Test Engineering and QA

Why join us

A Test Engineer is responsible of automating/testing test cases for projects and making sure that all relevant resulting incidents are detected, documented and closed. Moreover the applicant should have experience in handling/working with clients regarding MXTEST support and assistance. The job also includes and evolves into a Test Lead part where the test analyst will design and lead test campaigns, and contribute to Regression Test Packages design and build.

Your responsibilities

• Test Coverage, Design and Implementation

  • With the help of the functional project team, design functional and non-functional test cases to cover different aspects of the application

  • Apply different test design techniques appropriate to each development (Risk-based testing; transition state testing, decision table, equivalence classes…)

• Test execution

  • Execute automated/documented test cases and logs the results

  • Write detailed and summary reports for the functional project team during the test execution phase

  • Performs root cause analysis when faced with an incident.

• Testware management

  • Ensure availability of the testware before a test execution phase (environment, test scenarios…).

• Test automation

  • On projects, assist on the following activities:

    • Configure, execute and report on automated test packages

    • Participate in test automation design discussions to ensure understanding of requested configurations

    • Implement Automated tests and stabilize them according to project scope

    • Follow up with streams on discovered issues in MX product upon tests execution, and their stabilization within the automated tests sequence

    • Follow up with MXTEST DEV team on needed corrections / feature to complete automated tests configurations for the project

    • Deliver continued reporting on automated tests execution, along the project phases.

    • Deliver capitalization reports on project automated tests that can feed the global automated tests package

  • On projects, participate in test execution campaigns as test analyst on specific MX functional domain

  • Internally, build and maintain the Automated tests packaging evolution and follow up capitalization from projects and support activities:

    • Document the created configurations to ensure clarity and ease future eventual handover

    • Orchestrate maintenance cycles operations (execution, first analysis, etc)

  • Acquire MXTEST products expertise (MXTEST, MTS) to support business as usual and projects responsibilities

  • Acquire MX product expertise through continuous learning (i.e. e-learning, reading, on-the-job experience, embedment, knowledge sharing, trainings)

To be successful in this role

Educational Background

• University degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering

• Knowledge in market finance and risk management is a plus

Required Experience

1-3 years of experience in the following fields:

• Software engineering or related disciplines

• 1-2 years of strong MXTEST experience and MXTEST client support.

• 1-2 years of practice on the MX.3 platform

• 1-2 years of experience in test specification and execution

• 1-2 years in test automation and client support

• Software Analysis & Design knowledge/experience is needed while also having a solid background in Software Quality & Testing.

• Familiar with functional and non-functional testing aspects, requirements management and test design techniques

Languages

• English

• French is a plus

Pre-requisite Trainings / Certifications

• ISTQB certification or equivalent is a plus

Technical competencies

• Advanced knowledge of Software Testing practices:

• Functional testing techniques

• Testing types/levels (unit, component, integration, system, SIT, UAT…)

• Analytical testing techniques (Risk based testing…)

• Knowledge in testing frameworks is a plus (JUnit, TestNG, HP quality center, SILK, …)

• Experience of automation tools

• Experience in implementing current industry wide Quality & Test processes and practices, Tools and techniques

• Knowledge in technical environments such as SQL, XML (XSL, XPATH), OS (Unix, Windows), and programming languages (java), Scripting languages (ANT, Groovy)

• Knowledge in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, MS projects, Visio…)