Software Quality Engineer I (SQE I) at Nedbank

Job Responsibilities

• Build and foster deep relationship with Peers, Subject Matter Experts, Developers, Product Owner and other Stakeholders through transparent communication which align to the Nedbank Values.  
• Work closely with Quality Assurance Leads, Practise Leads, Business Analysts, Developers, Architects, Product Owner and other Stakeholders to meet the expectations of our clients.    
• Liaise with Stakeholders across Group Technology to build a network that will align to nWoW.    
• Contribute to the retrospective reviews to introduce efficiencies which will ensure quicker delivery with high quality to our clients.    
• Actively participate in the planning, estimation and sizing of products, features, stories to be delivered.    
• Delivery of a well-structured quality assurance solution, aligned to enterprise quality practices and standards, within the timelines agreed with the delivery team.    
• Report and manage the resolution of issues timeously to avoid unplanned expenses which could result in late delivery and stability issues once operational.    
• Contribute to the systematic breakdown of the business needs into manageable feature(s), stories and epics that can be delivered.    
• Participate in the backlog grooming.    
• Participate in the sprint planning, test estimation and acceptance criteria per story.    
• Discuss the low level design and functional requirements with the QA Lead, Application/Solution Architect to understand the approach to test automation.
• Job Responsibilities Continue
• Collaborate with the Core Technical Team to continuously improve the automation frameworks and overall platform.    
• Develop the automation code using the automation test kit for execution.    
• Implement the test automation solutions with the objective that it has adequate coverage within the sprint.    
• Ensure the test automation solution meets the architectural and development standards that are re-usable and scalable.  
• Confirm that the automation test code implemented is appropriately catalogued, stored and aligns with the required governance.    
• Ensure artefacts are easy obtainable by storing all relevant artefacts in the repository    
• Integration into and test automation execution on DevOps pipelines.    
• Log defects using the pre-defined defect management process and tool, and ensure the relevant information is captured accurately that will assist with the root cause analysis.    
• Identify potential product risks and communicate to the QA Lead the details and any possible mitigation factors.    
• Report status of testing to the squad daily.   
• Collaborate with the stakeholder to ensure the resolution of a defect and that the root cause analysis is performed and recorded.    
• Participate in all retrospective reviews. 
• Participate in the showcase to stakeholders.  
• Understand and manage own time based on expected timelines articulated by the line-management and project expectations.    
• Collaborate with Peers and industry experts to understand technical advances and its application within the Nedbank eco-system.    
• Seek ongoing improvements in technical capabilities.   
• Mentor the Software Test Engineers within the team to improve their technical capabilities.    
• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values.    
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise.    
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities.    
• Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).   
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy.  
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking.    

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• Bootcamp training in Agile and DevOps.
• Preferred Certifications
• ISTQB Agile Foundation. ISTQB Advanced certification (preferred). Bootcamp training in Agile & DevOps.

Minimum Experience Level

• 5 - 8 years Test automation experience
• Testing of Web & Mobile frontends and APIs
• Insprint automation using established Test Tools and Frameworks
• Non-Functional Testing and integration into DevOps Pipelines

Required Technical Knowledge

• Programming (OOP)
• Java Development with J2EE and/or Springboot knowledge (Advanced)
• Automation testing using Selenium
• Use of repository systems ie: AzureRrepos.
• Testing of Services using automation tools such as Rest Assured (& SOAPUI).
• BDD and TDD
• Continuous Integration (CI) process with Jenkins/Azure.
• Agile methodology and working in agile teams
• Use of Maven
• Use of Jira and Confluence
• Exposure to Cloud technology.
• Experience in building stubs