ABOUT US
We’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy.
We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.
Key responsibilities
As a Test Automation Engineer you will:
- Develop and maintain test specifications, test cases, sets of regression tests, in an accurate and timely manner.
- Code (writing and automating tests) and maintain software-testing frameworks.
- Propose and create procedures that help to find existing errors in the product and execute test cases as well as regression tests to ensure minimal discrepancy between specified and implemented functions.
- Review functional requirements specification and design documents to ensure testability and become acquainted with products.
- Write and execute test cases of medium to high complexity.
- Analyse and log test results.
- Contribute to testing process improvement efforts, focusing on test automation tools.
- Collect evidence of the test execution and participate to the acceptance test report.
- Propose and lead the implementation of process improvement efforts.
What will make you successful?
a) Experience & Education
- University degree in computer science, or an adjacent subject
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar position or within a testing/development environment
b) Technical Skills
- 4 years practical experience with Automation tools (e.g. PyhtonRobot framework).
- Experience working in Agile Team and Agile Testing Methodology (TDD, BDD and ATDD).
- Development experience in PL/SQL.
- Experience in UNIX shell scripting and one of the following scripting languages: Python, Java or Perl.
- Strong application database knowledge: RDBMS, Oracle, SQL
- Experience in continuous integration/delivery build environment: SVN/GIT, Jenkins, Ant/Maven, Coverage and Static/Dynamic Analysis tools.
- Experience with agile tools (JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, Github)
- Experience in Jenkins or other scheduling tools.
Knowledge and experience in the following area will be an advantage:
- Certification in Agile Testing : CTFL, CTFL-AT and PAQ
- Experience in DevOps Adoption
- Experience in Kafka, Nifi and Spark
- Experience in security testing tools – CIS-CAT, BURP
c) Soft Skills
- Quality oriented
- Adaptability and responsiveness to change
- Strong communication skills (both written and oral)
- Team player, willing to work in multicultural environment
- Ability to influence, work effectively across all levels and transversally; challenger, curious and a positive mindset
- Capacity to innovate, think out of the box and connect the dots: challenge the status quo, and think out of the box for alternative/most efficient solutions
- Customer oriented: making customers and their needs a primary focus
- Take accountability for delivering results
- Ability to prioritize and deal with uncertainty - Planning and organizing are key
What we offer
We put you in control of career
We give you a competitive package
We help you perform at your best
We help you make a difference
We give you the freedom to be yourself
We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.
If you believe you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us to request accommodation.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.
Top Skills
What We Do
SWIFT is a global member-owned cooperative and the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services.
We provide our community with a platform for messaging and standards for communicating, and we offer products and services to facilitate access and integration, identification, analysis and regulatory compliance.
Our messaging platform, products and services connect more than 11,000 banking and securities organisations, market infrastructures and corporate customers in more than 200 countries and territories.
SWIFT also brings the financial community together – at global, regional and local levels – to shape market practice, define standards and debate issues of mutual interest or concern.
For more information, visit www.swift.com or follow us on Twitter: @swiftcommunity
