Performance Test Analyst at Datacentrix

• Are you a detail-driven QA professional ready to take on your next big challenge? We are currently partnering with a major player in the financial services industry to recruit for an exciting 12-month fixed-term contract role.
• This opportunity centres around a high-impact project, where you'll play a critical role in delivering end-to-end testing across backend, frontend, integration, automation, and reporting components.
• If you have a strong foundation in functional and automation testing, thrive in quality-driven environments, and are eager to expand your skill set into performance testing, this is the perfect next step in your career. Join a dynamic project team making a real difference in financial technology transformation.

Responsibilities:

• Create test scripts based on Business and Technical Requirements documents, in collaboration with business stakeholders for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Validate that technical specifications and business needs are accurately addressed by developing appropriate test cases.
• Plan testing activities to ensure timely execution, requirements coverage, and proper sign-off.
• Execute test scripts, analyze results, and report findings.
• Design, develop, and maintain a robust test automation framework.
• Work within a DevSecOps environment to support secure and efficient development practices.
• Develop and configure test automation environments and networks.
• Implement and execute automated tests using UFT via the HP ALM plugin.
• Accurately estimate testing efforts and coordinate tasks with team members.
• Design and apply automated testing strategies, building scalable test automation frameworks.
• Evaluate and apply the best combination of automated and manual testing approaches based on test objectives.
• Define and maintain regression test packs aligned with critical business processes.
• Automate regression test suites and ensure ongoing maintenance of test scripts.
• Write and maintain automation testing frameworks using Selenium and UFT.
• Develop test automation scripts using Selenium and UFT.
• Perform other related tasks and services as needed to support testing and quality assurance efforts.

Requirements

Key Deliverables
The successful candidate must have experience in the following areas, as the role involves delivering end-to-end testing services across Functional, Regression, Automation, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Key responsibilities will include:

• Developing and executing Test Approaches, Test Plans, and Test Scripts
• Reading and analyzing development code to support testing activities
• Operating effectively within a DevSecOps environment
• Producing and documenting Test Execution Results and Defect Management Reports
• Coordinating and managing Test Deliverable Sign-Off Certificates and Test Closure Reports
• Creating Knowledge Transfer Documents for each project
• Ensuring formal Test Completion Sign-Offs are obtained

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in relevant field
• ISTQB TA or equivalent 

Experience

• 5 - 8 years' experience in Test Execution and Performance Test Analysis;
• 3 - 6 years' experience in Conducting Functional Testing and Automation Testing as well as co-ordinating and reporting on User Acceptance Testing preparation, execution and sign off
• Extensive knowledge of UFT - HP ALM
• Limited knowledge of software development
• Experience in Integration Automation Testing
• Experience in ETL/BI Testing
• Understanding of testing concepts i.e. testing methodologies and techniques
• Experience in automating API Services

The following will be an added advantage:

• Knowledge of Business Process Testing Framework
• Knowledge of C# and JAVA
• Knowledge of VB Scripting
• Selenium Automation Testing
• Knowledge of LoadRunner