Job Description
Job Description
We are looking for a self-motivated individual to join the Institutional IT team as a test analyst in delivering quality software that will create an exceptional user experience for our end-users. Allan Gray Institutional IT team consists of appr. 65 members, covering a range of skills and responsibilities including Domain Owners, Development Manager, Architect, Business Analysts, Developers (.NET and SQL) and IT Operations. The team operates with four business-aligned domains (Front Office, Middle Office, Fund Operations and Client Servicing). Additionally, the Tech domain and IT Operations teams support the business-aligned domains.
Responsibilities
- What you can expect: You will work predominantly within the Client Services Domain performing functional and regression testing as well as resolving production defects.
- Extracting test requirements for user stories
- Designing and creating test cases
- Estimating effort for testing tasks
- Manual testing of applications, which includes front-end, system integration, regression, and end-to-end as well as exploratory testing
- Managing and maintaining manual regression test suites
- Product risk mitigation, thereby limiting defects in production
- Collaborating closely with developers and business analysts in identifying, logging, and verifying defects in a defect tracking system
- Collaborating with other teams in INST IT for integration testing.
- Assist in production support issues and queries
- Liaise with IT Ops and other Domains for support to resolve or assist with fixes
- Continuous improvement initiatives specifically with regard to quality and performance
Requirements
- Attention to detail
- Data analysis and reporting skills
- Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to: Manage own time and get tasks done
- Grasp concepts and understand the systems being tested
- Deal with complexity
- Deal with high variability of work and context switching
- Be comfortable with a fair amount of unpredictability in daily tasks
- Resolve issues and overcome obstacles
- Able to engage with others to gather information
Qualifications
- 4 years test experience
- Basic SQL skills
- Relevant Business/ Commerce/ IT degree
- Testing fundamentals training / Test certification would be advantageous
- Exposure to Agile methodologies (e.g. SCRUM) would be advantageous
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