Role and Responsibilities:
Reporting the Head of Cloud/API Enablement, the API Quality Engineer will play a critical role in driving innovation and growth for the Banking Solutions business. In this role, the candidate will have the opportunity make a lasting impact on the company's digital transformation journey, drive customer-centric innovation and automation, and position the organization as a leader in the competitive digital banking landscape. Specifically, the API Quality Engineer will be responsible for the following:
Lead the planning, design, and execution of comprehensive quality assurance strategies and testing processes specifically tailored for APIs across a variety of frameworks (spring, node, etc).
Develop test plans, test cases, and test scenarios for functional, non-functional, regression, and performance testing of APIs, ensuring thorough coverage of requirements and user scenarios.
Design, implement, and maintain automated testing frameworks and scripts using tools such as Selenium, TestRail, or similar, streamline regression testing and ensure test repeatability.
Integrate automated tests in CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps, and collaborate with DevOps teams ensure automated testing is part of the development workflow.
Stay updated with the latest testing tools, technologies, and best practices, and evaluate their applicability enhance testing efficiency, coverage, and accuracy for APIs.
Conduct performance testing, load testing, and scalability testing of APIs identify bottlenecks, optimize app performance, and ensure smooth user experience under various usage scenarios.
Collaborate with security teams implement and execute API security testing, including vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and compliance checks meet industry standards and regulatory requirements.
Identify, prioritize, and track defects using bug tracking systems (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla) and collaborate with development teams ensure timely resolution and validation of fixes.
Evaluate API usability, accessibility, and API design elements through usability testing, A/B testing, and user feedback analysis enhance overall app quality and user satisfaction.
Document test plans, test cases, test results, and testing metrics, and generate comprehensive test reports and dashboards for stakeholders, highlighting quality insights, risks, and recommendations.
Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including developers, product managers, designers, and QA teams, and communicate testing progress, issues, and recommendations clearly and concisely.
Professional Qualifications
Proficient in creating test plans, test cases, and test scenarios for APIs
Experience in functional testing, regression testing, usability testing, performance testing, and security testing of APIs.
Familiarity with API testing frameworks and tools such as TestRail, Selenium, etc.
Strong hands-on experience in developing and maintaining automated test scripts for APIs using relevant tools and frameworks.
Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Java, or JavaScript for automation tasks and test script development.
Experience integrating automated tests in CI/CD pipelines and working collaboratively with DevOps teams.
Understanding of API app development frameworks, architectures, and technologies effectively design and execute testing strategies.
Ability analyze logs, debug issues, and troubleshoot API performance, compatibility, and functionality issues.
Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, processes, and best practices, including agile testing methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
Experience in creating and maintaining test documentation, defect tracking, and reporting using tools like Jira, Bugzilla, TestRail, or similar.
Effective communication skills collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, product managers, designers, and QA teams.
Ability articulate testing progress, findings, and recommendations stakeholders, and contribute discussions on quality-related decisions.
Strong analytical skills tidentify test scenarios, prioritize testing efforts, and analyze test results identify defects and areas for improvement.
Proven ability troubleshoot complex issues, perform root cause analysis, and work collaboratively with teams resolve technical challenges.
Personal Characteristics:
Demonstrates judgment and flexibility; thinks about issues and develops solutions that thoughtfully take the broader context in account - positively deals with a shifting demand for time, priorities, and the rapid change of environments.
Takes an ownership approach engineering and product outcomes.
Action-oriented self-starter who can set strategy and drive execution with a "roll up the sleeves" approach.
Excellent interpersonal communication, negotiation and influencing skills work effectively with all stakeholders (internal & external), making information-based decisions.
Penchant for excellence, both personally and professionally, demonstrated by intellectual curiosity, record of accomplishment, and reputation; shows strong attention detail and implementation of best practices with an inclination for continuous improvement.
Ability quickly establish strong credibility with employees, business partners and external resources.
Embodies and delivers the firm's values and culture towards colleagues, clients, and communities:
Win as one team
Lead with integrity
Be the change
Description:
Summary: Responsible for providing high-level consulting services clients and preparing programming assignments.
Designs, plans and supervises implementation of complex, large-scale system projects.
Reviews, analyzes, and modifies programming systems including encoding, testing, debugging and installing for a complex, large-scale computer system.
Assists in supervising the daily activities of the project team members.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Provides high-level consulting services client personnel (e.g., advises client on complex issues involving new regulation, technology or system functionality; evaluates various technical and business solutions and makes recommendations client; troubleshoots errors and inefficiencies related the application(s) and related processes; advises client on technical direction and specific business issues).
Maintains project estimates and project management timelines for multiple major projects.
Verifies completeness and accuracy of specifications for multiple major projects the estimated (e.g., report changes, control file changes, file fixes).
Determines programming requirements for multiple major projects (e.g., product updates, conversions).
Researches and designs system modules, program enhancements and modifications existing programs or modules.
Creates documents communicate complex technical information audiences of all levels.
Conducts research and documents findings and recommendations by using analytical problem solving.
Provides client support, training, testing and vendor relations.
Develops technical designs that will meet system objectives and minimize the impact on operations.
Maintains and develops on-line and batch application programs.
Codes programs that interface with multiple applications.
Trains new employees on all aspects of an application or system product.
Develops complex procedural language routines.
Provides applications development and support and utilizes troubleshooting and diagnostic tools.
Monitors, measures, and optimizes individual and combined utilization of hardware, software, and telecommunications components.
Responsible for software installation and maintenance. May act as project leader.
Develops and implements a disaster recovery plan.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made tenable individuals with disabilities perform the essential functions.
Complexity of Work: Moderately routine; general policies applied. Some decision-making.
Education:
Bachelors degree from a four year college or university in a related area.
Experience:
7-10 years with 6-8 years full life cycle development experience and 5-7 years programming and system design experience in financial services or a related industry in directly-related progressively responsible positions; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Additional Skills:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Thorough knowledge of structured programming technology for structured language environment
Thorough knowledge of applications/development methodologies
Thorough knowledge of appropriate operating systems, programming languages, and development tools
Considerable knowledge of performance tuningSkill in interpersonal skills/team building
Skill in project management experience
Skill in operating independently
Skill in exhibiting solid analysis, decision-making, and problem solving
Skill in understanding and focusing on the clients' needs and goals, establishing credibility and building relationships with clients
Ability to assess requirements, alternatives, and risks/benefits for low- to high-impact projects
Ability to develop a mid-size project plan (i.e., a plan that affects a single system or family and multiple resources) using approved project management software
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, clients, vendors and public.
Education: Bachelors Degree
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