Testing Associate II - Investment Middle Office Services

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.; Manila; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

JP Morgan Chase in Manila is seeking a Testing Senior Associate to drive manual testing and end-to-end validation within the IMOS program. You will participate in all phases of the Software Testing Life Cycle, coordinating with Product, Technology and Operations to ensure high-quality releases.

The role emphasizes defining testing scope, maintaining traceability, managing defects, and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver fit-for-purpose test strategies across securities trade processing

Qualifications

• Experience with UAT and test management in software projects.
• Manual testing across end-to-end processes.
• Experience with traceability matrices and test matrices.
• Defect management across multiple stakeholders.
• Domain knowledge in securities trade processing or derivatives.
• Clear communication for cross-functional delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define and plan testing scope for each release.
• Maintain requirements traceability and test matrices.
• Define acceptance criteria and entry/exit criteria for testing and implementation phases.
• Manage the defect management process from logging through triage, retest, and closure.
• Identify blockers, issues, risks, and workarounds, and document mitigation plans across the software testing lifecycle.
• Own and maintain the test plan and delivery timelines.
• Complete impact assessments for change, including upstream/downstream and regression impacts, and plan execution accordingly.
• Partner with stakeholders to define and communicate a fit-for-purpose test strategy for large programs.
• Execute end-to-end testing and support business implementation activities aligned to the agreed plan.
• Assess requirements and process flows for completeness, coverage, correctness, and testability from front to back.

Skills

UAT testing

Test management

Manual testing

Traceability matrices

Defect management

Stakeholder coordination

Securities domain

Job description

Investment Middle Office Services (IMOS)End-to-End Test Teamis responsible for end to end test management, execution and release implementation of the IMOS Program. The team will be responsible for all elements of test execution and coordination throughout the stack for the IMOS program feeding into key stakeholders (Product, Technology and Operations).

As a Testing Senior Associate in the Investment Middle Office services team, you will be involved as a keyexecutor of the IMOS testing team front to back. You will be involved in all phases of project life cycle, with primary responsibility of manual testing and part of business implementation throughout Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC). This will involve bringing a large asset manager onto the new system architecture that is being developed.You will, aside from project delivery, make key contributions by bringing efficiencies and improving productivity. You will have the opportunity to work in a large-scale transformation program with exposure to multiple products and business lines.

Job responsibilities

• Define and plan the testing scope for each release
• Maintain requirements traceability and prepare test matrices to validate coverage
• Define acceptance criteria and entry/exit criteria for testing and implementation phases
• Manage the defect management process from logging through triage, retest, and closure
• Identify blockers, issues, risks, and workarounds, and document mitigation plans across the software testing lifecycle
• Own and maintain the test plan and delivery timelines
• Complete impact assessments for change, including upstream/downstream and regression impacts, and plan execution accordingly
• Partner with stakeholders to define and communicate a fit-for-purpose test strategy for large programs
• Execute end-to-end testing and support business implementation activities aligned to the agreed plan
• Assess requirements and process flows for completeness, coverage, correctness, and testability from front to back

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• User acceptance testing and/or test management experience
• Manual testing experience across end-to-end processes
• Experience with requirements traceability and coverage-driven testing (e.g., traceability matrices and test matrices)
• Experience managing defects and coordinating resolution across multiple stakeholders
• Domain knowledge in one or more areas such as securities trade processing, fixed income operations, or derivatives (listed and over-the-counter (OTC) products
• Project lifecycle experience supporting delivery from planning through implementation
• Clear, effective communication skills (written and verbal) suitable for cross-functional delivery

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Experience in middle office functions such as matching, confirmation, and settlements