Test Engineer

SWIFT

London, United Kingdom

As a Test Engineer, you will be part of a dynamic software development team environment where your testing skills will be crucial to the delivery of mission critical financial software to the global financial industry following structured development approaches in Agile methodologies.

You will undertake Testing/Automation/DevOps activities of medium to high complexity related to different software components and versions. You will be required to do development work related to software testing frameworks. Given the mission critical nature of our business, strong emphasis is placed on quality, security, availability, resiliency, scalability, performance, and system resources consumption. It is expected that suitable candidates adhere to a structured testing environment and will actively contribute to delivering software to the quality expectations of our customers.

Responsibilities

As a Test Engineer, you will be part of a dynamic team of professionals and applying agile software developments, DevOps/testing/automation and delivery practices.
You will actively participate in the whole cycle of development of new user stories: requirements review, solution design, implementation, testing plan and development testing. Understanding problems, solutions and ensuring the overall consistency of the software will be one of your primary objectives.
You will share team commitments and own some parts of those solutions.
You will perform software delivery tasks (builds, installation of release on test environments, etc.).
Our solution can always get better! You will take any opportunity to improve the way we work, the tools we use and the software we produce.

What to expect?

Collaborate with internal teams (e.g. developers and product owner) to identify system requirements, develop effective strategies and test plans
Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle
Automate test cases using appropriate testing frameworks and tools to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort
Effectively use AI assistants during test design, automation and testing activities
Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities
Design, develop, execute and maintain test cases (manual or automated) and analyze results
Identify, document, and track software defects using a bug tracking system, working closely with development teams for resolution
Support CI/CD-integrated test execution and help troubleshoot automation failures

What will make you successful?

Bachelor's degree in relevant field of computing (IT, Computer engineering, Computer Science, Informatics)
A minimum of 2 years of experience in testing and/or software development
Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, tools, and best practices
Experience with the Selenium test automation frameworks
Proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Java, Python)
Familiarity with Agile frameworks is an added advantage
Testing methodology certification (e.g. ISTQB) is an added advantage (or an asset)
Analytical mind and problem-solving attitude
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
Open-minded, solutions oriented, and a true team player gaining energy through collaboration with others
Demonstrated strong interpersonal relations, sense of responsibility, commitment and customer focus
Ability to prioritize work independently based on business impact and urgency
Ability to take proactive actions and have positive attitude
Testing background with experience or knowledge of following are nice to have:
Basic knowledge in functional testing, integration testing, regression testing, performance testing
Familiar with test management tools (e.g. JIRA, X-Ray), confluence
Agile Mind-set: You like to learn and continuously improve the way we work
Team-oriented: you take pride from team achievements and are ready to support and be supported by your team-mates
Very good communication skills, including remote meeting setups
Curious, eager to learn and to educate others

Essential Technical Skills

Development: Basic Java knowledge
Test Automation framework: Selenium
Dev Ops: Ansible, CI/CD Jenkins pipelines
Artificial Intelligence prompting
Basic knowledge on POSIX and Windows Commands
Admin: test reports, Xray tests, designing test cases.

Essential Soft Skills

Strong communication skills with a mastery of spoken and written English are mandatory
Adaptability and responsiveness to change
Ability to work with a team in an Agile environment
Good problem-solving skills and a strong adherence to quality and operational excellence
Eagerness to learn and understand