Senior Software Engineer - QA (Remote)

Join us on our mission to create a completely new, 100% digital bank that truly serves customers' best interests. We are a close-knit and fun-loving team of seasoned financial services professionals who came together for the challenge of building a bank from scratch - and we are committed to doing it all the right way (from technology infrastructure to modern marketing to customer experience).

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $78,000.00 and $145,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

We work with the flexibility and speed of a start-up. But we also have significant stability and capital from being part of the SMBC Group (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation). SMBC is the second largest bank in Japan and the 12th largest bank in the world with operations in over forty countries. And SMBC is committed to disrupting the US marketplace with ground-breaking products.

It is the best of both worlds, and we are seeking proven marketing leaders to propel us towards a national launch. We have both the ambitious growth plans and the 'patient capital' necessary to execute a multi-year plan. Join us on the journey to deliver an exciting concept of evolved banking.

SUMMARY:

We are looking for a Sr. Software Engineer - QA Test who has a leadership ability to conduct and manage manual testing on both functional and non-functional system components, the selected Sr. Engineer will be responsible to design and develop test plans, test strategies, manual test cases, perform manual test execution, report defects. Parallelly, the Sr. Engineer will also facilitate as a point of contact SME to the test automation team as well. Focus areas include:

• Core Banking Experience
• Test Strategy Design and Development
• Test Case Design and Development using Functional and Non-functional requirements.
• Hands-on experience in using Xray as a defect management tool in JIRA
• Hands on experience on Web and Mobile Testing
• Hands-on experience and understanding on test automation using Selenium, Java, BDD. 
• Solid hands-on data, SQL, data bases and data extract testing
• Strong manual testing experience on API validation using API tools like Postman or Rest Assured
• Strong understanding in establishing issue traceability in JIRA
• Should be able to produce comprehensive test reports to report to the management.
• Develop, collaborate, improve, implement, maintain, and support testing processes.
• Ability to build communication plans, test plans, workflows and procedures as required
   

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work closely with the project stake holders, business, and the project management team to gather requirements and develop feasible and comprehensive test strategies. 
• Design and execute test cases for functional and non-functional requirements of the retail banking application and integrated systems.
• Contribute to the test automation team, for the purposes of developing testing scripts as well as facilitate ongoing test automation effort with the required support. 
• Identify, report, and track defects in the application and integrated systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that the application and integrated systems are tested thoroughly and meet the business requirements.
• Create and maintain test plans, test cases, and test scripts for regression testing using Xray in Jira
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize test cases for automation.
• Analyze test results to provide actionable feedback to development teams.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and provide input on testing strategy and test planning.
• Develop and maintain test data for the application and integrated systems.
• Analyze test results and provide feedback to the development team for improving the application and integrated systems.
• Work with the project team to ensure that the application and integrated systems are delivered on time and within budget.
• Identify defects as well as analyzing them to identify root causes and categorize software defects prior to escalation.
• Work with other automation developers and/or other testers and provide support as required. 
• Compile and evaluate test results for areas of correction and improvements, as well as opportunities for increased test coverage.
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