Senior Test Engineer - Investment Data Platform

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Job Description

Job Title

Senior Test Engineer – Investment Data Platform

Grade

2C

Level

Colleague

Job Function

Asset Management Tech & Change

Job Sub Function

Investments Data Platform

Reports to

Sr. Lead / Sr. Manager – Investments Data Platform (India)

Location

Mumbai

Business Area

M&G Global Services

Overall Job Purpose

Working with M&G Plc. means becoming part of a brand with a global reputation and our purpose is to help people manage and grow their savings and investments, responsibly.

M&G plc is a firm built on a rich and long history and with a commitment to an innovative future centred on the needs of customers and clients. There is a genuine opportunity to drive competitive advantage with value creation through the formation of this new organisation.

The role is for a Senior Test Engineer in the Asset Management / Investment Management domain. Carry out rapid release testing, supporting development of automation test frameworks across one or more interrelated data platform teams and capabilities and are proficient in multiple test scripting languages, mainly C#. Collaborate closely with leads to implement test strategies that support complex deliveries.

Accountabilities / Responsibilities

Key accountabilities and responsibilities

• Deliver Testing and Automation solutions to support the Asset / Investment Data platform, addressing demands from investment teams, clients, and regulators, while considering cost and risk.
• Create, maintain, and run functional and non-functional tests. Perform root cause analysis and create automated tests to prevent defect recurrence.
• Contribute to building a test automation framework or creating generic test automation utilities to reduce manual efforts.
• Work with event-driven data processing architecture and various Azure services.
• Handle various data file formats (csv, json, xml) and Azure services (Data Lake, Data Factory, Service Bus, Function App, SQL Server).
• Validate end-to-end data flow and content per business requirements.
• Use C# for Test Automation, with SpecFlow as the BDD tool, and Groovy with Java. Stay current with domain knowledge, programming languages, and testing tools (e.g., Groovy, SpecFlow, Selenium, Cucumber).
• Execute and deliver testing activities through rapid releases / processes, ensuring successful production deployment using a daily Kanban / Scrum / Agile approach.
• Explore various automated / technical testing techniques to enhance the test approach.
• Build, package, and deploy software through environments; manage configuration settings and ensure deployment success while maintaining the deployment framework.
• Contribute to the Automation & Testing community, continuously improving testing frameworks, identifying improvement opportunities, and promoting process standardization and knowledge sharing within the team.

Key Stakeholder Management

Internal

All M&G Plc Business Areas

M&G Plc Support Groups

External

Partner(s) / Vendor(s)

Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Educational Qualification

Knowledge & Skills (Key) :

Knowledge & Skills (Desirable) :

Experience :

Educational Qualification :

M&G Behaviours relevant to all roles :

Note :

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G Global Services, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.