The Quality Assurance (QA) Architect at Austin Capital Bank is responsible for having a thorough understanding of the QA landscape within ACB, suggesting and implementing enhancements as per the organization’s needs. This includes developing, maintaining, and executing test plans for functional, mobile, performance and automation testing. This role demands hands on validation with need of exposure to Functional, Automation and Performance testing.

Company Overview:

Austin Capital Bank (ACB) is a rapidly growing community bank with an emphasis on technology. Located in Austin, Texas, ACB is a nationwide leader in consumer-friendly, responsible financial innovation.

Austin Capital Bank serves its customers and partners from a position of strength. We steward our bank with integrity and meticulous attention to detail, for our customers, partners, and stakeholders. We have been recognized in the Inc. 5000 list of the most rapidly growing privately held companies in the United States.

Austin Capital Bank’s organizational structure encompasses a digital bank within a community bank platform.

Our Core Values:

Austin Capital Bank’s Core Values are embodied in the concept of Two Complimentary Cultures, but One Team. This concept acknowledges that employees of the two segments of the company may differ in work and life experiences, and skill sets, but the following beliefs and behaviors are universal:

Our Hygiene Factors: honesty with each other, confidentiality as it pertains to customer data and IP, and a high degree of skill and intelligence in the relevant field of authority and operation.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement: an understanding that not everyone is the CEO, but everyone needs to have a CEO-mindset. In whatever task(s) we are performing, we think beyond fulfillment of the task(s), i.e., why, how, what’s next, is there a better way, etc.

Excellence: we hire talented, highly skilled employees. We achieve the maximum level of excellence in product development, operational support, customer service, risk management and financial performance.

Collaboration: we operate with a high degree of interdependence. We share collective goals and are accountable for our individual and collective performance. We understand that our life and work experiences likely differ. We respect and applaud those differences and achieve our goals as two complimentary cultures, but one team.

If you’re someone who is always ready to take initiative and isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves, you’ll fit right in. We're big on humility here, cherishing honesty, and embracing emotional intelligence and self-awareness. At Austin Capital Bank, we're all about amplifying teamwork and basking in shared victories.

Responsibilities and Duties

Quality Assurance Leadership: Provide technical expertise and support in the development and execution of comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts.

Test Planning and Execution: Develop detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases based on product requirements and technical specifications. Execute test cases (manual or automated) and analyze results. The test cases would include UI, API, Batch Job and Database validation.

Exposure and hands-on background in software test automation

Defect Management: Identify, document, and track bugs found during testing. Work closely with development and product teams to ensure defects are resolved in a timely and efficient manner.

Continuous Improvement: Continuously evaluate and enhance testing strategies, tools, and processes to improve efficiency, reduce defects, and ensure the delivery of high-quality software products.

Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with development, operations, product management, and customer support teams to understand product requirements, resolve quality issues, and ensure that quality goals are met.

Risk Management: Identify potential quality issues per defined process and escalate them to management.

Reporting and Documentation: Develop quality assurance metrics and reports to monitor QA effectiveness, and ensure proper documentation of test plans, test cases, and test outcomes.

Test Framework Development: Design, develop, and maintain scalable and robust test frameworks and tools that support diverse testing strategies, including integration, end to end, performance, and security testing.

Compliance and Standards: Ensure that software products comply with industry standards and regulations. Stay abreast of the latest testing tools, methodologies, and industry best practices.

Attributes of Successful Candidate

You have an acute attention to detail. You love and understand data, analysis, and optimization.

You are a thinker and a DO-er. You have the combination of strategic thought, and the ability to roll up your sleeves and execute with excellence on that vision.

You have a fire in your belly. You love to win and hate to lose.

You want to improve the lives of our customers and other stakeholders while fast-tracking your career.

You are an analytical thinker who can spot potential risks and come up with solutions.

You are a clear communicator with a keen ability to articulate complex ideas.

You have high integrity, strong character, and the ability to keep confidential information.

You are dependable and reliable.

Preferred Knowledge and Experience

10+ years’ experience in Software Engineering roles

Comfortable working cross-functionally to drive impact across the SDLC, including working with Business Analysts to clarify requirements and break down work, reviewing production code written by others, assisting with design for testability, and using data to drive decisions about impact and rate of investment of test code.

Hands on exposure to Performance and Automation testing is preferred along with functional testing

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication and leadership abilities.

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