Zürich, Zurich
Job Summary
1) NFR Specialist / Non-Functional Test Engineer (with automation capability)Must-HaveBanking domain knowledge (solid understanding of core banking processes and channels)Broad technology understanding across all layers (client/browser, APIs, services, databases, network, IAM, proxies/WAF)Strong hands-on non-functional testing experience across multiple dimensions, including: Performance & load testing (load/stress/soak, capacity, latency/throughput, scalability, bottleneck analysis)Resilience & availability testing (failure scenarios, timeouts, retries, fault-injection approaches)Security testing (test-focused) (OWASP Top 10 understanding, authN/authZ checks, config/header checks, basic DAST/SAST interpretation)Usability & accessibility quality checks (basic WCAG understanding, accessibility tree awareness, user-flow quality)Operability & observability fitness (logging/metrics/tracing requirements, alerting fitness, basic SLI/SLO understanding)Automation capability (mandatory, not primary focus): Java or TypeScript (Python optional) for utilities, checks, harnessesTest as Code: versioned, reproducible NFR checks and assetsCI/CD experience integrating NFR checks into pipelines (thresholds, gates, trends)NFR engineering / requirements analysis: measurable criteria, test design, measurement points, evidence and traceabilityRoot cause analysis for NFR failures using logs/metrics/traces and code-level reasoningJira (Xray) test definition/execution and evidence linking for NFR validationBeneficialsTemenos (or comparable core banking platforms)Tools: K6, JMeter (or Gatling), basic OWASP ZAP/Burp; Selenium/Playwright for synthetic checksMonitoring & observability: Prometheus/Grafana, Dynatrace, OpenTelemetry, Tempo/Loki, Splunk, TableauAccessibility tooling: axe, Lighthouse; screen reader basicsRegulatory/standards awareness (e.g., DORA/FINMA principles: auditability, resilience, evidence)Test data management knowledge (anonymized/synthetic, environment constraints)Soft Skills (Must-Have)Strong collaboration with Dev, Ops/SRE, Security, Architecture, Product and Test ManagementAnalytical thinking for measurement, debugging and optimizationInitiative and ownership to drive NFR strategy and standards (templates, gates, reporting)Clear communication for technical deep-dives and management-level summaries (risk/impact/trends)Ability to handle critical situations (incident/task-force involvement)
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