Assistant Vice President, Test Analyst

Base pay range

$/yr - $/yr

• Functional title - Test Analyst
• Department - Global Testing Services
• Report to - Director, Global Testing Services (Settlement Portfolio)
• Location - New Jersey - Metropark
• Expected full-time salary range between $130,000 - $150,000 + variable compensation + 401(k) match + benefits.
• Note:
  
  Disclosure as required by NY Pay Transparency Law of the expected salary compensation range for this role.

Taking responsibility for the project testing activities. This includes:

• Reviewing requirements, solution, design and other project specific technical documentation
• Reviewing Test documentation
• Providing resource and test effort estimation
• Contributing to the Project Test Plan (with re-planning where necessary)
• Analysing requirements and technical solutions in order to write Test Strategies for planned levels / phases of testing
• Producing Test Strategy and other project specific Test documentation
• Monitoring team's progress on allocated tasks
• Producing (or assist in producing) Requirements Traceability Matrix, Test Scenarios and Test Scripts
• Performing (or assisting in) Test Execution
• Performing the Defect Manager role for assigned projects
• Identifying and escalating Risks / Issues / Dependencies
• Providing regular progress reports to Project and GTS Management
• Liaising with project stakeholders (internal to CLS and third party) to address for example knowledge gaps, queries and any other such dependencies
• Providing training and assistance to testers to ensure they are following testing and defect reporting processes.
• Assigning and conducting day‑to‑day monitoring of the project test team’s assigned projects, tasks, and activities
• Performing test execution as required; testing the application to ensure it is working as specified, including use of test cases or on an ad‑hoc basis, reporting defects and other issues found during testing in the defect tracking system
• Ensuring testing commitments are met within the project test team and monitoring for potential impacts to target dates or other Projects. Communicating potential impacts to target dates to the Project test lead
• Managing the JIRA (defect tracking) database for all testing phases (update, follow‑up and escalate overdue issues).
• Reviewing and estimating requirement change requests
• Reviewing and validating test results and defect reports by the Test Executers
• Contributing in daily and weekly testing status meetings with the project test team, and the overall Project team
• Main project will be related to the CLS Settlement service

This includes:

• Taking responsibility for the support for other departments’ use of the testing environments, where required. For example – assisting business staff in performing UAT
• Sharing technical knowledge within the team

This includes:

• Test analysis and Preparation processes
• Reporting process
• Test Execution processes
• Identifying and advising on improvements to processes

Professional Experience

• Software Testing experience in the 'Financial Services' business domain (preferably in FX, Payment – RTGS, SWIFT)
• Extensive Software Testing experience, including roles within at least 5 medium to large projects
• Experience as a customer managing the delivery of at least one medium to large new system/ project (or a major enhancement of an existing operational system) from a Third‑Party IT Vendor
• Experience of managing or working with teams within an offshore service model
• Experience in producing various Test artefacts including Test Strategy / Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Scripts
• Experience in Defect Management
• Experience in XMLs and database interrogation using SQL, Linux/Unix
• Familiarity with the CLS concept
• Familiarity with the ISO 20022 Universal financial industry message scheme.
• Quick learner
• Analytical
• Proactive
• Motivated
• Flexible
• Leadership capability
• Team player
• Good to have financial/banking domain experience.
• Experience in working onsite – offshore model
• Working knowledge of SQL and Linux/Unix