Test Specialist

A COLOURFUL GROUP OF PEOPLE PASSIONATE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY & THE WONDERS OF INFORMATION

This is us. A fast-moving team, senior enough to assure effectiveness, but young enough to be flexible and transparent, we started out in 2000 as a privately-owned-and-managed business.

We’re a company with a soul, driven by our values and dedicated to fulfilling our mission to offer world class services, by continuous learning. Our Paladins (just employees in some companies) are empowered to work hard, move up and stand proud.

With active investment in our people's professional development and with the creative-InCrys-touch, we support our clients throughout the project's life cycle, providing end-to-end technology solutions for mission critical systems, products and services.

We are looking for a Test Specialist 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 specialist, your main responsibility is to implement the agreed 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.

Your Role and responsibilities:
• 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 Test Cases and follow the Test Plans;
• Run exhaustive tests on programs;
• Generate Test Execution Reports;
• Perform error analysis and report the errors to the development teams;
• Re-test to ensure stability and usability;
• Assist with the Production deployment process;
• Provide assistance during the hyper-care period (after Production);
• Provide evidence that certify the deliverable provided under the transformation meets the completion criteria set in the Transformation Plan;
• Report progress, and problems to the test lead and project manager;
• Identify risks and propose preventive/corrective actions;
• Share own knowledge to the rest of the team;
• Interface with other teams such as Mainframe Specialists, Analysts, client team, Infrastructure/Security.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or another field relevant to programming.
• Proven experience as a test specialist
• 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
• 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
• Experience in performance testing is a plus.
Preferred Professional and Technical Expertise:
• Familiar with mainframe technologies, such as COBOL, CICS TS, IMS
• Tools: ElasticSearch, Kibana


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

Benefits:

• Motivating salary
• Stimulating working environment
• Medical insurance
• Annual team building
• Opportunities to learn and grow your skills
• Gym membership discount
• Subscriptions for online benefits and learning platforms