Mainframe Functional Tester

Job Title: Mainframe Functional Tester – Tribe Pay (SDD)

Department: ISPL ITG Fortis ADM

About Business Line/Function

BNP Paribas Fortis is a key player on the Belgian market and a driver of economic growth. Within the entity Payments (=beating heart of the bank), you will be part of the squad ‘IPCCIB’, team responsible for the development & maintenance of the International Payments. We deliver new functionalities and enhancements on a frequent basis.

Position Purpose

As a tester, you join an enthusiastic multidisciplinary team. Together, you test, enrich, and maintain the applications doing functional testing.

You will test products developed in Cobol from the BNP Paribas Fortis requirements definition to the end to end test participation. Working in an agile mode with daily huddles and frequent production releases, whilst maintaining high quality standards.

The position requires working in a virtual team and international environment and is multidisciplinary in nature. It involves coordination with other locations and divisions of BNP Paribas as necessary. It is important that the candidate should have strong financial products knowledge along with high analytical skills and attention to details.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

As member of an international, multi-functional squad you work closely together with the business and functional analysts as well with the technical analyst/developers in order to define the test strategy of a functional /technical change.

• You identify the necessary testcases and prepare the correct dataset for testing.
• You identify and manage dependencies with other teams (within or outside the tribe) and ensure a good test coverage within the application landscape, keeping an E2E view
• You execute tests and report on test progress and results in a structured way ensuring a clear communication of involved parties within or outside of your squad.
• Most of the testing is manual, but you look for opportunities to automate tests where possible.
• You participate in integration and functional acceptance testing guaranteeing high quality of our applications & functionality.
• You structure & document testcases to ensure future re-usability
• You actively participate in squad ceremonies, ensure a good communication with your fellow squadmembers and stakeholdersContributing Responsibilities
• You align and follow the priorities defined by the squad.
  
  

You collaborate with your peers to deliver high quality service.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Elaborate and implement a test strategy
  
  

Provide effort estimations and planning of the test activities

Collaborate with functional analysts and developers in defining requirements and designs

Preparation of test scripts and conditions

Execution of test conditions and reporting of issues

Automation of specific test conditions if applicable

Status reporting

Specifics For Agile Testing

Provide and execute just in time test cases for current sprint and not for the entire project

Able to elaborate test scripts and execute tests.

Experience with test automation tools and test reporting tools.

• At least 7 years of experience in testing
• SQL
• Mainframe
• Octane (nice to have)
• Rally (nice to have)
  
  

Agile and Scrum experience

Nice To Have

• Rally
• Octane
• Agile & Scrum experience
  
  

Specific Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience along with Bachelor's Degree - in IT, Computer related field or equivalent experience.
• Prior experience in similar domain (Payments).
  
  

Other Skills

Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)

Your English level is top-notch to create bonds & collaborate with your peers.

• Agile methodology has no secret for you.
• Knowledge of banking products is a nice to have
• Proactive mindset
  
  

Behavioral Skills

• Communication
• Analytical Ability
• Team Player
  

Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Location: Chennai

About BNP Paribas Group

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialized businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability.

About BNP Paribas India Solutions

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.