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.
What you can expect: You will be performing functional and regression testing as well as resolving production defects.
Please note: This is a Cape Town based role and you will be required to be in office for a minimum of 3 days / week, with a Monday and Thursday as compulsory.
Job Responsibilities
- 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
- 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
5 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
