Agile Testing Specialist

In this role you will:

• work closely with the Product Owner and other stakeholders to analyse stories and define acceptance criteria that are automatable
• further the wider understanding and knowledge of agile testing within the department and more widely through communities of practice
• conduct exploratory testing alongside developers within sprints to ensure the highest quality standards
• assist the Product Owner by demonstrating new functionality at the end of sprint demonstrations

For this role we are looking for a testing specialist who has a proven track record of testing within an agile environment. You will be:

• familiar with agile testing concepts, such as the Agile Testing Quadrant, Agile Testing Pyramid
• understands the different approaches to Agile Testing including appropriate automated and manual testing
• understands the transition of business requirements into acceptance criteria using techniques such as "Specification by Example" and "Behaviour Driven Development"
• passionate about testing in an agile and value centric manner
• eager to learn from and contribute to the IT community
• understand the importance of the business domain within automated tests
• able to help both technical and business stakeholders build out effective acceptance criteria
• able to assess and mitigate delivery risk through varied testing approaches
• keen to coach and mentor teams in improving their testing approaches
• clear about the distinction between traditional QA and agile testing

To be a successful candidate you will have:

• a proven track record of testing and coaching within a true agile environment
• excellent communication skills
• an ability to converse with business users and technical staff on all matters
• experience with exploratory testing techniques
• experience with automated testing techniques

Our programme supports and develops all the systems involved in the post-trade processing of Securities transactions globally. Over the past 6 years, we have been leading the way in engineering our applications using cutting-edge software development techniques, providing a template for delivery across the globe, and providing a strategic platform for other product lines (e.g. FX).

We are currently embarking on numerous programmes of work to deliver the IT vision for the next 5 years, building on the work just completed in delivering one of the highest profile programmes in the investment bank IT portfolio. It is, without a doubt, an exciting place to be and a dynamic place to work and learn.