Testing Associate II - Investment Middle Office Services

JP Morgan Chase; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

JP Morgan Chase in Metro Manila is seeking a Testing Senior Associate to drive end-to-end testing within the IMOS program. You will own the testing lifecycle, perform manual testing, and collaborate with Product, Technology and Operations to ensure successful releases.

Responsibilities include scoping tests, maintaining traceability, defining criteria, managing defects, and delivering a fit-for-purpose test strategy across large programs with multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in user acceptance testing and test management.
• Manual testing across end-to-end processes.
• Experience with requirements traceability and coverage-driven testing.
• Experience managing defects and coordinating resolution across stakeholders.
• Domain knowledge in securities trade processing / derivatives.
• Project lifecycle experience from planning through implementation.
• Clear, effective communication skills for cross-functional delivery.

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
• Own and maintain the test plan and delivery timelines
• Complete impact assessments for change and plan execution accordingly
• Partner with stakeholders to define and communicate a fit-for-purpose test strategy
• Execute end-to-end testing and support business implementation activities
• Assess requirements and process flows for completeness and testability

Skills

User acceptance testing

Manual testing

Traceability matrices

Defect management

Domain knowledge: securities trade

Project lifecycle

Communication skills

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