PBT Group is seeking a Senior Automation Test Analyst to join a dynamic team delivering cutting-edge investment and financial services technology. The ideal candidate is a seasoned professional with strong automation skills, an analytical mindset, and deep experience in testing complex digital systems across agile environments. This role involves driving testing quality, designing and maintaining automation frameworks, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives that ensure robust, scalable software delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in test planning, estimations, and sizing of features, enhancements, or service requests.
• Design and deliver structured, robust quality assurance solutions in line with agile delivery timelines.
• Drive automation test development and support regression test suites across projects.
• Perform functional, non-functional, and integration testing to ensure system reliability under varying conditions.
• Track and manage defects using defined tools; assist in root cause analysis and resolution with relevant teams.
• Collaborate across teams including Developers, Architects, Product Owners, and Business Analysts.
• Participate in sprint ceremonies: backlog grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, and showcases.
• Improve and maintain automation frameworks and standards, including CI/CD integration.
• Mentor junior testers and contribute to growing testing capabilities and governance across the team.
• Analyse production issues and participate in incident response planning.
• Ensure traceability and coverage of test cases and automated scripts aligned to business needs.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation for testing processes, results, and improvements.

Minimum Requirements

• 6–10 years experience in software quality engineering and automation testing.
• At least 5 years experience in financial services or investment platform environments.
• Strong experience in building and executing test strategies, plans, and regression suites.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Selenium, UFT, and familiarity with various frameworks (linear, keyword-driven, data-driven, hybrid).
• Proficiency in Java, C#, or other scripting languages for test automation.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Zephyr, and Agile methodology.
• Practical knowledge of DevOps pipelines, CI/CD, and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Demonstrable skills in testing web services and RESTful APIs.
• Experience in leading testing workstreams and supporting large-scale digital transformation projects.
• Strong grasp of SQL, data validation, and ETL/data migration testing.
• Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, Azure) is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in IT/Computer Science or equivalent (National Diploma/Degree).
• ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing (essential).
• SAFe Agile Certification or equivalent (advantageous).
• Related test automation certifications (preferred).

Key Competencies

• Communication: Clear verbal and written communication; ability to communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills with a structured, detail-driven approach to resolving issues.
• Customer Focus: Commitment to high-quality delivery and user satisfaction.
• Team Collaboration: Able to work across cross-functional teams with openness and integrity.
• Resilience: Calm under pressure and able to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments.
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to coach and influence junior team members and peers.
• Initiative: A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with a continuous improvement ethos.