Test Specialist

Get hands-on with interesting & complex pieces of work on an enterprise scale at ASB Bank **Your new company** At ASB, we're all about doing what we can to help our customers get "One Step Ahead" by giving them the tools they need to manage their lives and plans for their families and future. Our products don't just serve ads or stream movies - they underpin our economy and touch people's lives. This opportunity sits in the Lending squad of the Transactional Banking platform which provide core banking services and is the heart of the bank. The team usually comes in the Albany office once a week for collaboration and possibly more as needed, but mostly the team works remotely from home. **Your new role** As a Test Specialist in the Lending squad, you'll be part of our team that aim to provide a seamless experience for our frontline team by enabling them to support our customers with key milestones in their financial journey such as requesting a new mortgage or personal loan. You'll have the opportunity to get hands-on with some interesting and complex pieces of work that integrate on an enterprise scale, all while being part of a smaller squad that makes their own decisions about how to work through prioritisation - so your voice will be heard, and your opinions valued. We advocate for T-Shaped teams which will take you through all facets of engineering in any given day. We are looking for a mix of technical skills to support the following activities: - Reviewing requirements and specifications - Coming up with agile testing strategies and plans - Verifying and validating functionality being developed - Writing automated tests - Analysing and reporting test results - Working with key stakeholders for testing end to end **What you'll need to succeed** We'll value your proven initiative, problem solving abilities and ways in which you have shown leadership while performing your role. We are looking for an individual that will champion the squad’s quality goals. If you have an eye on detail and likes to see how things work, you will have a lot of fun with us. You can work collaboratively with our squads and stakeholders to be the voice of test engineering and deliver products that delight our customers. We are looking for someone who has: - 7+ years of software test engineering experience - Led testing in complex enterprise systems - Expertise across functional, system, integration and end to end testing - Produce/contribute/maintain test artefacts - Create or extend test automation solutions built with an object-oriented programming language for Web and APIs integrated in CI/CD pipelines - API testing experience using Postman or similar tool - Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases - Good understanding and experience of working using Agile principles In addition, the following would be an advantage: - Define test strategies for distributed systems deliveries - Web and API Test automation experience with C# - Azure Pipelines experience - Write/Execute Performance tests using Load Runner - Financial/banking domain experience - Certified in ISTQB Fundamentals **What you'll get in return** ASB's sense of who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values. They guide our business in our day-to-day interactions with our team, customers and community. They are what makes ASB - ASB. Along with our interactions, values guide our actions and conduct, making ASB a safe and inclusive environment for both our people and our customers. They show that we care, are passionate and courageous, and that we act with integrity. Most importantly they unite us - because they are ASB. We offer a flexible and supportive work environment and offer an open and inclusive culture; a place where we welcome and value your individuality, ideas and goals. **What you need to do now