Software Development Engineer in Test

We are looking for a forward thinking ISEB/ISTQB certified Test Engineer who is pragmatic, self-starting and believes testing is a pivotal role in the development of systems. 

Euroclear is starting to evaluate the migration of CREST from COBOL programs running on the HPE NonStop Guardian platform to new technology capable of running on either HPE NonStop OSS or on a commoditised platform such as Linux.  It is expected that this migration will be an incremental process over a period of years. The new technology will be Java based and to use Event Hub technology (such as Kafka) for integration between the new migrated services and non migrated legacy CREST system. 

This role of Test Engineer will sit within a Scrum Team to focus on enhancements to the existing CREST Legacy applications and in future will develop to focus on the CREST Modernised services and applications.  

Main Responsibilities: 

• Understand and contribute to the Test Strategy and the Test Approach, challenging where required 
• Be able to understand Functional and Technical documentation (Requirements / Design) to create Test Scenarios/Test Cases (Manual and Automated)  
• Peer Review Test Scenarios/Test Cases and execute the Test Scenarios/Test Cases (Manual and Automated)  
• Defect Management throughout the lifecycle, carrying out the required analysis and defect triage as required   
• Work collaboratively within the squad and with all squads throughout the Tribe  
• Be able to manage Stakeholder expectations and report progress on testing accurately 
• Accountable for the quality of test artefacts produced 
• Working in an Agile methodology, contributing to the required ceremonies and activities, ensuring the Sprint goals are met. This would include the desire to be cross trained to become a ‘T-Shaped’ squad member  
• Working with Squad Members across varying location, both On-Shore and Off-Shore  

Skill Set: 

• Proven experience as a Test Engineer working in an Agile Environment  
• Experience of working in the Finance Industry (Desirable, not essential)  
• Strong SQL Skills 
• Automation Experience using UFT, Selenium  
• Technical/Business Knowledge: CREST Application, CREST proprietary messaging, Tandem, Windows, UNIX, SWIFT messaging, Java 
• Test Tool Knowledge: ALM, Azure DevOps 
• ISEB/ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing 
• Understanding of BDD/TDD principles