QA Engineer (French Speaker) | BPCE-SI

Location: Portugal, pt

Company Description

Natixis in Portugal is a Centre of Expertise whose mission is to transform traditional banking by developing innovative solutions for the business, operations and work culture of Groupe BPCE worldwide. 

As part of Groupe BPCE’s international division, Natixis in Portugal designs and delivers solutions for its two core areas — Corporate & Investment Banking and Asset & Wealth Management — as well as transversal services that support all entities across the Group. 
 
With more than 3,000 employees representing 46 nationalities, the teams work across Information Technology, Banking Support Activities, and Compliance, in an integrated, inclusive, and cross-functional way, supporting all business lines and platforms of the Group.  

A disruptive mindset and a culture of proximity and agility identify Natixis in Portugal Team and reflect the company's mission to transform traditional banking at a global scale: a perfect match in the Portuguese dynamics and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Job Description

The Testing Engineering Service of the Operational Excellence Division is looking for an experienced test professional to support the validation teams (automators and validators of the Products) in the development (Build) and in the execution/maintenance (RUN) of automated end-to-end functional regression tests (TNRA) performed via UFT (Opentext). He/She will work in tandem with a Tech Lead (contractor) currently in place.

The Mission:

• Maintain the technical platform of automated UFT tests to enable the BUILD and RUN of TNRA.
• Assist teams with the UFT automation tool and with the developments by the Product automators.
• Communicate best practices in automation to teams and ensure their implementation.
• Train new automators and validators of the Products.
• Participate in defining the future software architecture of automated tests and its implementation.
• Develop automated end-to-end functional tests with UFT (VBScript) if necessary.
• Participate and present POCs on new solutions for TNRA.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Experienced automated testing professional (must be able to develop).
• Mastery of best practices in automated test development with UFT.
• Ability to train teams on UFT and ALMQC (Opentext) tools.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work and communicate remotely.
• Fully autonomous.
• Proactive in proposals.
• Analytical mindset.
• Good understanding of the Bitbucket/Jenkins/XLR/XLD/testing tools ecosystem.
• Mastery of automated test development with UFT based on scripts and binaries (managed in ALMCQ).
• Tools: Jira, Confluence, UFT (VBScript), ALMQC.
• Languages: VBScript (essential), …

Particularities of the Mission or Desired Specific Knowledge: Experience in a group comparable to ours: banking sector with projects in V-cycle, Agile, bimodal.

Other Skills:

• The mission will be carried out in an Agile/Kanban context. 
• Participation in a technical support structure is appreciated.
• Strong autonomy on entrusted subjects, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate and work remotely are essential for the success of the mission. 
• Languages: French (essential), English.

Additional Information

Our workplace reflects the vibrant spirit of our locations, with initiatives such as a Green Transportation Budget, electric bikes and a flexible Hybrid Work Policy. We promote wellbeing through the Honolulu Wellness Club, a Prayer Room, a Lactation Room, and themed Villages that inspire creativity and collaboration. Through our ESG and DEI strategies, we are committed to being inclusive, caring, and fair, ensuring every voice is heard and valued.

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