Senior QA Test Engineer

SS&C is a global provider of investment and financial services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Named to Fortune 1000 list as top U.S. company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut and has 20,000+ employees in over 90 offices in 35 countries. Some 18,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest institutions to local firms, manage and account for their investments using SS&C's products and services.

Job Description

Responsibilities…

• Primary responsibility for the delivery of Test Automation, Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Data, Test Execution, Test Statistics and Regression Test Packs
• Review the defined test plans with Product Owner (PO) and Developers to ensure the test coverage are for the requirements or acceptance criteria
• Log defects and recreate them as needed, track defects through to resolution
• Ensure that all test deliverables are delivered and maintained in accordance with the defined testing standards and that these are thorough, complete, accurate and traceable
• Experience in developing test strategies and/or approaches for the effective use of automated test tools
• Must possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse complex problems and propose practical solutions
• Escalate any potential impact to the Scrum Master (SM) and/or Product Owner (PO) highlighting the specific product areas and associated risks
• Collaborate with Product owners (PO) and Developers to help in the definition of user stories and acceptance criteria
• Strong fundamentals with SDLC methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Scrumban)
• Participate in show & tell sessions with clients & stakeholders and retrospectives with the team

Qualifications

• 5 or more years of experience in testing enterprise software
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or any IT related field
• Working knowledge of test management software
• Experience in QA Automation
• Experience in QA methodology
• Experience working in Agile environment
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to document and troubleshoot errors
• Knowledge of Jira and Confluence

Interpersonal skills

• Self-motivated, well organised team player
• Results oriented, with project completion a key facet
• Good communicator, able to articulate well within multi-lingual team where English is not always a first language
• Ability to work well under pressure and tight timelines, whilst maintaining quality
• Ability to make constructive observations of how the team is working, and willingness to contribute suggestions to the team in order to improve the overall process and efficiency

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Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. SS&C offers excellent benefits including health, dental, 401k plan, tuition and professional development reimbursement plan. SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.