Software Specialist - Testing Chapter - Core Banking - SAP



At ASB, we're all about doing what we can, to help our customers get "One Step Ahead" by giving them the tools they need to manage their lives and plans for their families and future. Our products don't just serve ads or stream movies - they underpin our economy and touch people's lives.

If you've always wanted to apply your skills to a large-scale Kiwi success story, then today is your lucky day - as we are on the lookout for Software Specialist (Test) to join us in the SAP Focus Area in the Core Banking Tribe.

About the role:

The Core Banking Tribe is the heart of the bank providing all the cool online / real-time transactional services that power ASB. As a Software Specialist (Test), you will be supporting the TRBK implementation programme (converting SAP Banking Services 9 to SAP S/4 TRBK on HANA). There are around 200 integration touch points across 30+ different systems required to be tested in collaboration with multiple different technology squads.

As a Software Specialist (Test), you will apply your SAP expertise and testing experience to help in building, supporting, and maintaining our applications and contribute to the overall testing processes within the project.



You'll be part of a program/ project on the forefront of working to deliver and support a secure, functional and performant ecosystem to our customers. You'll have the opportunity to get hands-on with some interesting and complex pieces of work that integrate on an enterprise scale.

We advocate for Agile, T-Shaped teams which will take you through all facets of engineering in any given day. Being part of the Engineering Practice at ASB we encourage our teams to work autonomously in an agile way while actively growing their skills and expertise to continuously improve outcomes for our customers.

We are looking for a mix of SAP or similar system experience and technical testing skills to support the following activities:

• Contributing to Agile testing strategies and plans.
• Working with key stakeholders for testing end to end and obtain sign- off. 
• Building and developing test automation.
• Building and performing performance testing.
• Reviewing requirements and specifications.
• Verifying and validating functionality being developed.
• Analysing and reporting test results.
• Collaborate with internal SAP team, wider technology teams and onshore and offshore vendor partners to ensure the right level of test coverage is achieved.

About you:



Your primary responsibility will be everything testing with the focus on creating, maintaining or extending test automation solutions built with an object-oriented programming language for Web and APIs integrated in CI/CD pipelines.

We are looking for an individual that will take ownership of our quality, drive continuous change for the squad and customers to ensure we are delivering best possible outcomes.



We are looking for someone who has:

• 10+ years of test engineering experience with both Manual and Test Automation experience
• Proven knowledge across functional, system, integration, API testing, end to end testing, automation testing and performance testing.
• Contributing and maintaining project level test strategies / test plans that includes approach for technical testing (test automation & non-functional testing) components.
• Responsible for test artefacts / test deliverables and providing test sign off against test coverage, execution, defects, and risks.
• Develop strong positive stakeholder relationships over a continuous release stream.
• Develop sustainable and agile test processes that incorporate test automation.
• Manage complex integrated test environments and test data.
• In-depth technical capabilities to develop .Net/RestSharp/Selenium/BDD test automation and/or Automation frameworks built using Licensed tools like TOSCA/Test complete.
• Working knowledge of Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
• Fosters proactive and continuous improvements to the Focus Area & Testing Chapter.
• Experience of testing SAP Banking Services and/or experience working on any other SAP systems like S/4HANA or Enterprise Platforms is preferred.

In addition, the following would be an advantage:

• Financial/banking domain experience.
• Certified in ISTQB Fundamentals.
• Working experience in Cloud technologies.
• Experience with Load Runner, Jmeter or similar tools.
• Experience with tools like Playwright, Cypress etc.

Working at ASB:

ASB's sense of who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values. They guide our business in our day-to-day interactions with our team, customers and community. They are what makes ASB - ASB.

Along with our interactions, values guide our actions and conduct, making ASB a safe and inclusive environment for both our people and our customers. They show that we care, are passionate and courageous and that we act with integrity. Most importantly they unite us - because they are ASB.

We offer a flexible and supportive work environment and offer an open and inclusive culture; a place where we welcome and value your individuality, ideas and goals.

If we've nailed our pitch and this role sounds like it might be the one for you then please click "apply"... we'd love to hear from you!