FirstRand Group

  • Gauteng
  • FirstRand Group
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    Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX), FirstRand Limited is one of the largest financial institutions in Africa. FirstRand’s vision is to be the African financial services group of choice, create long-term franchise value, deliver superior and sustainable economic returns to its shareholders within acc...

    Technical Tester - Johannesburg

    Job Description

    To create, debug, verify, maintain and update technical test scripts to run automated testing Is responsible for testing the functionality of a system designed to address business requirements to prevent errors/defects in the live system through the implementation of change control and improvement

    Responsibilities

    • Increase operational efficiency and suggest solutions to enhance cost effectiveness.
    • Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers’ expectations through proactive, innovative, and appropriate solutions by resolving queries fast and effectively.
    • Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME’s, project managers and senior staff members by providing input to business requirements.
    • Build and sustain collaborative working relationships with relevant peers and stakeholders to achieve productivity synergies.
    • Conduct test plans by unpacking the requirements which include regression testing, system analysis and reviews.
    • Create design steps from test cases, execute system validation plans and compile test scripts.
    • Conduct systems analyses, design, coding, program debugging, testing and security and performance assessments across user interfaces.
    • Comply, understand, and implement all steps and methodology within IT development and meet governance in terms of legislative, audit risk and process requirements for the Test Analysis Environment.
    • Create test scripts to effectively test enhancements and new requirements and execute automated test scripts.
    • Execute all test activities for allocated projects by conducting test estimation, prepare and submit test plans for sign-off and ensure alignment between test environment and production environment.
    • Manage testing defects and involve relevant business staff in quality assurance testing analysis.
    • Design content of procedure guides and manuals for business users.
    • Provision of an efficient service for the test analysis function through careful and timeous analysis, planning, execution, reporting and updating of all related information.
    • Continuously assess own performance, seek timely and clear feedback and request training where appropriate and needed.

    Additional Requirements

    • Write code for developing automated testing software.
    • Minimum 2 years+ testing automation experience
    • Ability to maintain existing test automation framework in Java platform using Selenium.
    • Ability to review and write automation test scripts.
    • Familiar with Web Services or API technologies (i.e., SOAP, REST, XML & JSON).
    • Demonstrates good coding standards, naming conversions and version control.
    • Knowledge of test reporting (i.e., Serenity, TestNG or Extent Reports).
    • Experience working with open-source tools.
    • Knowledge & Exposure to DevOps.
    • Exposure to performance testing an added advantage.
    • Familiar with Test Management tools (i.e., HP ALM, JIRA, etc.)
    • Great attitude and aptitude
    • Strong analytical skills
    • Innovative & creative
    • Self-motivated and ability to motivate others
    • Demonstrate accountability, independent & great communicator

    We can be a match if you are:

    • Curious & courageous - youre driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and youre brave enough to
    • A team player - you believe in the power of teams so youre always part of one, building and leveraging your networks
    • Emotionally intelligent - you have a high EQ that enables you to truly connect with people, no matter how technical or specialist your role is
    • A Self-starter

    Qualifications and Experience

    • Diploma or required certification in testing or programming.
    • Preferred: Degree and/or relevant certification including ISEB/ISTQB Certification; TMap Next Engineer; ISTQB Advanced Analyst.
    • Minimum 2 years Automation/ technical testing experience.
    • Ability to script/code.
    • Preferred: Banking Industry Experience.
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