Test Analyst

Job Description

About the opportunityDepartment DescriptionThe successful candidate would be expected to be a part of the Workplace Investing Technology Performance team.Purpose of the roleThe role of the Test Analyst (performance) is to establish performance requirements and produce high quality Load, Stress, Soak performance scripts, plans and associated documents. Performance engineering skills are required and the candidate should be able to ensure the design, build, execute and monitor and analyse performance tests. Should provide accurate reporting on performance results as well as reporting and escalating risks and issues appropriately.Key Responsibilities

• Understand performance requirements, architectural dependencies at early stages
• Create high quality stress, load and performance cases and associated documents.
• Design, build, execute and monitor performance tests.
• Stakeholder reporting
• Escalate risks and issues appropriately to the leads
• Able to identify, procure and manage environments and data required for testing.
• Define metrics, practices, processes, reports and tools to ensure delivery is managed
• Define and lead the Performance tuning/engineering parameters to meet the business expectations

Essential Skills / ExperienceExperience in Performance testing and engineering , including experience of exposure to analysing application performance Trouble shoot performance issues and suggest potential tuning parameters to product dev teams Defining test suit which includes benchmarking, load, soak tests Hands-on on Load Runner, JMeter etc. Experience working on various monitoring, profiling and tuning tools e.g. New Relic, CA Wily, HP Diagnostics, HP Openview Able to accurately analyse performance results and present results and analysis in both technical and business language Good knowledge of WebSphere and its performance counters Good Knowledge in J2EE technology Strong knowledge and working experience of Fund management. Knowledge of Agile software development life-cycle methodologies Experience of working with multi-cultural and geographically disparate teams Familiarity with the Mutual Funds and Investment Management industry Ability to understand functional specifications from the customer perspective and design appropriate acceptance tests Proven experience of driving automation for functional and non-functional testing. Ability to create and implement Performance automation frameworks in order to enable agile delivery. Managing end-to-end performance engagements in vendor driven projects/engagements along with providing overall strategy, engagement, governance etc. Understanding of multi-tiered architecture and good exposure to test home grown applications along with third party products in on premise applications, SaaS and cloud based implementation Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with different levels of stakeholders in application delivery, QA and business groups Ability to transform organisation / testing teams from Manual to Automated / Semi automated mode Thorough understanding of test principles such as unit, smoke, functional (black box/white box), user acceptance and usability testing Good knowledge of prevailing trends in testing domain for agile deliveries Experience of establishing agile practices in QA teams and reduce testing time for accelerated product verification Ability to analyse defects, spot trends and suggest corrective actions for early detection Experience of working in tight deadlines in a matured, risk-based and time-boxed testing environment Be able to demonstrate consistent and good judgement of assessing severity of issues Experience in stress, load and performance testing of global and regional applications with ability to define and document performance testing requirements and scenarios.Desirable Skills ISEB/ISTQB certification or equivalent Exposure to testing mobile applications / apps Exposure to a varied environments and products like:

• J2EE technologies and the WebSphere family of products
• Web Services, SOAP, XML messaging etc.

Personal Characteristics Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Proven experience of liaison with stakeholders in international locations Excellent documentation skills Initiative in keeping abreast of changing industry practices, testing framework and methodologies, test tools Self-motivation is essential, should demonstrate commitment to high quality design and development and passion for testing Ability to develop & maintain working relationships with a number of stakeholders and senior professionals Flexibility and an open attitude towards change Problem solving skills with the ability to think laterally, and to think with a medium to long term perspective Ability to learn and quickly get familiar with a complex business and systems environment Willingness to travel overseas at a short-notice Willingness to work in different time-zones as requireAbout youAbout Fidelity InternationalFidelity International offers investment solutions and services and retirement expertise to more than 2.5 million customers globally. As a privately held, purpose-driven company with a 50-year heritage, we think generationally and invest for the long term. Operating in more than 25 countries and with $739.9 billion in total assets, our clients range from central banks, sovereign wealth funds, large corporates, financial institutions, insurers and wealth managers, to private individuals.Our Workplace & Personal Financial Health business provides individuals, advisers and employers with access to world-class investment choices, third-party solutions, administration services and pension guidance. Together with our Investment Solutions & Services business, we invest $567 billion on behalf of our clients. By combining our asset management expertise with our solutions for workplace and personal investing, we work together to build better financial futures.Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We are proud of our inclusive culture and encourage applications from the widest mix of talent, whatever your age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, social background and more.As a flexible employer, we trust our people to perform their role in the way that works best for them, our clients and our business. We are a disability-friendly company and would welcome a conversation with you if you feel you might benefit from any reasonable adjustments to perform to the best of your ability during the recruitment process and beyond. Data as at 31 March 2021. Read more at https://www.fidelityinternational.com/Applying to this Job Role: Please note you are only required to upload your CV/Resume to the application screen.,

Keyskills :
performance testingload runnerload testingtest scriptsthird party productsmutual fundstest analysiscentral banksproblem solvinguser acceptanceasset managementusability testingcorporate liaisonmobile applications