Software Test Specialist

Job Description

• Analyze business, functional, and technical requirements to define comprehensive test strategies and test scenarios.
• Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test execution schedules.
• Estimate testing effort, identify risks, and provide mitigation recommendations.
• Participate in requirement reviews and provide quality-focused feedback.
• Perform System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT) support and Regression Testing
• Execute manual and automated test cases.
• Validate business processes, interfaces, APIs, and data flows.
• Ensure testing activities are completed within agreed timelines and quality standards
• Work closely with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, Project Managers, and Operations teams.
• Provide regular status updates and testing progress reports.
• Participate in project planning, sprint ceremonies, and release activities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• ISTQB Foundation Certification or equivalent.
• Advanced testing certifications are desirable

Additional Information

Technical Skills

Core Testing Skills

• Test Planning and Test Strategy
• Test Case Design Techniques
• Functional Testing
• Integration Testing
• Regression Testing
• API Testing
• End-to-End Testing
• Defect Management
• Risk-Based Testing
• UAT Support

Tools

• JIRA
• Azure DevOps
• HP ALM / Quality Center
• TestRail
• Postman
• SoapUI
• Jenkins
• Git
• Confluence

Automation (Desirable)

• Selenium
• Playwright
• Cypress
• Java
• Python
• C#
• REST Assured

Database & Technical Skills

• SQL Querying
• Data Validation
• Log Analysis
• API Validation
• Microservices Testing

Domain Knowledge (Preferred)

• Banking and Financial Services
• Wealth Management Platforms
• Avaloq Core Banking
• Payments and Transaction Processing
• Regulatory and Compliance Testing
• Digital Banking Solutions