Software Testing Analyst

We are seeking a QA Engineer with strong Banking and Financial Services experience and hands-on expertise in Avaloq core banking platforms.The candidate will be responsible for functional, integration, API, database, regression, and UAT testing across banking applications and transaction processing systems. Key Responsibilities • Analyse business and system requirements and define test scenarios, test conditions, and quality risks for banking applications. • Design and execute functional, SIT, UAT, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing. • Perform testing of Avaloq core banking systems and validate banking workflows and transactions. • Validate application functionality across UI, API, database, and backend systems. • Develop detailed test cases, test data, test scripts, and test evidence. • Perform API testing and SQL-based database validation to verify data integrity and system interfaces. • Identify, analyse, and troubleshoot defects; perform root cause analysis and defect triage with development teams. • Support release validation, production deployment, post-release verification, and incident analysis. • Develop and maintain automated test scripts to improve regression coverage and testing efficiency. • Work closely with business users, product owners, developers, and project teams throughout the software delivery lifecycle. • Maintain testing documentation and contribute to QA standards, automation, and continuous improvement. Mandatory Skills & Experience • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline. • Mandatory experience in Banking / Financial Services domain, with strong understanding of banking processes and transaction-based applications. • Mandatory hands-on experience with Avaloq core banking systems, including implementation, testing, or production support. • Strong experience in Functional Testing, SIT, UAT, Regression, Integration, and End-to-End Testing. • Hands-on experience in API testing and SQL/database validation. • Experience testing complex banking workflows, financial transactions, and enterprise applications. • Strong knowledge of test planning, test case design, defect management, and release validation. • Experience with Jira and/or Azure DevOps for defect and test management. • Exposure to test automation using Playwright, Python, or similar automation frameworks. • Experience working in Agile and Waterfall methodologies. • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills. • Experience supporting production incidents, application releases, and post-production validation.