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Careers at Gulf African Bank

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    1. Quality Assurance Analyst
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    3. Technical Business Analyst
  • Method of Application

Careers at Gulf African Bank

Quality Assurance Analyst

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification BA/BSc/HND
  • Experience 6 years
  • Location Nairobi
  • Job Field ICT / Computer&nbsp

Job Purpose:

  • This role ensures that products meet quality standards and customer expectations. The role holder will provide subject matter expertise for design, development, and maintenance of new and existing testing and execution frameworks, continued evaluation of test cases for inclusion in functional tests, regression tests, performance tests, test coverage and automation of newly implemented functionalities.
  • The person will also work closely with both vendor and internal technical teams, business teams, project, and technical delivery managers to form and follow quality procedures, standards, and specifications ensuring that they are met and deliver the highest quality outcomes in a timely and cost-effective manner. The role holder also performs a critical role in leading the reviews of solution architectures and designs and ensuring that they are in line with the architecture principles, standards, and industry best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work with IT Team and Vendor Teams to validate Unit Testing, API Testing, Integration
  • Testing, system testing, and automated regression testing and collaborate with developers to conduct end-to-end defect analysis and resolution of defects, and in reviewing test results for maximum test coverage.
  • Lead the definition and execution of non-functional tests such as performance, load, stress, security, operational acceptance and business continuity testing, and ensures that solutions meet the minimum baseline standards and benchmarks before deployment to production.
  • Formulate non-functional test strategies which includes decomposing the business and technical requirements into test scenarios, defining test data requirements, managing test case creation, devising contingencies plans and other testing preparation activities.
  • Lead reviews of test plans, designs, test scenarios, test cases, test scripts and requirements documents with cross-functional teams for both functional and nonfunctional testing to ensure maximum test coverage.
  • Work with the IT production and support teams in supporting, Identifying and resolving post deployment systems issues.
  • Work closely with IT support and vendor support for management and maintenance of Test Environments on premise and on cloud platforms.

Knowledge and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field of study.
  • 6 years of progressive experience in Information Technology with focus on Business Analysis or Architecture or Software Development or Quality Assurance.
  • 3 years Technical Software Quality Assurance.
  • 2 years’ experience in Software Testing Automation with any one of the following tools: Selenium Web driver/Katalon Studio/Robot Framework/REST Assured/Cucumber, and HP Load Runner/JMeter.
  • 3 years’ experience in software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
  • Good presentation & data analytical skills and Business Process Documentation applications

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Method of Application

Job Purpose:

  • The role is responsible for leading requirements engineering and managing the business needs of the business users and stakeholders for assigned projects and initiatives. The role holder will lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams including business units, subject matter experts and technical resources to gather and document business and technical requirements, analyze, and validate the requirements, and propose ways in which the existing processes and systems can be managed to meet business requirements.
  • The person will also provide thought leadership in business and process analysis and product design and support business teams in delivery of solutions that meet business and technical requirements as per the established organization standards and industry frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Leads project teams and vendors to drive the business needs and expectations by ensuring business intent is well understood and delivered.
  • Manage business relationships with different business areas and liaise with other sections/departments in the delivery of services and projects as well as maintain good working relations between the IT and Vendor Delivery teams and all stakeholders.
  • Review and validate test basis documents, test cases, test strategy documents for accuracy, coverage and conformity to requirements.
  • Manage and execute various levels of functional and non-functional testing including system, user acceptance and regression tests.
  • Generate process and solution documentation that clarifies and validates how the organization utilizes business systems to meet business requirements.
  • Working and aligning with the risk, compliance, and data protection teams to complete new products and services risk assessments and ensure services reach the bank’s risk and compliance standards.
  • Collaboratively support development of and review Business Cases, Request for
  • Proposals (RFPs), Request for Quotations (RFQs) for technology and solutions delivery, vendor evaluation documents and plans, and participate in technical and functional evaluation of bids for new systems and solutions.
  • Promote proper release planning, guaranteeing successful solution deployments and adherence to business needs and priorities.
  • Participate in innovation to improve delivered products and services and to explore new technologies and their applications to the enterprise space.

Knowledge and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field of study.
  • At least 6 years’ experience in Information Technology/ Business Analysis/ Systems Analysis/ Process Analysis.
  • 3 years in IT Projects with experience working in a fast-paced agile environment.
  • Preference for Banking System Implementations/Upgrades/ Enhancements.
  • Knowledge in Accounting & Finance behavior of banking applications and products
  • Knowledge of waterfall and agile project delivery methodologies applied in IT Projects.
  • Good presentation & data analytical skills and Business Process Documentation applications
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills with the ability to influence outcomes

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