Assistant Vice President - Test Engineer - Bengaluru

Overview

Job Title: AVP – QA Manager

Department: ISPL GM IT – Pos, Risk & Collateral – IT

About Business Line/Function

The Global Markets business of BNP Paribas helps its corporate and institutional clients leverage capital markets across the globe for their financing, risk management and investment needs. This encompasses a wide range of financial products ranging from Foreign exchange to complex Equity Derivatives that are traded in financial markets across the globe 24/7. IT systems are integral to the business and are a key part of the value proposition to clients. These IT systems range from industry standard products for standard process automation to internally developed, often, market leading IT applications. The IT teams owning these IT systems are made up of functions that include Technical and Application production support, Business Analysis & Project Management, Development & Maintenance and Quality Control. BNP Paribas India Solutions is an equal partner in these IT functions along with colleagues in other locations including Paris, London, New York, Tokyo, Singapore & Hong Kong. This partnership ranges from sharing the IT workload, executing global strategy to owning global applications offshore. The technology and engineering landscape is wide, encompassing almost all techniques and platforms. It continues to evolve and transform with the market with the business continuing to invest in it.

Position Purpose

Position is to fulfill requirement of Senior Test Manager in ISPL GM IT Risk Staging team to lead strategy of QA deliveries with needful hands on target technical and functional skills. Will be in charge of set of QA teams to drive in line with road map from ISPL.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

The role will require an accomplished Senior QA Manager covering below responsibilities -

• In charge of QA teams covering Risk platform suit of applications and deliveries representing from ISPL by working with central teams covering technical leads / developers / BA/ Users.
• Need to have hands on exposure on target technical stack and functional domain detailed in mandatory skills section below to drive and contribute QA deliveries covering automation and manual testing (Integration/ Regression/ Non-Regression/ Performance/ Security testing/ Functional aspect).
• Along with strong QA exposure, provide functional support assistance to the team, especially during execution of critical business processes
• Oversee evolution of multiple systems in domain, define QA team delivery roadmaps and engage with stake holders
• Define strategy of QA technical platforms with stability, automation and simplification as main drivers
• Define strategy to hire the best talents for the teams and devise continuous learning path for team.
• Organize and running meetings with central teams with needful transparency.
• Adopt and Own to the strategic direction of the new platform
• Own and follow governance practices in place.
• Contribute to follow technical and architecture standards where applicable.
  
  

Contributing Responsibilities

• Contribute in identification of technical debt of application and to plan for addressing the same on time.
• Contribute towards minimizing manual testing and maximizing automation in QA deliveries and QA environment management.
  
  

Specific Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of experience along with Master Degree or equivalent experience.
• Prior experience in similar domain.
  
  

Technical Skills

Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)

• Working knowledge on Global Markets Risk platform systems covering FO Risk management with needful exposure on Credit and Fixed income asset classes.
• Exposure on architecture of multiple systems (Service oriented Architecture/ Micro Services Architecture/ Distributed Systems/ Multi Agent Systems/ Desktop and Web Applications)
• Hands on exposure covering Automation test Scripting & frameworks covering Regression/ Non-Regression/ Security/ Performance testing.
• Python, Powershell
• SQL / Oracle
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• DevOPS
• Managing set of teams with strong Communication and problem solving skills.
  
  

Behavioral Skills

• • Communication
  • Analytical Ability
  • Team Player
  • Organizational Skills
    

Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Location: Bangaluru

About BNP Paribas Group

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialized businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability.

About BNP Paribas India Solutions

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.