Job Title: WITT Operations Functional Tester
Department: WITT Operations
About Business line/Function: COO Functions
Position Purpose:
Within the Wealth Management IT Hub Ops Division, the Functional Tester (FT) will lead the application testing activities, covering the scope of International Wealth Management activity in Europe and in Asia.
The main missions of the FT will be to:
- Contribute and document the overall testing strategy and planning, in line with the overall project objectives, and with a truly global approach, covering all sites and situations
- Contribute to the implementation of comprehensive testing tools and procedures, in order to achieve maximum automation, in conjunction with existing facilities and best practices already available in the organization, or in the industry
- Contribute to the selection and hiring of suitable tester candidates for the project
- Take ownership of various functional modules of TRANSACT for testing activities
- Prepare and execute highly automated test activities, with good quality and short turnaround time, along with the support of business analyst team
- Contribute to the analysis and investigation of test results and findings, root cause analysis, coordinating with development teams and business analysts.
- Maintain the corpus of test data necessary to reproduce reliably the defined test cases and scenarios, including new scenarios added to support added or modified functionality
- Participate into project committees, report on testing activities progress and issues, propose workaround solutions when necessary
- Coordinate with other teams, for testing of interfaces and other dependencies between applications
- Participate in all the necessary governance and processes allowing to design, and validate the test cases, the efforts estimations, planning and potential risks
- Ensure that test activities respects internal standards and best practices, integrating and sharing with the other testing communities in the organization
The FT will be the privileged contact for user representatives during the analysis and project phases, and will be responsible for all standard business analysis tasks such as:
- Collaborate with other testers in the team and with different stakeholders
- Define the testing strategy, and present it to project management and IT management
- Preparation of test plan and test cases
- Efforts estimation for testing activities
- Testing tools and resources provisioning and utilization
- Organize and run dedicated meetings or participate to committees, as required
- Provide periodic reports and KPIs to show progress, quality of test results
- Identify and report on project risks, attention points and issues to follow-up, regarding testing activities
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
Scope of project(s)
• Core Banking Platform, for Wealth Management (TEMENOS TRANSACT)
• Transversal topics involving other domains and interfaced applications.
Responsibilities and skills required:
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal third-parties to analyze testing requirements and deliver the following artifacts as needed: Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Cases, Test Completion Report and sign-off, exception reporting and follow-up.
• Excellent knowledge and relevant experience in test automation tools and techniques, both for data entry and for comparison of test results (e.g. on screen, REST APIs, in reports, in database, performance and scalability tests)
• Experience in managing and maintaining test data, which allows reproducible results and comparison between successive test runs
• Strong analytical and quick learning skills required, to handle test cases in a rich and complex architecture with many interconnected applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, managers, subject matter experts and technical teams.
Customer/Supplier relations:
WMIS (Wealth Management Information Systems organization):
• WM IT Hub (in Chennai and Singapore) and WMIS in other locations (Switzerland, Lisbon, Paris, etc)
• Engineering and Infrastructure teams
• Community of testers in the organization
Out of WMIS:
• Business user community, and in particular Operations teams in respective sites, and all other Business representatives who may be connected to Core Banking activities
• Solution providers and vendors, whether internal or external to BNPP group.
Contributing Responsibilities
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
Strong proficiency with Testing tools, test automation and software quality tools:
· Expert in various testing techniques, and achieving maximum automation for non-regression tests
· UFT, Selenium, Appium, PostMan, etc
· Performance testing : JMeter
· ALM, JIRA, Service Now
· Functional tests, Non Functional Requirements, Security, Performance, Robustness, Middleware testing (MQ, batch processing, REST APIs)
At least 5 years of experience in :
• Software testing domain, as a Senior Tester or Manager
• Of which 2 to 3 years in state of the art testing automation
• Banking Industry, as a Tester and Test Manager
• Knowledge and Experience in TEMENOS TRANSACT Core Banking Product
• Core Banking processes and features :
• Strong knowledge of transaction capture, settlement and accounting booking
• Strong knowledge of financial products flows and on their underlying (Securities, Payments, Money Markets, Foreign Exchange, Credit, Derivatives and Structured Products, Commodities, Mutual Funds)
• Corporate actions processing
• Payment and transaction settlement systems (SWIFT, SEPA, local domestic systems in Europe and in Asia)
Excellent communication skills in English, both oral and written.
Proficient with Powerpoint, Excel, Word, Visio
Specific Qualifications:
Prior knowledge and experience on TEMENOS TRANSACT (a.k.a T24) Core Banking System is a strong plus.
Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)
Technical Skills:
- Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
- Communication skills - oral & written
- Attention to detail / rigor
- Adaptability
Behavioral Skills:
- Ability to understand, explain and support change
- Ability to develop and adapt a process
- Ability to develop others & improve their skills
- Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution
- Ability to manage a project
Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Experience Level: At least 7 years
Location: Chennai
About BNP Paribas Group:
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialized businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability.
About BNP Paribas India Solutions:
Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.
