Regional Technical Business Support Analyst

at  NN Group

RO Regional Technical Business Support Analyst
Who are we?
We are a dynamic and International team which builds our own “Sagrada Familia”: the Group data platform which will be the single source of truth for all Finance and Risk data. The data platform will be the pillar under our ambitious Finance and Risk roadmap for the coming years and key in our road towards a digitalized Finance organization.
Context:
As of 2023 insurance reporting standards changed to IFRS17 and IFRS9 and the Line Organization took from the project team the full ownership and lead in the runs and execution of the reporting process, the focus being shifted from operational readiness to operational excellence.
In addition, other programs in Group Finance Roadmap which leverage on the data platform are getting up to speed and also require functional development going forward. This changed focus and increased complexity because of the different tracks, brings along new challenges for the testing team. For this reason the role of the Data Quality Engineer within our DevOps is currently needed in the team.
We are looking for a colleague to help us to manage the complete testing cycles across initiatives included in the ALFRED roadmaps - assets area. You will strengthen the testing framework internally while coordinating with different teams to ensure alignment and to increase the quality of ALFRED Assets products for Production.
You will be part of the Run & QA Squad of the data platform and work closely with the other squads.

Main responsibilities of the role are:

• Create test plans together with the team for the initiatives across the data platform roadmap
• Coordinate integration testing with the other DevOps and close alignment with the test task force team
• Collaborate with software developers and project support team
• Support the monitoring of the applications and software systems
• Support the production operations based on the production calendar activities
• Monitor the production environment and ensure production incidents are being picked up as soon as there arise
• Carry out stress testing, performance testing, functional testing and scalability testing
• Write and execute test scripts; support running manual and automated tests
• Support test activities in different environments
• Write test documentation, test reports and bug reports; design test cases to mitigate risks
• Provide objective feedback to software development teams
• Present findings to software development and business user teams
• Communicate findings to technical and non-technical colleagues

Experience & Background Requirements:

• Professional background IT Testing preferable for the Finance/Asset domain (IFRS9 reporting) with minimum of 3 years of relevant experience (for Specialist to Senior position).
• Experience with IT change programs
• Agile/Scrum experience
• Experienced with SQL and Data warehouse testing techniques
• Having a helicopter view and able to analyze complex systems, define test cases and identify risks

Strong plus:

• Experience and knowledge of accounting standards such as IFRS 9
• Knowledge of metadata management, data modelling and data modeling tools
• Experience in working with complex systems applications chain (building models to support the entire application chain)
• Good understanding of the latest Data technologies (ADLS, Databricks, ADF, SPARK)
• Exposure working in a Microsoft Azure Data Platform environment
• Experience in Agile (Scrum) and DevOps way of working

Abilities:

• Proactive, curious and capable to independently take charge of your responsibilities.
• Analytical mind-set and result oriented
• Pro-active attitude and hands-on mentality
• Customer-oriented
• Learning and investigation capacity
• Team work
• Attention to details
• Verbal and presentation abilities
• Stress resistance

Why should join us? Funny that you asked…

• We are a Top Employer certified company and we strive to constantly become better for both our clients and employees
• We value expertise, creative ideas and curiosity, so you will always find support in implementing new and more efficient ways of doing things
• We have great ambitions, so you will have the chance to really make a visible impact
• A very nice office in a non-crowded, central area of Bucharest, very close to the subway
• Hybrid way of working and flexible hours, so you can make the most out of your time
• A great package to help you protect yourself and the ones that matter most to you (surgery insurance, private healthcare subscription, life insurance, voluntary pension)
• Development programs (if you come with the desire to grow, we stand by you)
• Extra vacation days according to your tenure, because fun & relaxation are also important
• Bookster, World Class and Hilio memberships

At NN we believe a diverse workforce allows us as a company to better serve our customers. NN Romania employs a variety of nationalities, languages and cultures, and we aim to create an environment where diversity can flourish. We foster a culture that welcomes and respects everyone.
NN wants to ensure equal opportunities and reward for all employees and extends employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees regardless of their age, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability

• Create test plans together with the team for the initiatives across the data platform roadmap
• Coordinate integration testing with the other DevOps and close alignment with the test task force team
• Collaborate with software developers and project support team
• Support the monitoring of the applications and software systems
• Support the production operations based on the production calendar activities
• Monitor the production environment and ensure production incidents are being picked up as soon as there arise
• Carry out stress testing, performance testing, functional testing and scalability testing
• Write and execute test scripts; support running manual and automated tests
• Support test activities in different environments
• Write test documentation, test reports and bug reports; design test cases to mitigate risks
• Provide objective feedback to software development teams
• Present findings to software development and business user teams
• Communicate findings to technical and non-technical colleague