(Senior) Test Manager to the Open Banking team

Job ID: 22936 

We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us. 

We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.

We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues and meeting our potential candidates.
 

We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex.

We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on the broader perspective in our daily challenges. 

We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy.

About our team 

Meet the Open Banking team. We in Open Banking are designing , developing and delivering PSD2 RTS Compliance and Premium APIs. APIs mocks are initially exposed to external Developers in the Nordea Developer Portal and Sandbox environment. APIs are thereafter implemented with integration to live customer data and exposed thru the IBM API Connect infrastructure to on-boarded Partners and PSD2 Licensed Third-Party-Providers. 
 

Our team is a highly collaborative and supportive group of professionals who put the quality of deliverables at the highest. We assure high quality of releases and business features. We are experienced and skilled QA Engineers, ensuring the highest possible degree of test coverage and test automation. Our role in the hub is to ensure faultless changes to production through a culture of quality assurance embedded into the software development lifecycle. We drive for continuous quality improvements as well as rigorous validation and performance governance.
 

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Lead who will join to our initiative and will proactively ensure that all QA and testing activities in initiative are planned, executed and reported in compliance with Nordea QA procedures and standards. 
 

What you’ll be doing:

• Collaborating with respective stakeholders to provide leadership in test planning and execution
• Understanding system architecture, test processes, capabilities and enablers to ensure the completion of all test-related activities
• Implementing test strategies and follow up them in practice to continuously improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Coordinating, controlling and evaluating results of all test related activitiesto ensure correctness and reliability
• Preparing and maintaining test documentation (Test Plans, Test Reports)
• Influencing, mentoring and coaching team members to ensure teamwork, provide support for the team to boost  team productivity, and increase people satisfaction

To succeed in this role, we believe that you:

• Taking a proactive and independent approach to ongoing project tasks
• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
• Applying QA related expertise and technology
• Analysing, creating, and innovating
• Learning and researching
• Working with people and influencing

Your background and skills include experience in: 

• 3+ years of experience in QA Lead (or similar) role
• Strong knowledge of QA and testing processes and tools (both manual and automated)
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle and methodologies
• Experience in working with complex systems consisting of many components and interfacing with other systems
• Strong communication skills in English (spoken and written)
• Experience in agile ways of working
• Technical experience with microservices, CI/CD, REST APIs

If this sounds like you, get in touch! 

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 02/08/2024  

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