Junior Functional QA Engineer at FIS

Job Description

FIS Asset Arena 360 is an integrated solution covering all the Front/Middle Office Activities of an Asset Manager:

•  Portfolio Management
• Simulation, Order Management
•  Post Trade Workflow
• Reporting
• Compliance
•  Performance
• Risk and CRM

FIS Asset Arena 360 is currently looking a Junior Functional QA Engineer, to join the development team in Cape Town

This is a challenging opportunity for an Asset Management or Financial Markets professional to apply their knowledge as a Functional or Product Specialist working at a Global Financial Systems Technology company. You will gain experience with Software Development and Quality Assurance with an Industry Leading Investment Management System.

Position ResponsibilitiesRequirements:

• Develop and refine full functional test plans and test case templates, test strategy and estimate workload requirements.
• Develop and execute Quality Assurance test plans and test cases to thoroughly test the business applications based on the clients’ requirements and the development release documents.
• Work closely with all other technical teams to ensure effective cross-team coordination during the testing process.
• Participate in Grooming sessions with Product Owners and Developers to ensure a common understanding on what is required is developed, this will include building out User Stories, Acceptance Criteria and Test Cases from the 4 Agile Testing Quadrants.
• Identify, log, report and track defects found in the release. Prepare clear and concise written reports on defects found during QA process.
• Communicate test plan status to the QA Director and Project Manager to promote effective critical path decisions for the release.
• Assist QA Automation team with functional expertise and guidance on automation coverage along the critical application path per feature.
• The perfect opportunity to use your asset management expertise in a new and dynamic environment, expanding your skills to include cutting-edge quality assurance techniques, testing strategy and software programming.

Skills & Experience:

• Relevant bachelor’s degree (Finance, Investment Management or similar)
• CFA Level 1 or Registered Person Exams – Advantageous, but not required
• Some exposure to asset management would be beneficial
• ISTQB Exams would be advantageous