Senior Automation Test Analyst at Investec Asset Management

Description of the role 

• Investec Sandton is looking for a senior Automation Test Analyst in the Client, Content and Communication division. The person must take responsibility for designing, developing, and executing quality assurance. Testing will be both manual and automated & could be on projects or BAU's.  Automation knowledge and experience is key.  The automation tester will work closely with the development team to ensure high-quality software delivery and will be responsible for testing and documenting the test process for the software at all levels of the development process.

Responsibilities include:

•  Accountable for the effective creation, measurement and control of the test strategy within content and Comms.
•  Review business requirements, creation and execution of Functional, Integration, End-to-End, Regression, UAT & Automation (UI & API)
•  Ownership and driving testing tasks from start to finish
•  Coordinate and support UAT with business users.
•  Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver.
•  Create and execute test plans and test cases for software applications.
•  Collaborate with the development team to identify test scenarios and ensure that all critical business requirements are covered in the test plan.
•  Analyze test results and debug errors.
•  Report and track defects and work with the development team to resolve them.
•  Work with the QA team to continuously improve the automation framework and testing process.
•  Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies such as stand-ups, planning sessions, and retrospectives.
•  Continuously learn new testing technologies and tools.

 
Experience:

•  Selenium skills, Azure skills
•  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
•  At least 3 years of experience in automation testing with Selenium WebDriver.
•  Experience in programming languages such as Java, Python or C#.
•  Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and experience working in an Agile development environment.
•  Experience with version control systems such as Git.
•  Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
•  Strong communication and collaboration skills.
•  Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changes quickly.
•  Min 3 years' experience in the testing competency
•  ISEB/ISTQB Qualifications
•  QC experience (test planning, test execution, defect management lifecycle)
•  Solid experience in the implementation of the STLC (Test Planning, Monitoring and Control – including reporting, Test Analysis and Design, Test Execution, Test Closure) throughout the project lifecycle)
•  Experience with other automation tools such as Appium or TestComplete.
•  Experience in mobile automation testing.
•  Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or CircleCI.
•  Knowledge of SQL and databases.