Manager , Test Automation at NCBA Group

Job Purpose Statement

This is a technical role that is responsible for the analysis, design, development and management (technical support) of automated tests for new and existing software. The position requires solid knowledge of software test automation using BDD/ATDD automation frameworks. The role holder should have thorough understanding of SDLC with a focus in automated QA process in agile development environments. This is a role that requires excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work as part of an agile team, to manage competing priorities and ensure that quality is driven into the heart of the development process from requirements definition through to delivery. 

Key Accountabilities (Duties and Responsibilities)

Software QA Processes 40% 

• The design/analysis, development, delivery and ongoing improvement of all Systems QA processes

Software Testing 30% 

• Apply knowledge and experience, showing deep understanding of Software Testing Standards to assist business and product teams develop products that solve business needs

Governance 10% 

• Adherence to internal policies and procedures for the development and management of NCBA application development process along ITIL and other best practice standards.
• Support, maintain and audit existing service lifecycle artefacts, to agreed SLAs.

Stakeholder Management 10% 

• Effective management of relationships and protocols with other technical platform owners and internal business owners

Continuous Improvement 10% 

• Advise internal customers on technology improvements that will ensure realization and maximization of business objectives

Ideal Job Specifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field. A Master’s degree in Technology or Business-related course is an added advantage
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in IT systems development within a large highly digitized organization designing, implementing and managing mission critical systems, with at least 2 of those years within software testing
• Experience in writing, executing and monitoring automated test suites using a variety of technologies such as Cucumber, Concordion, Selenium, Appium, Robotium, SoapUI, Jmeter
• Certification and experience implementing best practice frameworks e.g. ITIL, PRINCE2
• ISTQB Certification is a plus
• Hands on experience in software development with major languages Java, Kotlin, C++, C# and practical experience using relation RDBMS e.g. Oracle and MS SQL etc.
• Strong understanding of SOA lifecycle, Integration patterns and standard methodologies.
• Knowledge of Linux/Unix commands and SQL will be required.
• Deep understanding of industry standard formats and protocols (JMS, SOAP, XML/XPath/XQuery, REST and JSON)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• A good knowledge of the systems and processes within Financial Services industry
• Issue/bug tracking tools e.g. JIRA
• Experience with CI/CD tools e.g., Jenkins, Puppet, Chef