Quality Engineer

The core responsibilities for the job include the following:

Testing Expertise:

• Lead the investigation and translation of business and technical requirements into test cases.
• Design and manage end-to-end testing activities for multiple projects.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans, schedules, and resource allocations.
• Develop and maintain automated test cases and test suites using automation tools.
• Execute manual and automated test cases, document results, and manage defects throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Prepare and present status reports, test metrics, and risk assessments to project leadership.
• Ensure all testing activities comply with organizational policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.

Defect and Compliance Management:

• Manage defects throughout their lifecycle, ensuring timely resolution and documentation.
• Identify, manage, and implement remediation for any noncompliance items and deviations.
• Ensure adherence to QA/QE standards and support the implementation of new standards.
• Recognize and identify areas for process, policy, or tool improvement.

Automation Expertise:

• Create and execute automation strategies, tools, and frameworks.
• Build automated testing scripts and integrate them with DevOps tools.

Leadership Skills:

• Coach and mentor testing team members in the business domain, functional testing, automation, and non-functional testing.
• Identify opportunities to enhance testing processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Proactively identify and address issues throughout all test phases.

Project Coordination:

• Coordinate efforts of internal and external testing teams to ensure timely completion of test phases.
• Identify and communicate obstacles or risks impacting project timelines or success.
• Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and escalate issues as necessary.
• Ensure test deliverables are received, approved, and aligned to project goals and budget.

Cross-Functional Relationship:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all testing-related communications among project stakeholders.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and technology partners to ensure quality standards are met.
• Work closely with project managers, developers, quality engineers, and external vendors to coordinate testing activities and resolve issues.

Authorities/Decisions Rights:

• As a key contributor to the business unit, this job has the authority to recommend changes to business processes to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Job Dimensions:

• Scope includes coordination of testing activities for ET QA projects.
• Responsible for managing testing efforts across multiple projects and teams.
• Responsible for supporting quality assurance across various geographies and business lines as assigned.
• Direct influence over the quality of deliverables impacting ET QA projects
• Advisory responsibilities for process improvement and technology adoption within the team.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of QA/QE experience, with a minimum of 3+ years of experience in a test coordination role, with proficient knowledge of the testing life cycle, SDLC, and defect management.
• 1~3 years of experience in automation or an equivalent technical role.
• Functional, integration, database, and API/web service test experience. Preferably for banking applications, HR applications, integrations, databases, and API/web services.

Must Have Skills:

• Strong HR, legal, and banking applications knowledge and experience.
• Strong integration testing (source system via file transmission hub to downstream system) knowledge and experience.
• For automation and test script development: Python/Java/JavaScript.
• Database knowledge: RDBMS (Relational Database Management Systems)/Source-to-Target Mapping (STM).
• SQL scripting expertise: Ability to write medium SQL queries.
• Automation Testing (Any tools: Tosca DI/Selenium/Robot Framework/Parasoft SOAtest/Postman/RestAssured/Cucumber).
• Working knowledge of cloud/Azure environment (e. g., Databricks).
• Defect and test management tools (any tool; OpenText AQM, JIRA, Confluence).
• Experience in preparing test plans and test cases and being responsible for execution.
• Ability to support multiple projects within functional teams and end-to-end testing (program projects).
• Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills.
• Ability to coach and mentor team members and influence outcomes through expertise.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying abreast of emerging technologies and industry developments.

Good to Have:

• Experience in Workday HR, finance, or equivalent ERP systems (e. g., PeopleSoft, SAP) is a big asset.
• Experience with Kainos Smart for Workday Automation Tools is a big asset.
• Incentive, compensation, and payroll calculation system experience is a big asset.
• Experience in data warehouse and ETL testing using Oracle, TOAD, and PL/SQL.
• Power BI or data visualization tools knowledge.
• For automation and test script development: TOSCA/Python/Java/JavaScript.
• Familiar with AI trends and opportunities related to QE.

Skills

API, Cucumber, ETL, Python, QA, QE, RDBMS, SQL, Selenium, Tosca, automation, quality, testing