Quality Assurance at Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM) Technology works with large scale databases such as DB2 and SQL Server, proprietary and non-proprietary messaging software, a broad variety of vendor products, numerous financial exchanges and regulatory entities, and programming languages ranging from .Net and Java to Cobol and VB.Net.
Position Description
Responsible for preparation and execution of QA Testing for projects that are sponsored by the Alternative Investments program development teams within Investment Solutions. Projects would include Approved Strategic and Tactical Projects, as well as BAU. Partner with Technology and Operations to ensure overall quality control / risk management. Assist management with preparation of decks and other meeting materials. Partner with Program Management teams to craft comprehensive set of USE CASES and TEST CASES as well as the full contingent of requirement project documentation during the life cycle of a project. Work with Training and Communication personnel to craft a game plan to ensure a smooth rollout to the field where applicable
- Work with Test Manager and other Test Analysts to plan and execute testing tasks
- Review requirement specifications, identify gaps, determine testability and testing implications
- Identify and create test scenarios, design and develop test scripts in Quality Center
- Prepare test plan and test scripts to test each software component and requirement.
- Participate in the test case Peer Review process
- Setup test conditions prior to script execution.
- Execute test scripts and document the results in Quality Center.
- Log defects in defect tracking system and follow entered defects through lifecycle of creation to resolution
- Work closely with business analysts, business subject matter experts and development teams to clarify and resolve testing issues
- Replicate issues and provide defect triage support
- Participate in test status meetings
- Perform tasks under minimal supervision
- Other testing/validation support as determined.
Qualifications
- 2-4 years' direct experience as a QA Tester focused on manual front end testing.
- Experience in Functional, Regression and Integration testing of web and client-server applications.
- Strong structured testing knowledge and thorough understanding of quality assurance testing applications and concepts.
- Proactively takes initiative and demonstrates a high level of accountability.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Desired Skills
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of professional training and experience.
- Experience within an Agile/Scrum environment.
- Experience with HP QC
