Technical Test Analyst Mwl Platform

Arcs; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcs seeks a QA Engineer to lead end-to-end testing of the MWL Platform, with emphasis on Gemstone and Visualworks. You will perform functional, regression and integration testing across legacy and modern components, ensuring data integrity and reliable system behavior.

You will design test cases, build automation, and collaborate with Agile squads to improve quality across investment platform capabilities, including adviser workflows, transactions and reporting outputs.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline preferred.
• ISTQB or ISEB testing certification preferred.
• 810+ years testing experience, including strong technical testing and data validation.
• Experience testing financial services, wealth management or platform-based solutions preferred.
• Exposure to Gemstone, Visualworks or comparable legacy technologies advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional, regression, system integration and end-to-end testing across the MWL Platform.
• Validate platform rules, investment transactions, adviser and operations workflows, and exceptions.
• Data accuracy, movement, reconciliation and calculation validation across legacy and integrated systems.
• Design test cases, execute tests and maintain traceability; drive defect resolution.

Skills

Platform testing

Gemstone testing

Visualworks testing

Automation frameworks

API automation

UI automation

Databases

Integration testing

Agile delivery

Performance testing

CI/CD

Test management

Education

Degree or diploma in IT/CS/IS

Tools

Karate

Postman

Playwright

SQL

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

Job description

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience:

Degree or diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline preferred. Testing certification such as ISTQB or ISEB preferred. 810+ years testing experience, including strong technical testing, integration testing, data validation and regression testing experience. Experience testing financial services, investment administration, wealth management or platform-based solutions strongly preferred. Exposure to Gemstone, Visualworks or comparable legacy/platform technologies within an integrated financial services environment advantageous.

Technical Skills Required:

• Platform Testing : Strong experience testing enterprise platforms, legacy systems, workflow solutions and integrated financial services applications.
• Gemstone and Visualworks : Practical exposure to testing platform functionality, workflows, forms, business rules, operational processes, integrations and regression impact areas.
• Automation Frameworks : API automation using Karate or Postman; UI automation using Playwright
• Databases : SQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL or equivalent database skills for data validation, reconciliation and defect analysis.
• Integration Testing : Advanced understanding of APIs, batch processing, file-based integrations, downstream dependencies and cross-system data flows.
• Agile Delivery : Experience working in Agile squads, sprint cycles, PI planning and delivery governance processes.
• Experience testing investment platform capabilities, including adviser and operations workflows, client and product data, transactions, exceptions, calculations, reporting outputs and downstream processing.
• Experience with performance testing tools, CI/CD pipelines, automated regression suites, defect management tools and test management platforms.
• Ability to analyse technical designs, requirements, logs, database outputs and integration behaviour to support root cause analysis and defect resolution.
• Performance testing tools CI/CD pipelines Cloud-native testing AI Tools Leverage AI-assisted automation

Responsible QA The role covers technical and functional testing across the MWL Platform, including:

• Gemstone platform functionality, journeys, business rules and integrations
• Visualworks functionality, forms, workflow behaviour and downstream processing
• MWL platform tools, operational processes and cross-system integrations
• APIs, batch processes, databases and backend services supporting Gemstone, Visualworks and related platform capabilities

Testing includes:

• Functional, regression, system integration and end-to-end testing
• Validation of platform rules, investment transactions, adviser and operations workflows, and exception handling
• Data accuracy, data movement, reconciliation and calculation validation across legacy and integrated systems
• Performance, stability, compatibility, security and reliability considerations for platform changes

Test Delivery & Quality Assurance:

Perform end-to-end manual and automated testing across the MWL Platform, with specific focus on Gemstone and Visualworks. Execute testing across platform functionality, integrations, data flows, batch processes, calculations, reliability, stability, compatibility and regression impact areas. Conduct gap analysis between requirements and existing solutions. Ensure user stories are testable, with clear acceptance criteria Define and enforce quality standards in PI planning and sprint cycles. Develop and maintain: Test plans Test scenarios Test cases Execution results and traceability Automation & Engineering:

• Build and maintain automation frameworks and reusable test assets.
• Execute and maintain automated regression suites
• Implement API and UI automation testing aligned to engineering standards.
• Validate integration points across legacy and external systems.
• Build technical understanding of Gemstone and Visualworks components to design effective test coverage across front-end behaviour, backend processing, interfaces and operational handoffs.
• Data, Integration & Calculation Validation Validate investment, client, policy, product and transactional data across Gemstone, Visualworks and downstream systems. Perform data integrity, reconciliation and calculation testing, including validation of business rules, financial values, workflow outputs and exception scenarios. Use SQL and database tools to validate backend data accuracy, investigate defects and confirm data movement across integrations.
• Agile & Delivery Contribution: Actively participate in: Backlog refinement Sprint planning PI planning Contribute to team predictability through test coverage insights Drive early defect detection and prevention practices