We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Business Analyst with strong expertise in Quality Assurance (QA) and Treasury/Investment Banking systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in Technical analysis, Quality Assurance (automation testing), product knowledge in treasury and front-office systems, and a proven track record working in Agile environments.
Mandatory Skill(s)
- Must have 5+ years of experience in IT Business/System Analysis and automation testing within banking industry;
- Must have experience of working on Treasury and Capital Market products, including Market (Loans, CDs, Call Accounts) or Trade Finance;
- Must have familiarity with technologies such as .NET Core, Java, Azure DevOps, PL/SQL, and Shell scripting;
- Must have hands on experience with testing frameworks such as Selenium, Cucumber, and BDD practices;
- Experience in Fixed Income, Bonds, FX (Spot/Forward/Swap), Derivatives (IRD/FXO), Equities;
- Well versed with SDLC;
- Experience with Front Office systems (in-house or third-party) and system integration;
- Solid background in requirements lifecycle management, and Agile methodologies;
- Proven liaison experience between onshore business and offshore technical teams.
Desirable Skill(s)
- ISTQB Tester Foundation Level Certification.
Responsibilities
- Gather, analyze, and document business requirements from multiple stakeholders;
- Work closely with Product Owners to prioritize and translate requirements into actionable user stories;
- Create comprehensive functional specifications, including system behavior, data flows, and user interactions;
- Collaborate with development teams to ensure alignment with business needs and technical feasibility;
- Provide ongoing functional expertise throughout the software lifecycle;
- Conduct impact analysis of changes on existing Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Operational Level Agreements (OLAs);
- Support BDD activities and contribute user scenarios for functional testing;
- Create detailed specifications, effort estimates, and test scenarios;
- Manage monthly release cycles and ensure compliance with coding and testing milestones;
- Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and provide support during production deployments;
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve production issues and user queries;
- Define and implement comprehensive QA strategies, both functional and automated;
- Utilize automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber) for efficient and reusable testing practices;
- Perform root cause analysis of defects and provide detailed reporting and resolution strategies;
- Document all QA activities, including defects, results, and observations;
- Identify and implement process improvements across business and QA operations.
If you are interested in this role, click on the “Apply to this job” button below or you could also write in with your CV to Anand Waleski at anand.w@sciente.com quoting the job title.
