Job Introduction
Main Responsibilities
- Develop a good understanding of the team's development requirements by participating in planning sessions, user story reviews and design sessions
- Analyse complex requirements and translate them into test cases (automated and/or manual, as appropriate)
- Participate in test case peer reviews with BAs, Developers, QA and other team members
- Define Test Strategy/Test Approach, design test coverage plan and provide test estimates.
- Define Test Environment requirements to ensure adequate test environments are in place for testing
- Execute test plans, including functional, system, regression, performance, and database layer
- Record, log, and retest bug fixes
- Participate in user acceptance test planning with the project team
- Follow appropriate release management processes to adhere migration standards.
- Perform production release smoke testing, post-implementation testing of production issues as required
- Participate in project estimation and sizing/velocity efforts
- Test execution and report of test progress on a regular basis
- Recommend, develop, and communicate quality assurance processes and procedures
- Write and maintain custom test automation frameworks to facilitate unattended test execution, handle test errors, and report test results
Ideal Candidate
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- Experience with database testing, including schema, table, and data integrity checks.
- Practical experience and an understanding of both Agile and Waterfall ways of working
- Experience with verifying data mapping and transformation logic from source to target systems.
- Experience with validating ETL processes (data completeness, correctness, and accuracy).
- Experience with analysing data models (star schemas, snowflakes, dimensions, facts).
- Experience with checking for NULL values, duplicates, and data type mismatches.
- Hands-on SQL experience including writing complex queries and executing SQL queries
- Experience performing rigorous data quality checks on large volumes, auditing and reconciliation to ensure migrated data is accurate, complete and consistent with source systems.
- Experience testing all web content, links, forms and features post- web migration to ensure they function identically to the pre-migration state and align with project specifications
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to analyse, articulate and present complex issues clearly and concisely
- Effective Stakeholder Management, able to effectively communicate to varying levels of Stakeholders
Company Information
Handelsbanken is a relationship bank with a decentralised way of working, a strong local presence thanks to a nationwide network of branches, and a long-term approach to customer relations. Each Handelsbanken branch operates as a local business enabling it to make decisions at a local level and provide a bespoke service. The focus is always on the need of the individual customer and not on the sale of specific products.
We are embarking on an exciting Business Transformation journey. This transformation will significantly enhance our technology system systems, processes and services, bringing evolution to our ways of working. Join us in this transformative journey, where your dedication, adaptability and commitment will play a crucial role in shaping the future of banking for our valued customers.
The Bank is deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice into all of our activities. This is so that we are an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place to work that encourages everyone to apply, regardless of socio-economic background, age, disability, pregnancy and/or parental status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), veteran status, marital and civil partnership status, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
Check our Handelsbanken website for further information
At Handelsbanken, we deeply value our unique culture and values including trust in and respect for each individual. We take pride in nurturing a work environment where people flourish, and where they are empowered to take decisions in their areas of expertise. We take a long term perspective in everything we do and want each employee who joins us to build a long terms successful career with the Bank.
What is in it for you?
- We have a wide range of learning and development available, empowering and enabling our colleagues to take ownership of their own development.
- Competitive Salary and an extensive range of benefits is provided, including private medical insurance, income protection and life assurance
- A market-leading pension contribution of 15% paid by the bank, which can be invested in a wide range of funds (including ESG and Shariah funds)
Application next steps
Your journey with us begins once you have submitted your application. One of our Handelsbanken recruiters will be reviewing your details and will later organise a phone conversation if you match the role requirements. If there is a mutual fit, we will extend an invitation for you to participate in an interview.
How can we support you to be your best self? Our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to provide support e.g. if you need additional time to prepare for an interview or you have any requirements for any part of the interview/hiring process – just let us know by email uk_talent@careers.handelsbanken.co.uk.
This advert will be live for a minimum of two weeks. However, please note that after the two weeks, the closing date could change at any time depending on the number of responses received.
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