in Software testing will be beneficial but is not essential.\nProfessional Accounting qualification will be beneficial but is not essential.\nExperience of SSMS / SQL Query will be beneficial but is not essential.\nFamiliarity with Fund Accounting / Transfer Agency software and/or domain knowledge will be beneficial but is not essential.\nFamiliarity with file transfer mechanism and API testing will be beneficial but is not essential.\nExposure to performance and penetration testing (JMeter, K6, Nmap, Burp Suite).\nAbility to balance hands-on manual validation with automation-first practices.\nAdditional information:\nWe are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.\nWe measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.\nFor more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please visit https://theapexgroup.com/csr-policy/\nPersonal data provided by job applicant(s) will be used for recruitment purposes only and will be treated strictly confidential. Such personal data can be accessed by different Apex stakeholders within and out of China for the consideration of the job application hereunder. Application made by the job applicant(s) constitutes the irrevocable consent of the job applicant for her/his personal data to be used by Apex stakeholders within or outside China for the purpose of this recruitment.\nDisclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. 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