Citigroup Hiring for AVP -IT Quality Tech Analyst, Performance Testing & Engineering at Chennai, India Full Time

The IT Quality Sr Analyst is a seasoned professional role. Applies in-depth disciplinary knowledge, contributing to the development of new techniques and the improvement of processes and work-flow for the area or function. Integrates subject matter and industry expertise within a defined area. Requires in-depth understanding of how areas collectively integrate within the sub-function as well as coordinate and contribute to the objectives of the function and overall business. Evaluates moderately complex and variable issues with substantial potential impact, where development of an approach/taking of an action involves weighing various alternatives and balancing potentially conflicting situations using multiple sources of information. Requires good analytical skills in order to filter, prioritize and validate potentially complex and dynamic material from multiple sources. Strong communication and diplomacy skills are required. Regularly assumes informal/formal leadership role within teams. Involved in coaching and training of new recruits Significant impact in terms of project size, geography, etc. by influencing decisions through advice, counsel and/or facilitating services to others in area of specialization. Work and performance of all teams in the area are directly affected by the performance of the individual.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for initiatives related to User Acceptance Testing (UAT) process and product rollout into production, making recommendations of solutions and improvements. Responsibilities may also include software quality assurance testing.

• Conducts complex process monitoring, product evaluation and audit assignments; reports issues and makes recommendations for solutions.

• Ensures project standards and procedures exist, are fully / clearly documented and followed throughout the software development life cycle; makes recommendations for enhanced documentation.

• Monitors products for conformance to standards; monitors processes for conformance to procedures; identifies risks and recommends solutions; ensures annual organizational reviews of standards and procedures are conducted.

• Hands on experience in coding using Java/JavaScript/Python etc will be an added value

• Experience and knowledge on Functional Automation design using any automation tool preferably in Selenium-Java Cucumber, UFT, CodedUI etc would be added advantage.

• Design/Architect test automation framework and develop the new test automation libraries; Tool : Selenium/Postman/Rest Assured/Lean FT-FINSIM/Testing Framework: Cucumber-Test Ng-FAST.

• Good knowledge and experience in CI/CD using Jenkins, TeamCity etc.

• Implement the QA process and automated testing for all the modules to improve the testing cycle.

• Support automation of Test Data Management for Credit cards

• Documents findings and performs root cause analyses to provide recommended improvements. Independently recommends solutions and improvements to existing standards and procedures; collaborates with other areas in technology to develop new standards and procedures.

• Ensures all corrective actions are assigned, documented and completed. Verifies traceability in project work products. Gathers, maintains and creates reports on quality metrics.

• Exhibits sound understanding of concepts and principles in own technical area and a basic knowledge of these elements in other areas.

• Requires in-depth understanding of how own area integrates within IT Quality and has basic commercial awareness.

• Acts as advisor and mentor for junior members of the team.

• Makes evaluative judgments based on analysis of factual information in complicated and novel situations and provides solutions to problems.

• Has direct impact on the team and closely related teams by ensuring the quality of the tasks/services/information provided by self and others.

• Requires sound and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills to exchange complex information.

• Performs other duties and functions as assigned

• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• 10-12 years experience in an IT Quality role.

• Demonstrated execution capabilities.

• Development experience in a fast-paced, time-to-market driven environment Experience with test automation, test scenario and test scripts creation and modification Comfortable with writing complex queries Experience with reporting tools. Hands on experience with testing automation tools.

• Project management experience preferred

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

Function Overview:

Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions group is built on the power of our network. Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS), provides integrated cash management and trade finance services to multinational corporations, financial institutions, and public sector organizations across the globe. With a full range of digital and mobile enabled platforms, tools and analytics, TTS continues to lead the way in delivering innovative and tailored solutions to its clients. TTS offers the industry’s most comprehensive suite of treasury and trade solutions including cash management, payments, receivables, liquidity management and investment services, working capital solutions, commercial card programs, trade finance and services.

TTS counts 80% of Global Fortune 500, over 1,100 public sector entities and thousands of financial institutions amongst its diverse client bases. Doing business in 160 countries and jurisdictions, and transacting in over 140 currencies, TTS processes some USD 4.0 trillion of client payments every day. Collaborates with clients to deliver next-generation financial solutions using TTS Innovation Labs.

Application / Team Overview:

Citibank® Commercial Cards offers card-based payment solutions to large corporations and federal and state governments for the procurement of goods and services as well as travel, entertainment, and fleet related expenses. Commercial Cards’ strategic objective is to compete and differentiate based on global capability and customized solutions for high-value customers.

Role Description:

Commercial Cards Non-Functional Testing team is looking for a candidate who will take ownership of one or more applications Performance testing solutions & play SME role to engage with Development, Architect & Business team to gather the requirements & design the Performance testing approach to certify the application changes before Production deployments.

This role required to work closely with Global NFT team & expected to lead small team along with NFT practice manager on need basis. He/she requires exceptional communication skills across both technology and the business and will have a high degree of visibility. Person should have strong knowledge to lead Non-Functional Testing (Performance Testing & Engineering) for applications with complex architecture and should have exposure in monitoring, profiling & analysing with industry standard tools.

The ideal candidate will be dependable and resourceful software professional who can comfortably work with the globally distributed stakeholders, dynamic work environment that fosters diversity, teamwork, and collaboration. The ability to work in high pressure environment is essential.

Detail Role Specifications & Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience.

• 6-10 years’ experience in an IT Quality role.

• Ability to work independently or within groups on projects assigned.

• Requires in-depth knowledge, understanding and analytical thought. Exhibits comprehensive knowledge of several areas within IT Quality and has a good understanding of the industry.

• Strong understanding of testing processes. In depth understanding of the Systems Development Lifecycle and solid experience in several phases of systems development, preferably in testing program management. Must demonstrate confidence in their abilities.

Technical / Functional Proficiency:

• Primary Skills: Performance Testing & Engineering.

• Tools: MF Performance Centre with Web, Web Services (Rest, Microservices), MQ (Java), Mainframe RTE, Database Testing (ETL), AWR analysis, AppDynamics Profiling, Kibana & Log Analysis, CA Service Virtualization (LISA).

• Hands on experience in coding using Java/JavaScript/Python etc will be an added value

• Experience and knowledge on Functional Automation design using any automation tool preferably in Selenium-Java Cucumber, UFT, CodedUI etc would be added advantage.

• Design/Architect test automation framework and develop the new test automation libraries; Tool : Selenium/Postman/Rest Assured/Lean FT-FINSIM/Testing Framework: Cucumber-Test Ng-FAST.

• Good knowledge and experience in CI/CD using Jenkins, TeamCity etc.

• Implement the QA process and automated testing for all the modules to improve the testing cycle.

• Support automation of Test Data Management for Credit cards

• Ability to assess & design the standalone component or End to End Testing approach.

• The implementation and execution of a performance test framework for non-functional testing (Load, volume, stress, capacity, Breakpoint, and scalability) which validate business non-functional requirements.

• A strong knowledge of Monitoring tools that allow for analysis of system health and potential bottlenecks. i.e., App Dynamics, Kibana, Splunk, BMC True Sight, etc.

• Produce and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) around the testing performed. Manage best in class service quality and manage SLA accordingly.

• Support active contribution in creating performance testing artefacts including Performance test strategy and test plans/estimates, optimization & KPI reports.

• In-depth knowledge and working experience with Performance Centre, App Dynamics, HP Site scope and Good to have knowledge on other latest Performance Engineering & Performance Testing tools (i.e., CA Lisa Virtualization) and Open-Source performance testing tools (Apache JMeter, Web LOAD etc).

• A strong knowledge of / experience with profiling application end to end performance and identifying application and hardware / operating systems bottlenecks.

• Experience in identifying and providing tuning recommendation for various infrastructure components such as Application Servers, Database Servers, Message Buses and Web Servers.

• Experience of working in Agile testing methodology.

• Attention to details & ability to automate repetitive tasks.

• Exhibits good understanding of procedures and concepts within own technical area and a basic knowledge of these elements in other areas.

• Requires basic understanding of how own area integrates within IT Quality to achieve objectives.

• Good to have technical & programming knowledge with one or more languages i.e. Java, JavaScript, C#, Python, Ruby, etc.

• Business domain knowledge of Commercial Cards, Corporate Digital Channels, Payments, Receivable & Treasure will be added advantage.

• Good to have exposure for developing stubs and drivers.

Leadership Skills:

• Good collaboration & ability to communicate with technical & non-technical stakeholders.

• Collaboration with other teams including Development, Architect, Business and Production Support.

• Identify, recommend, and implement framework, strategies, and toolsets to optimize test execution, expand test coverage, and reduce risk.

• Strive towards the continuous process improvement & test framework / scripts optimization to achieve efficient testing solutions.

• Flexible to work across different Time zones supporting stakeholders across the globe.

• Strong customer service focuses with the ability to communicate with highly technical management teams.

• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, both technical and functional.

• Managing time and changing priorities in a dynamic environment.

• Ability to provide quick turnaround to software issues and management requests.

• Ability to assimilate key issues and concepts and come up to speed quickly.

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Technology Quality

Time Type:

Full time

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