QA Test Analyst

QA Test Analyst

Permanent

Cape Town / Hybrid / Remote

A company in the asset management and investment field is looking for a new Test Analyst to assist them to realise their goal of becoming South Africa''''s top investment administrator. 

Passion, team spirit, eagerness to give new ideas, willingness to go the additional mile, drive and resolve to succeed, adaptability, and accountability are all required to be successful in this organisation.

From the start, you will feel supported in this team-oriented environment. The people in the organisation care about the success of their co-workers and the company as a whole. They encourage fresh ideas and innovation, and believe that the individual successes of each employee is critical to the success of the company. 

Purpose of the job

We are looking for a QA test analyst who will be responsible for testing and related duties operating within a Windows environment. The position will develop, document, and execute test plans and test cases, as well as generate and maintain automation scripts if required. The position will also document, and track software bugs identified through testing and generally work with developers to resolve outstanding issues.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Develop and document test plans, test cases, SQL scripts and automation scripts based on user requirements, condition data as required
• Document and execute regression, functional, and integration tests
• Document and track software failures using JIRA and/or similar tools
• Work with developers and QA team members to resolve outstanding bugs
• Support ongoing work to automate and document QA regression testing

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience as a QA engineer
• Understanding of financial markets and financial systems
• Experience with testing Financial products and websites
• Knowledge of front-end development technologies and tools e.g. HTML, CSS etc.
• Knowledge of database query languages e.g. SQL
• Knowledge of web applications
• Detail oriented, and not willing to say "OK" until something meets your standards
• Passionate about great user experiences
• Knowledgeable about testing methodologies
• Able to develop test plans and test cases in an agile development environment
• A great team player, able to interact easily with both business and technology stakeholders
• Full of ideas about how to make your life easier through effective automation of quality assurance testing
• Strong analytical skills and strong attention to detail
• Ability to communicate effectively with teams and stakeholders
• Ability to source information from the users/clients
• Ability to work under pressure, time management, provide reasonable effort estimations and to be able to multi-task across multiple projects and communicate effectively.

Preferred but not required

• Knowledge of Flexcube
• Knowledge of Retail Investment domain
• Knowledge of Transfer Agency
• Bizagi
• Digiata
• SQL experience beneficial