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Senior Test Analyst (12 month contract)

RMB is a market leader in Corporate and Investment Banking. Our biggest asset is our people. They come from many different backgrounds, bringing unique perspectives to finding solutions and solving challenges for our clients. At RMB our thinking digs deeper and sees further. It’s an approach we call Solutionist Thinking. With a can-do mindset that is considered and innovative, curious and resilient we unlock unique opportunities for our clients, society and our future. We seek people who create a culture of sharing and who champion honourable behaviour. Our people are smart, hard-working, self-motivated and have a passion for their work and the success of RMB. We offer a non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial environment where our people think and act like owners. We empower people, hold them accountable and reward exceptional performance.

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan.

The Bank actively supports the recruitment and advancement of people with disabilities. We encourage that candidates voluntarily declare their disability and consult the Bank should they require reasonable accommodation

• To support and enable quality solutions by ensuring that testing is effectively planned , monitored, and executed, and that core activities required by the testing framework are completed
• Engage with the macro-environment to look for new opportunities, capabilities and trends that would add value to the required quality/test analysis work
• Suggest changes in executing work processes to better drive value and benefits for the business
• Prepare and share recommendations for process and systems improvements across the function Actively participate in team, cross-discipline and vendor-driven collaboration sessions or forums to increase understanding of the working environment (current and planned Business alignment
• Partner with BT and Business stakeholders to create integrated roadmaps to enable business requirements delivery Planning
• Provide relevant information to inform the accurate scoping of a project/ programme. This includes pro-active engagement with relevant teams to ensure that solution delivery meets business needs Quality management
• Use quality management models and techniques to identify areas for improvement within the area  Determine corrective action to reduce errors and improve the quality of the system and services provided to business Test

Draft and maintain relevant test plans

• Monitor progress against plans and effect mitigation actions
• Evaluate emerging defects and recommend solutions
• Ensure compliance to governance processes
• Design relevant test scripts/ test cases to best determine system readiness and usability
• Develop exit and entry criteria based on the consolidation of all test requirements
• Draft and maintain user acceptance testing (UAT) and training plans

Minimum Qualification

• Relevant Diploma /Degree

Technical Knowledge/ skills and experience

In depth knowledge of:

• Relevant product/applications/service
• Test methodologies including quality assurance
• Documentation and requirement gathering
• Agile/DevOps principles and applications
• Bespoke BU/FA knowledge
• Experience
• 8 - 10 years Systemic and integrated approach to testing so that up-stream and down-stream impacts are considered
• Testing automation (preferred)

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Developer: Platform Integration (12 month contract)

RMB is a market leader in Corporate and Investment Banking. Our biggest asset is our people. They come from many different backgrounds, bringing unique perspectives to finding solutions and solving challenges for our clients. At RMB our thinking digs deeper and sees further. It’s an approach we call Solutionist Thinking. With a can-do mindset that is considered and innovative, curious and resilient we unlock unique opportunities for our clients, society and our future. We seek people who create a culture of sharing and who champion honourable behaviour. Our people are smart, hard-working, self-motivated and have a passion for their work and the success of RMB. We offer a non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial environment where our people think and act like owners. We empower people, hold them accountable and reward exceptional performance.

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan.

The Bank actively supports the recruitment and advancement of people with disabilities. We encourage that candidates voluntarily declare their disability and consult the Bank should they require reasonable accommodation

Purpose

To develop, codify and document application and software integration solutions that are bespoke, innovative and sustainable for the fulfilment of business stated requirements.

• Engage with the macro-environment to look for new opportunities, capabilities and trends that would add value to the required development work
• Suggest changes in executing work processes to better drive value and benefits for the business
• Prepare and share recommendations for process and systems improvements in relevant area of accountability
• Actively participate in team, cross-discipline and vendor-driven collaboration sessions or forums to increase understanding of the working environment (current and planned)

Solution design and build

• Consolidate and prepare solution design documentation in consultation with assigned Solution Architect(s)
• Apply standards and governance in such a way as to develop the best fit solution for business aligned to the Information Services framework
• Coordinate and apply various coding efforts
• Monitor and report on progress regularly for tracking implementation efforts
• Address and develop solutions to problems and risks arising from coding efforts
• Maintain code repositories and align with internal system change approval procedures
• Comply, understand and implement all steps within IT development and meet governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements during programming execution
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure programs and build is completed in time and within budget

Test

• Design relevant test scripts/ test cases to best determine system readiness and usability
• Interface with platform test analysts to facilitate functional and regression testing

Service handover

• Provide implementation and second tier support as required
• Translate functional specifications into technical designs for implementation and deployment
• Develop and produce related documentation that is both complete and concise on solutions implemented

Minimum Qualifcation

• Bachelor Degree in Computing Science, Information Systems or related field
• Technical Knowledge and skills (applied) In depth understanding and application of:
• MS SQL, Sybase
• Java development
• TIBCO integration
• Working in an Agile environment
• Understanding and experience in Agile methodologies

Experience:

• Extensive demonstrable experience within Global Markets and/or Investment Banking delivering tangible results in a digital environment
• Control-M or similar scheduling systems
• Engage and persuade multiple and complex stakeholders