Test Leader

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Join our international team of more than 40 colleagues. As different as we are, we all have one thing in common – the curiosity about technology and knowledge. We are an experienced, motivated, purposeful, and cheerful team that is always looking forward to new challenges.

Required Professional and Technical Expertise:

The client is looking for a Test Leader excited to be part in a Core Banking transformation project that aims to evolve Cobol applications with modern J2EE technologies, with cloud readiness, modularity, high scalability / performance / automation goals.

The source code was automatically converted to Java and, as a test lead, your main responsibility is to develop and implement a relevant Test Strategy that will certify the completion of the migration and the readiness for launching in Production a viable product, critical to the client’s core business.



• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or another field relevant to programming.
• Proven experience in a similar role
• Extensive experience in testing back-end applications/transactions, automation testing, quality assurance
• Experience with scripting languages, SQL, stored procedures, DB2
• Familiar with coding languages, such as Java, Cobol
• Experience in performance testing
• Well versed in the English language
• Good interpersonal skills, verbal, oral, and written communication
• Italian language is a plus
• Banking industry knowledge is a plus

Preferred Professional and Technical Expertise:

• Familiar with mainframe technologies, such as COBOL, CICS TS, IMS
• Tools: ElasticSearch, Kibana

Your Role and responsibilities:

• Define and implement the Detail Test Strategy, by assuming that ISO-functional and comparative testing (measuring response times in a comparative way) will be performed, using COBOL programs/routines against JAVA routines;
• Create the Test Plans;
• Oversee the entire testing and deliverable validation process, by ensuring the plans are executed and implemented;
• Run exhaustive tests on programs;
• Generate Test Execution Reports;
• Perform error analysis and report the errors to the development teams;
• Coordinate bug fixes and software adjustments with development and engineering teams;
• Re-test to ensure stability and usability;
• Assist with the Production deployment process;
• Provide assistance during the hyper-care period (after Production);
• Define and implement Automation Tests wherever possible;
• Performance testing;
• Need to thoroughly understand the client processes in order to develop improved and effective procedures;
• Provide evidence that certify the deliverable provided under the transformation meets the completion criteria set in the Transformation Plan;
• Report progress, plans, and problems to the project manager and other involved parties;
• Need to monitor team activities to ensure they meet schedules;
• Identify risks and work closely with the PM to develop plans to avoid/mitigate them (taking into consideration the risks involved in releasing a Core Banking program or service in Production).
• Provide mentoring and coaching to the rest of the team
• Interface with other teams such as Mainframe Specialists, Analysts, client team, Infrastructure/Security.

Used tools and technologies:

• Technologies: Java EE 8, JAX-RS, DB2, SQLJ, SQL
• Tools: Apache Maven, SVN, Jenkins, Sonar, Nexus, ElasticSearch, Kibana
• Environment/Servers: Mainframe, CIC TS, IMS, WAS