Test Analyst III | Institutional IT | Client Servicing Domain

Job Summary

We are looking for a self-motivated individual to join the Institutional IT team as a test analyst in delivering quality software that will create an exceptional user experience for our end-users.

Allan Gray Institutional IT team consists of appr. 65 members, covering a range of skills and responsibilities including Domain Owners, Development Manager, Architect, Business Analysts, Developers (.NET and SQL) and IT Operations. The team operates with four business-aligned domains (Front Office, Middle Office, Fund Operations and Client Servicing).

Additionally, the Tech domain and IT Operations teams support the business-aligned domains.

What you can expect: You will work predominantly within the Client Services Domain performing functional and regression testing as well as resolving production defects.

Please note: This is a Cape Town based role and you will be required to be in office for a minimum of 3 days / week, with a Monday and Thursday as compulsory.

Job Responsibilities

 Extracting test requirements for user stories,

 Designing and creating test cases,

 Estimating effort for testing tasks,

 Manual testing of applications, which includes front-end, system integration, regression, and end-to-end as well as exploratory testing,

 Managing and maintaining manual regression test suites,

 Product risk mitigation, thereby limiting defects in production,

 Collaborating closely with developers and business analysts in identifying, logging, and verifying defects in a defect tracking system,

 Collaborating with other teams in INST IT for integration testing.

 Assist in production support issues and queries.

 Liaise with IT Ops and other Domains for support to resolve or assist with fixes.

 Continuous improvement initiatives specifically with regard to quality and performance

Skills And Experience Required

 Attention to detail,

 Data analysis and reporting skills,

 Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills,

 Ability To

• Manage own time and get tasks done,
• Grasp concepts and understand the systems being tested,
• Deal with complexity,
• Deal with high variability of work and context switching,
• Be comfortable with a fair amount of unpredictability in daily tasks.
• Resolve issues and overcome obstacles
• Able to engage with others to gather information
  
  

Education

 4 years test experience

 Basic SQL skills

 Relevant Business/ Commerce/ IT degree.

 Testing fundamentals training / Test certification would be advantageous.

 Exposure to Agile methodologies (e.g. SCRUM) would be advantageous