Manual Tester London, England
Job description
Department overview
S&P Global provides innovative products and services that enhance transparency, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency. Our customers include banks, hedge funds, asset managers, central banks, regulators, auditors, fund administrators and insurance companies. We develop large scale technology platforms and enterprise software to produce global financial data with focus on analysis and regulatory requirements.
thinkFolio is a leading provider of cross-asset portfolio modelling and management tools, compliance and trading functions for asset managers on the buy side
Position summary
thinkFolio require a hands-on Quality Assurance Test Analyst with a strong track record of maintaining best practice in a fast-moving industry. The candidate will be joining a team of experienced QA analysts working on exciting new deliveries as well as maintaining existing software. The role will require knowledge of buy side trading workflows and an understanding of different asset classes, with a testing background in the financial services. There will be scope to learn afresh, or expand upon an existing skillset, in automation, specifically writing tests in a cucumber format for applicable features.
thinkFolio is engaged with multiple projects to better on-board new clients, support new complex business workflows and a multi-year expansion program to expand the core capabilities of the platform and more generally help build out our best of breed platform to support this growing business. The QA Analyst will work as part of scrum teams to test new and existing features on the platform, working closely with engineers and product stakeholders, as well as fellow team members.
Duties & accountabilities
Work with product owners, engineers and senior stakeholders to define the test scope required for projects and user stories
Assisting with maintaining and executing regression test packs
Ability to prioritize tasks against team objectives and business needs
Involvement in test planning and preparation
A questioning mentality with great attention to detail and energized by finding defects
Communicating risks, blockers, delays or deviations that impede test execution
Defects reported and communicated in a timely manner, managing high priority issues through to resolution
Provide reliable estimates for all testing tasks and managing time effectively
Build up knowledge and understanding of the current application and business domain
Working in Agile focused delivery teams
Writing high quality reusable test cases
Work well in a team environment
Drive innovation and adaption of best practices
Solution focused
Education and experience
ISEB certified tester
8+ years of Quality Assurance experience
Strong understanding of different asset classes, trading workflows and the trade lifecycle
Experience working in an agile environment
thinkFolio product experience or equivalent for PMS or OMS functions
Ability to deliver high quality test cases in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Understanding of BDD and Cucumber (nice to have)
Commercial awareness
Preference for exposure to multi-asset OMS / PMS platforms
Personal competencies
Passionate about QA processes and best practice
Displays energy, drive and stamina
Analytical and can work with business stakeholders
Open minded, flexible and willing to adapt to changing situations
Comfortable working with global teams operating across different time zones
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Equal Opportunity Employer
S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.
If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: [email protected] and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.
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Job ID: 284133
Posted On: REPLACEMENT_STRING03-27
Location: London, United Kingdom
