Software Tester

**Position Overview**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Test Planning and Design**:
- Identify, document, and prioritize **test scenarios** based on functional and non-functional requirements for banking systems, including **core banking**, **mobile banking**, and **payment platforms**.
- **Manual and Automated Testing**:
- Develop, maintain, and execute **automated test scripts** using tools such as **Selenium**, **QTP**, **JUnit**, or other automation frameworks to improve testing efficiency and coverage.
- Perform **regression testing** to ensure that changes or updates do not negatively impact existing features.
- **Performance and Security Testing**:
- **Defect Management and Reporting**:
- Identify, document, and report software defects, bugs, or issues found during testing using **bug tracking** tools (e.g., **JIRA**, **Bugzilla**).
- Generate and maintain **test documentation**, including test case execution results and defect reports, to ensure transparency and traceability.
- **Collaboration with Development Teams**:
- **Compliance and Regulatory Adherence**:
- Review and ensure that all tests meet the regulatory requirements for data security, privacy, and operational compliance within the banking environment.
- **Continuous Improvement**:
- Participate in **post-release testing** to identify any issues missed during initial testing and recommend improvements to testing processes.
- Assist in **process improvement** efforts to enhance the testing framework, increase test coverage, and reduce testing cycle time.
- **Test Environment Management**:
- Ensure proper **test environment setup**, ensuring the availability of relevant systems, databases, and configurations for comprehensive testing.
- Maintain and configure **test data** for testing different scenarios, ensuring data privacy and security standards are followed.
- **Documentation and Reporting**:
- Document all testing results and create detailed test reports to track progress, risks, and outcomes.
- Report testing progress to the **QA Manager** and other stakeholders, ensuring transparency in the status of testing activities.

**Key Skills and Qualifications**:

- **Education**:
- Bachelor’s degree in **Computer Science**, **Information Technology**, **Software Engineering**, or a related field.
- **Experience**:
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in **software testing**, preferably in the **banking** or **financial services** industry.
- Experience in testing **core banking systems**, **payment gateways**, **mobile banking apps**, or **digital banking platforms**.
- Experience with **manual testing** and familiarity with **test automation**.
- **Technical Skills**:
- Proficiency in **testing tools** such as **Selenium**, **JMeter**, **TestNG**, **LoadRunner**, and **QTP**.
- Strong understanding of **regression testing**, **functional testing**, **performance testing**, and **security testing**.
- Familiarity with **API testing** (using tools such as **Postman**, **SoapUI**, or **REST-assured**).
- Knowledge of **database testing**, including **SQL** queries, and ability to validate data integrity.
- Understanding of **software development lifecycle (SDLC)** and **agile methodologies**.
- **Compliance Knowledge**:
- Knowledge of **regulatory standards** such as **PCI-DSS**, **ISO 27001**, **GDPR**, **SAMA**, and **banking regulations**.
- **Soft Skills**:
- Excellent attention to detail, with a strong ability to identify and document defects or issues.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and diagnose issues.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Effective communication skills to collaborate with team members and stakeholders.

**Work Environment**:

- **On-Site**, full-time, **contracted** position based in **Saudi Arabia**.
- **Contract duration**: Typically 2 months with the potential for extension or conversion to permanent.