Job Openings Business Analyst (QA) | Contract

About the job Business Analyst (QA) | Contract

  • Gather, analyze, and document business requirements from diverse stakeholders to ensure a thorough understanding of their objectives and expectations.
  • Collaborate with the Product Owner to prioritize business needs and break down high-level requirements into detailed, actionable user stories.
  • Convert business requirements into precise functional specifications, including descriptions of user workflows, data exchanges, and system behaviors.
  • Partner with development teams to ensure the solution design aligns with functional requirements and supports business goals.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for functional domains, guiding development teams with insights into business processes and user needs.
  • Evaluate existing internal and external solutions to assess their potential for reuse in meeting business needs.
  • Participate in design discussions, considering technical constraints to ensure proposed solutions are both feasible and architecturally sound.
  • Contribute to quality assurance by validating functional behavior during testing phases and offering production support.
  • Assess the impact of functional modifications on existing Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Operational Level Agreements (OLAs).
  • Support Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) practices by supplying user scenarios and assisting with functional testing.
  • Provide functional input for deployment planning and perform post-deployment validation activities.
  • Mentor team members, train new joiners, and assist in resolving functional issues.
  • Work closely with the Functional Architect to ensure seamless integration of solutions into the existing IT ecosystem.
  • Contribute to specifications, effort estimation, planning, testing, and documentation throughout the solution lifecycle.

    Build & Change Management
  • Analyze proposed enhancements and collaborate with architects, developers, and business stakeholders to recommend viable solutions.
  • Prepare specifications, effort estimates, planning documents, test scenarios, and release documentation for each change.
  • Coordinate and oversee user acceptance testing to ensure solutions meet business expectations.
  • Support monthly release cycles by adhering to team milestones for analysis, development, and testing.
  • Assist in managing the release roadmap and ensure smooth transitions into the production environment.

    Incident and Request Management
  • Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve functional issues and bugs raised by business users or other IT teams.

    Continuous Improvement
  • Identify opportunities for improvement and implement enhancements to operational processes for greater efficiency and effectiveness.

    Quality Assurance & Testing
  • Develop and implement robust quality assurance strategies and frameworks tailored to the solution scope.
  • Design detailed test plans and cases based on functional and technical documentation.
  • Implement automated testing frameworks to enhance test efficiency and reusability.
  • Conduct various testing types including functional, integration, regression, and performance tests; analyze failures and provide actionable recommendations.
  • Champion early defect detection by promoting best practices and test-driven methodologies throughout the development cycle.
  • Provide technical support to internal teams by addressing system issues, analyzing data, and suggesting improvements.
  • Maintain detailed documentation of testing activities, including test outcomes, defects, and relevant observations; prepare summary reports for stakeholders and delivery teams.

    Qualification:
  • Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in business analysis and quality assurance testing.
  • Proven background in both functional and automation testing, with exposure to treasury desk operations.
  • Familiarity with front-office systems, whether proprietary or third-party solutions.
  • Strong knowledge of the full requirements lifecycle, including planning, monitoring, analysis, and design.
  • Experienced in acting as a key liaison between onshore business teams and offshore technical teams, as well as serving as the primary functional support for development.
  • In-depth understanding of treasury and investment banking products such as Money Market instruments (Loans/Deposits, Commercial Papers/CDs, Call Accounts), Bonds, FX (Spot, Forwards, Swaps), Derivatives (Interest Rate Derivatives, FX Options), and Equities.
  • Skilled in eliciting and managing requirements, with solid knowledge of software development methodologies, particularly Agile.
  • Strong grasp of financial instruments and the trade lifecycle, especially for fixed income and money market products, along with an understanding of risk management principles and market data.
  • Experience in integrating front- and back-office systems with external platforms.
  • Hands-on involvement in end-to-end implementation projects.
  • Demonstrated track record in Agile environments.
  • Technical proficiency in shell scripting and SQL/PLSQL, with preferred knowledge in .NET Core, Java, Azure DevOps, and test automation frameworks such as Selenium and Cucumber.

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    To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Gia Grace at gia.grace@gmprecruit.com

    We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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