Quality Assurance Automation Engineer Associate - Scotiatech

Scotiabank; Bogotá, Distrito Capital; Híbrido; COP 60.000.000 - 80.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading financial institution is seeking a QA Automation Engineer in Bogotá, Colombia. You will design and execute test cases, supervise UAT testing, and ensure compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate has experience in software quality assurance, expertise in SQL and Java, and fluency in English and Spanish. This role offers a hybrid work model with opportunities for professional growth.

Formación

• 1+ years of experience as a QA Test Automation Engineer or Software Developer.
• Proven work experience in software quality assurance.
• Experience writing clear test plans and cases.

Responsabilidades

• Design and execute automated and manual test cases.
• Supervise UAT testing and coordinate resources.
• Assess and take action on UAT test results.

Conocimientos

Expertise in SQL

JAVA

Selenium

Automated testing tools

Agile/Scrum

Bilingual (English and Spanish)

Educación

Degree in computer science, IT Business/Management, or engineering

Herramientas

JIRA

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Requisition ID: 230804

Employee Referral Program – Potential Reward: $2,000,000.00

We are committed to investing in our employees and helping you continue your career at ScotiaTech.

Purpose

Contributes to the overall success of the QA / Global Enterprise Technology / Quality Assurance Automation in Bogota, Colombia ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

Accountabilities / Responsibilities

• Design and execute automated test cases
• Design and execute manual test cases
• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Supervise and co-ordinate testing for projects/releases
• Assess UAT projects to determine the risk of releasing the code into the current test environment, specifically the possible impact to multiple projects, the degree of overlap in the applications and the code itself, within extremely tight timeframes.
• Design UAT test plans; assign and review test documentation (functions, testcases, scripts); balance the need to mitigate risk with the optimal use of testing resources while adhering to UAT policies, standards and procedures.
• Schedule and approve the release of projects into the UAT environment; execute complex test plans and supervise the execution of testing, co-ordinating resources, people and environments on a daily basis to meet the specific requirements for a project; manage multiple stakeholders with conflicting time and needs requirements; co-ordinate code delivery with external service providers.
• Continually evaluate priorities for various projects in response to frequent directional changes and take decisive action as required.
• Assess the results of UAT tests and take appropriate action; work closely with the development group to resolve defects; escalate issues to management when necessary; make recommendations to release the code to Production.
• Transfer application and process expertise to more junior analysts within UAT; provide hands on training on systems, hardware, environment, product, standards, and methodology to test team members; coach, motivate and provide feedback on department and project objectives, conflict resolution, and team building to assigned staff
• Work with individual project teams, during the software development life cycle, to ensure business and technical requirements have been fulfilled; contribute recommendations and assessments to ongoing project reviews
• Maintain a thorough and current understanding of a broad range of assigned banking applications, UAT code configuration, system integration, environment resources and code delivery process; provide technical advice to development teams and external suppliers on integration of specific applications within the UAT environment
• Forecast workday estimates based upon project documentation; monitor resource demands and escalate resource shortfalls or conflicts as required
• Identify and pursue opportunities to enhance personal breadth and depth of expertise and proactively apply knowledge on the job; identify and recommend enhancements or modifications to UAT processes in an effort to continually improve overall department efficiency and effectiveness
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

Reporting Relationships

• Primary Manager: Quality Assurance Functional Manager / Quality Assurance Functional Senior Manager
• Direct Reports: Quality Assurance Functional Manager / Quality Assurance Functional Senior Manager

Dimensions

• Expertise in SQL, JAVA, Selenium, and other automated testing tools are critical to the automation journey, working cohesively with manual testers and developers to produce high-quality work on high-profile projects.
• This role will be hybrid between Automation and Functional Testing
• Proven work experience in software test automation
• Hands-on experience with automated testing tools
• Proven work experience in software quality assurance
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes
• Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases
• Demonstrable, practical hands on experience writing SQL queries for data validation
• Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting
• Hands-on experience with both white box and black box testing
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
• Experience with performance and/or security testing is a plus
• Demonstrable experience using JIRA
• Strong communication skills in both English and Spanish
• Ability to deal with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities
• Results focused innovator, passionate about the success of their team
• B1 level of English

Education / Experience / Other Information

• A degree in computer science, IT Business/Management or engineering related discipline is desirable
• 1+ years of demonstrable, practical hands on experience as a QA Test Automation Engineer or Software developer

Working Conditions

• Work in a standard office-based environment / Hybrid Model; non-standard hours are a common occurrence.
• Reporting into the QA Testing Specialist in Bogot e1 ScotiaTech, the incumbent will be a member of the QA organization responsible for software testing across a very diverse portfolio of applications.

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Location: Colombia : Bogota : Bogota

ScotiaTech is a business unit within ScotiaGBS, a Scotiabank Group company located in Bogota, Colombia. The ScotiaTech hub was created to support different technology systems and processes of the Bank. We offer an inclusive, positive work environment, and competitive benefits.

At ScotiaTech, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at ScotiaTech; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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