Test Engineer

ABOUT US

We’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value - across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy.

We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value - a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.

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The Access Cluster is looking for highly skilled and motivated candidate to join the Web Platform squad (based in Belgium/London). You will have the opportunity to work on a product that is used by most top financial institutions in the world and is key in the digital economy of today.

As a Test Engineer, you will be part of a dynamic software development team environment where your testing skills will be crucial to the delivery of mission critical financial software to the global financial industry following structured development approaches in Agile methodologies.

You will undertake Testing/Automation/DevOps activities of medium to high complexity related to different software components and versions. You will be required to do development work related to software testing frameworks. Given the mission critical nature of our business, strong emphasis is placed on quality, security, availability, resiliency, scalability, performance, and system resources consumption. It is expected that suitable candidates adhere to a structured testing environment and will actively contribute to delivering software to the quality expectations of our customers.

Responsibilities

As a Test Engineer, you will be part of a dynamic team of professionals and applying agile software developments, DevOps/testing/automation and delivery practices.

You will actively participate in the whole cycle of development of new user stories: requirements review, solution design, implementation, testing plan and development testing. Understanding problems, solutions and ensuring the overall consistency of the software will be one of your primary objectives.

You will share team commitments and own some parts of those solutions.

You will perform software delivery tasks (builds, installation of release on test environments, etc.).

Our solution can always get better! You will take any opportunity to improve the way we work, the tools we use and the software we produce.

What to expect?

• Collaborate with internal teams (e.g. developers and product owner) to identify system requirements, develop effective strategies and test plans

• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle

• Automate test cases using appropriate testing frameworks and tools to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort

• Effectively use AI assistants during test design, automation and testing activities

• Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases

• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities

• Design, develop, execute and maintain test cases (manual or automated) and analyze results

• Identify, document, and track software defects using a bug tracking system, working closely with development teams for resolution

• Support CI/CD-integrated test execution and help troubleshoot automation failures

What will make you successful?

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field of computing (IT, Computer engineering, Computer Science, Informatics)

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in testing and/or software development

• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, tools, and best practices

• Experience with the Selenium test automation frameworks

• Proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Java, Python)

  • Familiarity with Agile frameworks is an added advantage

• Testing methodology certification (e.g. ISTQB) is an added advantage (or an asset)

• Analytical mind and problem-solving attitude

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision

• Open-minded, solutions oriented, and a true team player gaining energy through collaboration with others

• Demonstrated strong interpersonal relations, sense of responsibility, commitment and customer focus

• Ability to prioritize work independently based on business impact and urgency

• Ability to take proactive actions and have positive attitude

Testing background with experience or knowledge of following are nice to have:

• Basic knowledge in functional testing, integration testing, regression testing, performance testing

• Familiar with test management tools (e.g. JIRA, X-Ray), confluence

• Agile Mind-set: You like to learn and continuously improve the way we work

• Team-oriented: you take pride from team achievements and are ready to support and be supported by your team-mates

• Very good communication skills, including remote meeting setups

• Curious, eager to learn and to educate others

Essential Technical Skills:

• Development: Basic Java knowledge

• Test Automation framework: Selenium

• Dev Ops: Ansible, CI/CD Jenkins pipelines

• Artificial Intelligence prompting

• Basic knowledge on POSIX and Windows Commands

• Admin: test reports, Xray tests, designing test cases.

Essential Soft Skills:

• Strong communication skills with a mastery of spoken and written English are mandatory

• Adaptability and responsiveness to change

• Ability to work with a team in an Agile environment

• Good problem-solving skills and a strong adherence to quality and operational excellence

• Eagerness to learn and understand

Candidates with the following skills will have an added advantage:

Candidates without these skillets/knowledge are encouraged to apply if they have confidence and willing to be trained.

• Git/Bitbucket: Basic to good understanding

• SQL: Basic to good understanding

• Robot framework basic understanding

• CICD/DevOps: Basic to good understanding

• Test automation: Basic to good understanding

• Linux SELinux: Basic understanding

What we offer

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals - like you - with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.

We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation related to accessibility during your application or interview, please contact [email protected] or indicate this in your application.

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All requests are confidential and will not affect your candidacy.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.