QA Testing Specialist

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $97,000.00 and $156,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Job Title: QA Testing Specialist Role Description

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG's shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization's extensive global network. The Group's operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC Rail Services LLC, Manufacturers Bank, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

Role Description

JRI America, Inc., ("JRI-A"), is a subsidiary of the Japanese IT financial services company, Japan Research Institute Ltd ("JRI"), which is the specialist IT subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ("SMFG"). SMFG which owns Japan's second-largest bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ("SMBC") by asset size and a Fortune Global 200 company offers a broad range of financial services, primarily banking-related. The group is also engaged in leasing, securities, credit cards, mortgage securitization, venture capital and other credit related businesses and employs over 60,000 people worldwide and has a stated strategic objective of further global expansion. JRI-A provides information technology services in the Western Hemisphere (including the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa)

As a QA Testing Specialist at JRI America, you'll be supporting multiple projects by collaborating with others to understand business requirements, developing test plans, creating and implementing integrated E2E tests, and ensuring that the Tests across our integrated applications are high-quality and functioning correctly. You will also contribute to QA strategy planning, development, and implementation to enhance our existing processes and incorporate improvements.

Role Objectives

Engage with business units to determine quality standards and application requirements as well as to develop priority lists for applications and features. Collaborate with application development team to design testing scenarios, identify bug root causes, manage remediation efforts, and communicate testing standards and practices. Partner with IT change management colleagues to coordinate testing and delivery of test results to stakeholders and product managers. Work with IT systems administrator to purchase and maintain testing infrastructure, deploy testing environments and tools, and aid in the testing of new hardware and network configurations.

Role Objectives

Design and develop test solutions in a cross-functional, agile environment Be our subject matter expert for testing enterprise software and other cloud SaaS platforms. Identify, evaluate, and manage the documentation and deliverables required for each project testing Work with product partners and developers to identify areas for improved efficiencies. Lead junior QA engineers and manual testers. An understanding of CI/CD pipeline and work toward our goal to "shift-left" in SDLC Develop a training pathway to facilitate the transition of manual testers to an automation role.

Qualifications and Skills

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience. Expertise in black box and white box testing A good understanding of HTML, CSS, and other markup languages. Comprehensive knowledge of and experience in the use of Test management tools – XRray, JIRA, additional experience in use of Confluence would be advantageous. Identify, evaluate, and manage the documentation of deliverables required for each project. High attention to detail and process oriented Possess a 'Shift-Left' QA mentality where Quality is shared and owned at all SDLC stages Comfortable working with globally distributed teams. Experience in payments related testing would be a distinct advantage. Proven ability to implement new processes and practices. Proven ability to lead and work as part of a wider team.

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