Software Quality Engineer II

• Liaise with Stakeholders across Group Technology to build a network that will align to nWoW
• Ensure stable solutions to stakeholders by delivering automated testing solutions and quality practices within agreed time lines and within agreed risk parameters
• Provide advice to clients on quality practices
• Research, develop and implement test engineering solutions
• Work closely with Quality Assurance Leads, Practise Leads, Developers, Architects, Product Owner and other Stakeholders to meet the expectations of our clients
• Obtain and review relevant artefacts from stakeholders (eg: technical landscape, architecture design, technology roadmaps)
• Contribute to the systematic breakdown of the business needs into manageable feature(s), stories and epics that can be delivered
• Participate in development of test approach, definition of Ready and Done, and defect management processes
• Plan work deliverables by analysing and determining the test automation requirements
• Participate in the backlog grooming
• Participate in the sprint planning, test estimation and acceptance criteria per story
• Ensure test environment is available and functional for test execution
• Obtain sign-off from relevant stakeholders by conducting reviews of the design sessions with relevant stakeholders
• Improve total architecture design and performance by working closely with senior Technical consultants, developers, database administrators, server administrators, network administrators and security specialists

• Ensure the test automation solution meets the architectural and development standards that are re-usable and scalable
• Develop and configure automated solution according to specifications/requirements of the squad
• Create and maintain automated testing pipelines
• Integration into and test automation execution on DevOps pipelines
• Develop the automation code using the automation test kit for execution of functional and non-functional tests
• Complete required unit testing through participation in requirements testing and integration testing (on automated solution)
• Implement the test automation solutions with the objective that it has adequate coverage within the sprint
• Ensure artefacts are easy obtainable by storing all relevant artefacts in the repository
• Identify obstacles and check results for any anomalies and issues by analysing and reporting results of executed tests
• Ensure resources are used effectively through maintenance and enhancement of existing solutions
• Participate in code reviews to ensure alignment to coding standards and best practices
• Keep stakeholders informed on test execution and test reports by conducting stakeholder communication sessions
• Deliver/ Complete work according to plan by executing and validating automated testing solution
• Ensure alignment of solution with emerging technologies and impact on Nedbank technologies
• Provide input into the documentation of standards & quality practices for Quality engineering for the organisation's current and future technological architecture
• Ensure alignment of industry best practices within automation technologies and in alignment to the organisation's current and future technological architecture
• Mentor other Software Quality Engineers within the team to improve their technical capabilities
• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values by reviewing Nedbank and Business Unit Plan and ensuring delivered systems, process, services and solutions are aligned
• Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction
• Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank

• Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree

• Object-orientated Programming (OOP)
• Development languages; C#, Java
• Mobile Test Automation
• Soap and RESTFUL services
• Use of testing tools and frameworks (E.g. Selenium, Appium, RestAssured, Karate, Jira, JMeter)
• Service virtualisation & Data virtualisation
• Performance and load testing
• Vulnerability testing

• Building Partnerships
• Decision Making
• Influencing
• Driving for Results
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
• High-Impact Communication
• Innovation

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