Test Automation Engineer

SWIFT; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Test Automation Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining test specifications and automation frameworks. In this position, you will collaborate with diverse teams to ensure the quality of innovative financial messaging solutions. Your expertise in automation tools and agile methodologies will be essential for driving process improvements and delivering exceptional results. This dynamic environment encourages creativity and values unique perspectives, making it an exciting opportunity for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the financial sector.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Career Development Opportunities

Diverse and Inclusive Environment

Flexible Work Arrangements

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in a testing/development environment.
• Experience with Automation tools like Python and Robot Framework.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain test specifications and regression tests.
• Propose and create procedures to identify product errors.

Skills

Automation Testing

Agile Methodologies

Python

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

University Degree in Computer Science

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Git

Jenkins

Robot Framework

Job description

ABOUT US

We’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy.

We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.

Key responsibilities

As a Test Automation Engineer you will:

• Develop and maintain test specifications, test cases, sets of regression tests, in an accurate and timely manner.
• Code (writing and automating tests) and maintain software-testing frameworks.
• Propose and create procedures that help to find existing errors in the product and execute test cases as well as regression tests to ensure minimal discrepancy between specified and implemented functions.
• Review functional requirements specification and design documents to ensure testability and become acquainted with products.
• Write and execute test cases of medium to high complexity.
• Analyse and log test results.
• Contribute to testing process improvement efforts, focusing on test automation tools.
• Collect evidence of the test execution and participate in the acceptance test report.
• Propose and lead the implementation of process improvement efforts.

What will make you successful?

a) Experience & Education

• University degree in computer science, or an adjacent subject.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar position or within a testing/development environment.

b) Technical Skills

• 4 years practical experience with Automation tools (e.g. Python, Robot framework).
• Experience working in Agile Team and Agile Testing Methodology (TDD, BDD and ATDD).
• Development experience in PL/SQL.
• Experience in UNIX shell scripting and one of the following scripting languages: Python, Java or Perl.
• Strong application database knowledge: RDBMS, Oracle, SQL.
• Experience in continuous integration/delivery build environment: SVN/GIT, Jenkins, Ant/Maven, Coverage and Static/Dynamic Analysis tools.
• Experience with agile tools (JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, Github).
• Experience in Jenkins or other scheduling tools.

Knowledge and experience in the following area will be an advantage:

• Certification in Agile Testing: CTFL, CTFL-AT and PAQ.
• Experience in DevOps Adoption.
• Experience in Kafka, Nifi and Spark.
• Experience in security testing tools – CIS-CAT, BURP.

c) Soft Skills

• Quality oriented.
• Adaptability and responsiveness to change.
• Strong communication skills (both written and oral).
• Team player, willing to work in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to influence, work effectively across all levels and transversally; challenger, curious and a positive mindset.
• Capacity to innovate, think out of the box and connect the dots: challenge the status quo, and think out of the box for alternative/most efficient solutions.
• Customer oriented: making customers and their needs a primary focus.
• Take accountability for delivering results.
• Ability to prioritize and deal with uncertainty - Planning and organizing are key.

What we offer

We put you in control of your career.

We give you a competitive package.

We help you perform at your best.

We help you make a difference.

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.

If you believe you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us to request accommodation.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.