Our client is seeking two experienced Senior Test Analysts to support the delivery of a major programme within the banking and payments environment. The successful candidates will be responsible for test strategy, planning, execution, governance and quality assurance across complex systems, participant organisations, vendor platforms and external integrations.
This is an eight-month contract position based in Rosebank, with a hybrid working arrangement requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office.
DUTIES:
Develop and maintain programme-level test strategies, plans, schedules and testing approaches.
Define testing governance processes, entry criteria and exit criteria.
Review business requirements, feature specifications, technical documentation, APIs, interfaces and participant requirements.
Translate requirements into detailed test conditions and scenarios.
Develop and enhance process documentation, including flowcharts, diagrams and narratives.
Review and distribute process documentation and ensure training is provided to new participants.
Design and maintain comprehensive test cases, scripts, scenarios and test-data requirements.
Develop requirements traceability matrices to ensure complete end-to-end coverage.
Coordinate and execute integration testing across QR+, Registry, participant systems, vendor platforms, sandbox environments and external interfaces.
Ensure all testing activities, artefacts and evidence comply with programme governance, quality standards, scheme requirements and industry obligations.
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Information Systems or a related field.
Minimum of seven to ten years' experience in software testing and quality assurance.
At least five years' experience within banking, payments, financial services, fintech or payment-scheme environments.
Experience in functional, system integration, user acceptance, end-to-end, regression, certification and conformance testing.
Proven experience with API testing, web services, message-based integrations and data validation.
Experience coordinating third-party vendors, participant organisations and cross-functional teams.
Experience working within regulated financial services environments.
Strong experience in defect management, test governance, quality assurance and audit-evidence practices.
Experience supporting Agile, Scrum and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
ISTQB or an equivalent recognised software-testing certification would be advantageous.
Additional certifications in banking, payments, Agile, project delivery or quality assurance would be beneficial.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Jira
Confluence
Microsoft Office
SharePoint
Test management and defect-tracking tools
Postman
Swagger
API and web-service testing
SQL
Data reconciliation
Data validation
Payment switching
Real-time payments
Interoperable payment ecosystems
Certification and conformance testing
ATTRIBUTES:
Strong communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
Excellent stakeholder-management abilities.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Effective planning and organisational capabilities.
Ability to manage competing priorities and demanding deadlines.
Able to perform effectively under pressure.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to coordinate activities across multiple workstreams and stakeholders.