Requisition ID: 207006 We are committed to investing in our employees and helping you continue your career at ScotiaTech.
Purpose Contributes to the overall success of the QA / Global Enterprise Technology / Quality Assurance Testing in Bogota, Colombia ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team's business strategies and objectives.
Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.
Accountabilities • Design QAT test plans; assign and review test documentation (functions, testcases, scripts); balance the need to mitigate risk with the optimal use of testing resources while adhering to UAT policies, standards and procedures.
• Schedule and approve the release of projects into the QAT environment; execute complex test plans and supervise the execution of testing • Continually evaluate priorities for various projects in response to frequent directional changes and take decisive action as required.
• Assess the results of QAT tests and take appropriate action; work closely with the development group to resolve defects; escalate issues to management when necessary; make recommendations to release the code to Production.
• Work with individual project teams, during the software development life cycle, to ensure business and technical requirements have been fulfilled; contribute recommendations and assessments to ongoing project reviews • Maintain a thorough and current understanding of a broad range of assigned banking applications, system integration, provide technical advice to development teams and external suppliers on integration of specific applications within the QAT environment.
• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Forecast workday estimates based upon project documentation; monitor resource demands and escalate resource shortfalls or conflicts as required • Identify and pursue opportunities to enhance personal breadth and depth of expertise and proactively apply knowledge on the job; identify and recommend enhancements or modifications to QAT processes to continually improve overall department efficiency and effectiveness • Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank's Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.
Education / Experience / Relevant Information • 3+ years of proven work experience in software quality assurance; • Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes; • Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases; • Experience with writing simple or complex SQL queries for data validation (Nice to have) • Hands-on experience with both white box and black box testing; • Hands-on experience with automated testing tools (Nice to have) • Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process; • Experience with performance and/or security testing is a plus • Demonstrable, practical hands-on experience using Jira • Effective communication skills in both English ( B1 ) and Spanish and a demonstrated ability to resolve escalated issues effectively • Ability to deal with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple competing priorities • Results focused innovator, passionate about the success of the team • Experience/knowledge of Success Factors, SAP (Nice to have) •A degree in computer science, IT Business/Management or engineering related discipline is desirable.
Location(s): Bogotá or Home-Office.
ScotiaTech is a business unit within ScotiaGBS, a Scotiabank Group company located in Bogota, Colombia.
The ScotiaTech hub was created to support different technology systems and processes of the Bank.
We offer an inclusive, positive work environment, and competitive benefits.
At ScotiaTech, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone.
Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role.
We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at ScotiaTech; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.
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