Functional Testing Senior Associate

Testing Site - JPMC; Lower Blandford St Mary; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Testing Site - JPMC is seeking a Manual Testing Associate to join the Cross Product Change Services team. You will lead end-to-end user acceptance testing for Securities Services projects, collaborating with business, operations, and technology to ensure successful change initiatives.

You will design test plans, develop scenarios, and manage test data, while contributing to continuous improvements and ensuring regulatory alignment across large transformation programs.

Qualifications

• Experience in UAT/QA test execution and change initiatives.
• Ability to translate business requirements into test plans and scenarios.
• Proficient with test data planning and coverage.
• Experience managing defects and tracking with a test management tool.

Responsibilities

• Understand business and functional change requirements to design test plans and scenarios.
• Identify test data requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Apply both Agile and Waterfall project delivery methodologies.
• Provide test planning, execution, and defect management services.
• Partner with QA Technology teams to enhance automation tools and drive execution efficiency.
• Record, organize, and track test evidence using JIRA.
• Deliver timely and accurate reporting on project status to stakeholders in Product, Operations, and Technology.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support large-scale transformation programs.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and client-driven change agendas.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the team.

Skills

UAT testing

Test planning

Test data management

Defect management

Agile & Waterfall

Communication skills

Independent working

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Join a dynamic team where your expertise in test execution will help shape the future of Securities Services.

As a Manual Testing Associate in the Cross Product Change Services team, you will play a key role in delivering end-to-end user acceptance testing for Securities Services projects. You will partner with business, operations, and technology teams to ensure successful execution of change initiatives. Your work will help drive efficiency, accuracy, and innovation across our transformation agenda.

Job Responsibilities:

• Understand business and functional change requirements to design and develop test plans and scenarios.
• Identify test data requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Apply both Agile and Waterfall project delivery methodologies, adapting to evolving practices.
• Provide effective test validation services, including test planning, execution, and defect management.
• Partner with QA Technology teams to enhance automation tools and drive execution efficiency.
• Record, organize, and track test evidence using JIRA.
• Deliver timely and accurate reporting on project status to stakeholders in Product, Operations, and Technology.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support large-scale transformation programs.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and client-driven change agendas.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the team.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Functional understanding of client onboarding process and applications within the flow
• Experience in change implementation processes and/or UAT/QA test execution.
• Knowledge of Securities Services business and related applications.
• Familiarity with the full lifecycle of change projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of an integrated team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Experience with JIRA or similar test management tools.
• Exposure to both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Background in large-scale transformation programs.
• Experience working in a cross-functional, project-based environment.
• Knowledge of automation tools for test execution.
• Prior involvement in regulatory or client-driven change initiatives.
• Experience in continuous improvement or process optimization projects.