| Company Overview |
Markit is a leading, global financial information services company with over 1,900 employees. The company provides independent data, valuations and trade processing across all asset classes in order to enhance transparency, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency. Its client base includes the most significant institutional participants in the financial marketplace.
With over 1,500 institutions using our independent services as clients - including investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, central banks, regulators, rating agencies and insurance companies - we provide round-the-clock support from our offices in London, New York, Dallas, Toronto, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Henley on Thames, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney.
Markit is an entrepreneurial company and a fast-growing business. We continue to expand our presence around the world and offer exciting career opportunities across sales, customer support, product management, information technology and professional services. |
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| Department Overview |
| Markit continues to expand its test capability with the development of a test function in its Delhi office. This new team will support 60 testers located in Europe and North America. Current test teams are structured by product or product group, with dedicated testers working closely with individual developers and analysts in their respective product teams.
In 2010, the product test teams will transition mature processes to Markit India to benefit from cost efficiencies, extended test windows, increased ability to focus on new initiatives / less mature processes etc |
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| Role Summary |
| Markit is seeking an experienced test analyst to join its Markit India operation. This person will assist the test manager with growing a test capability from scratch. They will comprise part of a team capable of supporting global product test teams by:
- Running and maintaining automated regression test scripts
- Running and maintaining manual regression test scripts
- Developing system test scripts from functional specifications
- Running and maintaining compatibility test scripts
- Providing BAU test support
- Flexing product test teams as required
This position will largely involve hands-on test build / execution and require knowledge of Markit, ability to prioritise and plan requirements, and ability to accurately report test progress to the test manager and possibly other stakeholders. It will require knowledge of relational database theory, SQL, stored procedures and other data manipulation technologies. Experience of any of the leading automated test tool suites is required, to a code level (rather than record and playback). Ability to build custom test tools would be a considerable advantage, as would knowledge of financial services.
This person will report to the Test Manager in Markit India and the Product Test Manager in New York or London. They will help enforce and contribute to the central testing policy. |
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| Duties and Responsibilities |
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| Work with the Test Manager in Markit India and the Product Test Manager to meet product test requirements to the highest standards. |
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| Liaise with individual product test managers and test stakeholders to plan and prioritise tasks in a timely and transparent manner |
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| Contribute to the approach and methodology for testing software releases by working to agreed service levels and adopting a service management approach. |
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| Identify tests that are suitable for build / execution in Markit India. |
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| Prepare test plans, test scripts and test cases based on functional specifications and user requirements. |
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| Liaise with development and the business to ensure deadlines are met. |
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| Execute manual system tests and identify those that can be automated for regression purposes - assist with the development and maintenance of automated regression test suites. |
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| Ensure defects and incidents are identified, prioritised and dealt with, and that any new versions of software are released in a controlled and timely manner |
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| Comment on developments with the prospect of assessing whether they are of good enough quality to be released. |
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| Contribute to the preparation of test summary reports. |
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| Manage risk and take contingency action where necessary. |
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| Input to the company-wide testing framework. |
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| Business Competences |
| Educational Experience |
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| University graduate or equivalent, preferably in a computing or finance-related degree |
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| Demonstrable system / regression testing experience, ideally in a financial environment with a blend of manual and automated testing |
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| Experience of working in a global test team |
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| Excellent understanding of software systems and development |
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| Experience working with V and RAD development life-cycle methodologies |
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| Good understanding of relational databases, SQL, stored procedures and other data manipulation technologies |
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| Experience of scripting technical testing, ideally using VBScript |
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| Experience of Oracle and Java (advantageous) |
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| ISEB certification or equivalent |
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| Commercial Awareness |
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| Experience and understanding of the testing process, project test lifecycles, and techniques (essential) |
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| Knowledge and experience of financial markets (desirable) |
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Personal Competences |
| Personal Impact |
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| High standard of written work |
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| Strong analytical and mathematical skills |
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| Able to work independently with minimal supervision |
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| Display energy, drive and stamina |
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| Open minded, flexible and willing to adapt to changing situations |
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| Focused on delivery |
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| Must be an excellent communicator both written and verbally |
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| Must be able to work in a team environment |
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| Communication |
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| Excellent communication and interpersonal skills |
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| Teamwork |
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| Must be able to work in a team environment |
Contact Details |
| Interested applicants should send their CV and a covering letter to careers.india@markit.com citing “Markit India - Senior Test Analyst” in the subject line. |
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Due to the high volume of applications we receive for each of our roles we are unable to respond on an individual basis. If you have not received a response within 2 weeks of having submitted your details, it is likely that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Please state in your covering letter that you are eligible to work in the location that we are seeking to make this appointment. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer.
We kindly and respectfully request agencies not to submit applications.
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