Quality Assurance Functional Associate

ScotiaTech; Bogotá; Presencial; COP 60.000.000 - 90.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Scotiabank in Bogotá seeks a QA Functional Engineer to support QA Automation within the Global Enterprise Technology team. You will design UAT plans, supervise testing, and coordinate with development and external providers to ensure timely releases.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years hands-on QA experience, knowledge of banking applications, and familiarity with SAP SuccessFactors or EC is a plus. Automation testing experience is welcomed, with a focus on risk mitigation and quality delivery.

Formación

• Degree in computer science, IT business/management or engineering-related discipline is desirable.
• 1-3 years of demonstrable hands-on experience as a QA Functional Engineer; automation testing experience would be an asset.

Responsabilidades

• Design UAT test plans; assign and review test documentation; balance risk with testing resources while adhering to UAT policies.
• Supervise testing for projects/releases and coordinate resources, people and environments daily to meet project requirements.
• Assess UAT projects to determine risk of releasing code into test environment and coordinate with development to resolve defects.
• Transfer knowledge to junior analysts within UAT and provide hands-on training on systems, hardware, environment, product, standards and methodology.
• Forecast workday estimates based on project docs; monitor resource demands and adjust as needed.

Conocimientos

QA Automation

UAT Testing

Test Planning

Stakeholder Management

Banking Applications Knowledge

Educación

Degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Herramientas

SAP SuccessFactors

EC

Descripción del empleo

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

• 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; elevate 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 lift 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.

Education / Experience / Other Information

• A degree in computer science, IT Business/Management or engineering related discipline is desirable,
• 1-3 years of demonstrable, practical hands‑on experience as a QA Functional Engineer. Automation testing experience would be considered an asset.

Nice to have

• Experience/knowledge of SAP Success Factors, EC.