Quality Assurance Functional Specialist

Requisition ID: 210364

Thanks for your interest in ScotiaTech, Scotiabank's new and innovative Technology hub in Bogota.

Join a purpose driven winning team that promotes creativity and innovation in a fast-paced environment, where we’re always committed to results, in an inclusive, diverse, and high-performing culture.

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Purpose_**

Contributes to the overall success of the QA / Global Engineering Operations and Functions / Quality Assurance in Bogotá. Direct testing in the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) environments for new and changed systems that affect all Domestic banking and Alternate Delivery Channels.

Ensures all activities conducted are following governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.

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Accountabilities _**:

- The QA Specialist must work under tight deadlines, conflicting priorities and changing requirements.
- The QA Specialist must be able to react quickly to contribute to the resolution of issues, work overtime to meet deadlines and to implement systems with mínimal impact to the Business users.
- Prepare test evaluations and provide recommendation(s) for promotion of the code to the Production environment whilst ensuring the highest quality of service in the delivery of Global Fraud Technology processes.
- Contribute to the maintenance of a stable, professional environment, while ensuring department objectives are understood and met.
- Assist with the coordination of testing activities with other departments and interpret detailed information provided by technical support staff. Participate in forward-planning sessions and identify/resolve conflicts between initiatives.
- Provide input to the project team to incrementally improve the effectiveness and efficiency of IST.

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Reporting Relationships (Job Titles only)_**:
**Primary Manager**:
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Quality Assurance Functional Manager_

**Direct Reports**:
**Shared Reports (solid/dotted if applicable)**:
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**_Dimensions_**:

- Strong knowledge of Agile/traditional/other methodologies, procedures, and standards
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities
- It is expected that the incumbent works independently of releases and projects.

**_Education / Experience / Other Information (include only those that are specific to the role)_**:

- Must have 5 or more years of experience working in Testing area.
- 2-3 years hands-on working experience with Integrated Systems testing.
- Strong English language communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to interact with Senior Management; complete presentations or provide status updates.
- Ability to address all project related issues and conflicts within the testing cycle.
- Working knowledge of JIRA, and Confluence.
- Knowledge on the use of MS Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
- Independent; responsible; accountable; results-driven & a keen eagerness to learn in a fast-paced, yet complicated environment is essential to this position.
- Familiarity with automated testing tools like Selenium, cucumber etc. is an asset.
- Familiarity in systems design (Agile, Waterfall) and a solid understanding of SDLC, QA and integration testing methodologies.

Any testing certification is an asset.

AUTHORITY/ DECISION MAKING/ DIRECTION RECEIVED:
Ÿ Day to day decisions regarding approaches to testing are handled independently by the incumbent.

Ÿ Priorities must be constantly evaluated and reorganized daily to provide direction to a large test team.

Ÿ Tight project deadlines necessitate arriving at decisions/ recommendations within minutes.

Problems encountered can have a major impact on the integrity of projects delivered to the Production environment. Corrective action must be based on an accurate risk analysis.

Recommendations for the resolution of issues with complex implications are presented to senior management.
- Limited direction is provided by the Quality Assurance Functional Manager.

Location(s): Colombia : Bogota : Bogota

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.