Associate, Quality Assurance - Mumbai, India - Ares Management Corporation

    Ares Management Corporation
    Ares Management Corporation Mumbai, India

    3 weeks ago

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    Full time
    Description

    Description

    PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Performs manual/automated, regression, functional, performance testing of business facing applications
  • Handle and supervise the defects, assign and brings up defects as vital.
  • Communicates QA metrics, test results, concerns and project status to management team and other partners in a timely manner.
  • Ensures the QA related documentation such as test plans, performance evaluation, functionality testing and required maintenance planning.
  • Drives innovation and automation of testing processes by making use of tools or scripts.
  • Works closely with development, product management, and technical support to ensure that the quality objectives of all projects are met within schedule constraints

    • Qualifications

    Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required.
  • 4 -6 years' experience working in a Quality Assurance role in an IT environment.
  • Demonstrated experience in test planning, creation and execution
  • Experience with structure test methodologies and handling multiple projects/initiatives.
  • Experience testing all phases of the SDLC
  • Experience with process improvement, QA automation and performance testing tools.
  • Superb interpersonal skills (written/verbal), ability to work closely with members multi-functional

    • Experience Required:

  • Sound understanding of Testing and designing QA strategies for Front office trading applications and deep understanding of overall financial and asset management domain.
  • Able to understand asset management and financial data and design test scenarios/strategies for data flow across business applications.
  • Solid knowledge in manual and automated software testing
  • Extensive experience in software development methodologies including both Agile (Scrum, Kanban, XP) and Waterfall models.
  • Proven expertise in test design, test development, and QA of cost-efficient enterprise level application systems, middleware, and web solutions that exceed client's business requirements and expectations.
  • Demonstrable experience using test management and defect tracking systems such as HP Quality Center (ALM), Jira, Bugzilla, ServiceNow and others
  • Hands on expertise with test automation tools such as Spec Flow, Selenium, Coded UI, others.
  • Experience in performance of build validation and verification, positive and negative, Boundary values analysis, equivalent classes partitioning, smoke (sanity), functional, integration, system, regression, Ad- hoc (exploratory), cross–browser, user interface and user acceptance tests.
  • Proficient in multiplatform (Windows. Linux, MacOS) and cross browser testing (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari), mobile testing on different devices (Android, iOS Phone/Ipad/Tablet) a plus.
  • Experience and/or basic understanding of infrastructure, networking, and security concepts is a plus.
  • Solid grasp of SDLC as well as software testing life cycle.
  • Self- driven and self-motivated person with superb communication and presentation skills.
  • Comfortable working as a member of coordinated team as well as independently.
  • Work schedule flexibility.

    • General Requirements:

  • Test process tools like Selenium, Jira, Bugzilla, functional, performance, database, Java, link and web test tools.
  • Development Languages: HTML5, XML, CSS, JavaScript, Java, SQL, .Net, C#
  • SD Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Kanban
  • Architecture: OOP, client server, web based and mobile applications a plus
  • Databases: MS SQL Server, My SQL
  • Infrastructure: SVN, TWiki, XMLSpy
  • Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/10, Linux, MacOS
  • Software and Tools: Team Foundation Server (TFS), MS Visio

    • General Requirements:

  • Candidate should be willing to work flexible hours in hybrid model from the local Ares office when needed due to the nature of cybersecurity threats.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • High level of personal integrity, and the ability to professionally handle confidential matters and show an appropriate level of judgment and maturity.
  • Communicate effectively at all levels with sensitivity to cultural diversity.
  • Ability to adapt as the external environment and organization evolves
  • Passionate about Cybersecurity domain and has the inclination to learn current technologies / concepts / improvements
  • Experience with scripting including Python
  • Knowledge of cyber security frameworks and attack methodologies
  • Experience working with EDRs, Proxies, and anti-virus
  • Hands on pen testing, vulnerability, threat, and risk management
  • Understanding of common Attack methods and their SIEM signatures
  • Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP stack, SSL/TLS, IPSEC, SMTP/IMAP, FTP, HTTP etc.)
  • Understanding of Operating System, Web Server, database, and Security devices (firewall/NIDS/NIPS) logs and log formats
  • Knowledge of intrusion detection methodologies and techniques for detecting host- and network- based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies
  • Excellent verbal and written English social skills.

    • Reporting Relationships

    Manager, Quality Assurance COE

    There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.