Core Banking Test Analyst

About the role

The Core Banking Test Analyst reports to the Senior Testing Manager and ensures that System Integration Testing (SIT) for Core Banking System modules and related applications is completed on schedule. The role drives test automation where feasible and performs quality assurance checks on all system implementations to eliminate or mitigate risks before production deployment, in line with the bank's approved testing process.

Key responsibilities

• Study the Core Banking modules and related applications to be tested before production.
• Prepare SIT test scripts and review them with business users, developers and project managers to identify and minimise risks.
• Create and run automated tests with the appropriate tools, plus manual scripts where automation is not possible, with full documentation saved in the enterprise repository.
• Track test case progress, raise defects and register them in JIRA with complete information so developers can resolve them quickly.
• Coordinate retesting of defects until the expected results are achieved.
• Maintain records of test events and defects, and carry out any other tasks assigned by BSP Management.

Required profile

• University degree in Computing and/or Business.
• Proven experience creating and running test cases for user interfaces, covering both manual and automated testing.
• Intermediate numeracy and finance skills, and a sound understanding of banking and financial business processes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a commitment to quality and thoroughness.

Required skills

• Sound knowledge of testing principles and the Software Testing Life Cycle.
• Proficiency with automation tools and knowledge of the bank's Core Banking systems and related banking applications.
• Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle, defect and release management, and of the bank's IT policies and procedures.