Senior Test Engineer

Management Level

Equiniti provides comprehensive solutions to support organizations throughout their corporate lifecycle, including managing shareholder engagement, maintaining stock registers, facilitating ownership transfers, enabling shareholder meetings, paying dividends, supporting IPOs, and administering employee equity plans. We are dedicated to revolutionizing shareholder services by developing digital solutions that facilitate dematerialization for issuers and shareholders. 

EQ is a fintech that connects the future of capital, communications, and governance, building trust and confidence in every market we serve. Our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ.

Summary:

This is an excellent opportunity for a credible QA test automation engineer with exemplary stakeholder management skills. The QA test automation engineer is focused on the delivery of quality software across all of the Equiniti product set. The holder of the role is to provide technical test solutions that supplement and enhance the manual testing efforts and is responsible for designing, creating, maintaining and executing functional and non-functional tests for both manual testing and automation.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

Successful candidate will be responsible for managing the following activities and providing oversight and transparency across the release process;

• Assist in the maintenance test automation strategy and framework using that supports internal and customer-facing solutions
• Provide input into defining the appropriate test approach and strategies in collaboration with the Test Manager to ensure effective test preparation and execution is produced for both manual and automated testing.
• Determine the adequate level of test coverage in collaboration with the Test Manager, Solution Analysts and Business Users and provide input into the testing estimates.
• Support the Test Manager in defining the entry and exit criteria to the appropriate test phases and make recommendations.
• Understand the functional and technical requirements of the various products supported in order to prioritise the roll out of test automation.
• Understand requirements, design specifications and convert them into test scripts.
• Provide the creation and execution of test scripts both manual and automated.
• Analyse test results to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
• Conduct test reviews throughout the development lifecycle, to identify any artefacts that are not fit for purpose.
• Create and maintain automation test libraries ensuring function ability as applications are modified.
• Responsible for logging and tracking defects, and will work closely with developers, project managers, and product managers to ensure quality testing is taking place in a timely manner.
• Provide effective communication to all stakeholders to support the delivery of the test activity.
• Maintain a high degree of knowledge on current technologies, tools and software test methodologies.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across Equiniti UK, Equiniti US and Equiniti India delivery teams.
• Adherence to all Regulatory, Security and Compliance requirements

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Successful candidate will demonstrate the following experience skills and behaviours:

• Proven QA automation experience, in particular
  • experience in system level testing using Java, Selenium, Cucumber and Gherkin
  • experience in REST and SOAP services usage and testing (HttpClient, Postman, soapUI)
• Strong understanding of automation frameworks and workflows, in particular
  • designing tests based on mock-ups, specifications and acceptance criteria              
  • experience in version control systems (SVN and GIT)
  • experience in continuous testing in Jenkins and/or Azure DevOps
• Strong SQL scripting skills
• Experience of waterfall (V-model) and agile methodologies across multiple projects.
• Experience in use of defect management tools, in particular Team Foundation Server
• Experience of cross browser/device, responsive and accessibility testing.
• Experience in the financial sector preferred but not essential.
• Experience in training onshore and offshore resources would be an advantage.
• Ability to communicate about IT and technology in plain-English and in non-technical terms to colleagues and Clients.
• Must be flexible, independent and self-motivated
• Ability to work calmly and methodically when under pressure

Required Skills

• Automation of functional testing
• Java, Selenium, Cucumber, Gherkin
• Version control systems (GIT, SVN)
• IntelliJ IDEA IDE
• Jenkins, Team Foundation Server, Azure DevOps
• MS SQL

Desirable Skills

• V-model
• REST and SOAP services testing
• Non-functional testing
• Knowledge and experience of
  • Tests parallelization using Selenium Grid
  • Containers like Docker
  • Containers-orchestration system like Kubernetes

Benefits:

Being a permanent member of the team at EQ you will be rewarded by our company benefits, these are just a few of what is on offer:

• 31 days + 9 bank holidays (UK)
• Comprehensive Medical Assurance cover
• Two-way cab transport for staff working in UK & US shift
• Accidental & Life cover 3 times of concerned CTC

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks.