Saudi Tadawul Group Looking for Testing Lead Specialist at Saudi , Riyadh Full Time

The Saudi Tadawul Group was established in March 2021, following the transformation of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) into a Holding Group structure. It is the parent company with a portfolio of four subsidiaries, which operate independently while benefitting from the integration and synergies between one another.

The subsidiaries include: The Saudi Exchange, a dedicated stock exchange business, the Securities Clearing Center Company (Muqassa), the Securities Depository Center Company (Edaa) and Wamid – a new innovative applied technology services business, focused on providing innovation and nascent technologies to the capital markets industry through pragmatic innovation.

The Group aims to advance the Saudi capital market’s infrastructure in line with global best practices, while reinforcing Saudi Arabia’s position as an emerging market leader, a technologically advanced and attractive global investment destination and the gateway to the MENA region.

It looks to support with the successful delivery of Saudi Arabia’s Financial Sector Development Program (FSDP) objectives, as part of Vision 2030, to boost economic growth and diversify the economy.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES/KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Participate in developing User Acceptance testing strategies & plans to ensure alignment in line with the IT strategy and business functions requirements
2. Communicate with the business development teams and operations users to ensure that the systems are tested in a timely manner and are meeting business requirements
3. Write user acceptance test cases for all Saudi Tadawul group systems and its integration in compliance with the business requirements
4. Ensure Test Environment Readiness before User Acceptance Tests (UAT)
5. Manage User Acceptance testing cycles and ensure daily UAT results reporting to management
6. Coordinate with development & business teams to ensure that all reported issues/defects are identified and resolved during the testing phase
7. Maintain testing management unit documents (systems test cases, testing process documents, test plans and reports)
8. Tools: Experience in developing automated test scripts using test automation tools such as Tosca; Experience in using Test Management tools such as TestRail & JIRA
9. Support and provide inputs on the software usability and functionality to ensure that the systems adopted at the Group & it’s subsidiaries are aligned with the required international standards and assist in achieving the company’s objectives
10. Communicate planned schedules and statuses to test business units, demand managers, project managers, and change control to ensure that systems are uninterrupted and that operations are unaffected across the Exchange​

Key Accountabilities:

1. Carry out daily operations assigned for the department to comply with the company’s standards.
2. Prepare timely and accurate department reports to meet the requirements, objectives, and standards of the company and the department.
3. Ensure the satisfaction of internal and external customers to address their needs in a courteous and timely manner.
4. Follow all relevant policies, procedures, and processes in order for the work to be carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
5. Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of processes and practices, work processes, cost effectiveness, and productivity enhancement.
6. Promote to other employees within the organization the implementation and adherence to policies, procedures, processes, and instructions.
7. Maintain a good and respectful relationship with other colleagues and represent the company in a good image.​

Job Requirements

Education and Certifications

• A bachelor’s / master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent is required
• A professional certification in Software testing – ISTQB (or) CSTE. Foundation level required (minimum).
• Certification/Qualification in automated testing tools, preferably Tosca.​

Knowledge and Experience

• 3 + years of experience in IT systems development and testing is required. Preferably in the testing management & automation area.

Skills Required

• ISTQB certification, Tosca, TestRail, JIRA, Unix, MS-Office tools