Technical Test Analyst (MWl Platform)

Introduction

Through our client-facing brands Metropolitan and Momentum, with Multiply (wellness and rewards programme), and our other specialist brands, including Guardrisk and Eris Property Group, the group enables business and people from all walks of life to achieve their financial goals and life aspirations.

We help people grow their savings, protect what matters to them and invest for the future. We help companies and organisations care for and reward their employees and members. Through our own network of advisers or via independent brokers and utilising new platforms Momentum Metropolitan provides practical financial solutions for people, communities and businesses. Visit us at www.momentummetropolitan.co.za

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Role Purpose

Ensure the end-to-end quality of the MWL Platform, with a specific focus on MWL application testing including Gemstone and Visualworks, through comprehensive functional, integration, regression, data and non-functional testing. The role supports reliable, scalable and stable platform capability for advisers, operations teams and client-facing investment services.

Drive quality engineering practices that improve defect prevention, strengthen test coverage across platform changes, and support safe delivery across legacy, integrated and modernised components of the MWL technology landscape.

Scope of Role (MWL Platform Focus)

The role covers technical and functional testing across the MWL Platform, including:

• Gemstone platform functionality, journeys, business rules and integrations
• Visualworks functionality, forms, workflow behaviour and downstream processing
• MWL platform tools, operational processes and cross-system integrations
• APIs, batch processes, databases and backend services supporting Gemstone, Visualworks and related platform capabilities

Testing includes

• Functional, regression, system integration and end-to-end testing
• Validation of platform rules, investment transactions, adviser and operations workflows, and exception handling
• Data accuracy, data movement, reconciliation and calculation validation across legacy and integrated systems
• Performance, stability, compatibility, security and reliability considerations for platform changes

Requirements

• Degree or diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline preferred.
• Testing certification such as ISTQB or ISEB preferred.
• 8–10+ years’ testing experience, including strong technical testing, integration testing, data validation and regression testing experience.
• Experience testing financial services, investment administration, wealth management or platform-based solutions strongly preferred.
• Exposure to Gemstone, Visualworks or comparable legacy/platform technologies within an integrated financial services environment advantageous.

Technical Skills

Required

• Platform Testing: Strong experience testing enterprise platforms, legacy systems, workflow solutions and integrated financial services applications.
• Gemstone and Visualworks: Practical exposure to testing platform functionality, workflows, forms, business rules, operational processes, integrations and regression impact areas.
• Automation Frameworks: API automation using Karate or Postman; UI automation using Playwright
• Databases: SQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL or equivalent database skills for data validation, reconciliation and defect analysis.
• Integration Testing: Advanced understanding of APIs, batch processing, file-based integrations, downstream dependencies and cross-system data flows.
• Agile Delivery: Experience working in Agile squads, sprint cycles, PI planning and delivery governance processes.
• Experience testing investment platform capabilities, including adviser and operations workflows, client and product data, transactions, exceptions, calculations, reporting outputs and downstream processing.
• Experience with performance testing tools, CI/CD pipelines, automated regression suites, defect management tools and test management platforms.
• Ability to analyse technical designs, requirements, logs, database outputs and integration behaviour to support root cause analysis and defect resolution.

• Performance testing tools
• CI/CD pipelines
• Cloud-native testing

Duties & Responsibilities Test Delivery & Quality Assurance

• Perform end-to-end manual and automated testing across the MWL Platform, with specific focus on Gemstone and Visualworks.
• Execute testing across platform functionality, integrations, data flows, batch processes, calculations, reliability, stability, compatibility and regression impact areas.

• Conduct gap analysis between requirements and existing solutions.
• Ensure user stories are testable, with clear acceptance criteria
• Define and enforce quality standards in PI planning and sprint cycles.
• Develop and maintain:
• Test plans
• Test scenarios
• Test cases
• Execution results and traceability

Automation & Engineering

• Build and maintain automation frameworks and reusable test assets.
• Execute and maintain automated regression suites
• Implement API and UI automation testing aligned to engineering standards.
• Validate integration points across legacy and external systems.

• Build technical understanding of Gemstone and Visualworks components to design effective test coverage across front-end behaviour, backend processing, interfaces and operational handoffs.

Data, Integration & Calculation Validation

• Validate investment, client, policy, product and transactional data across Gemstone, Visualworks and downstream systems.
• Perform data integrity, reconciliation and calculation testing, including validation of business rules, financial values, workflow outputs and exception scenarios.
• Use SQL and database tools to validate backend data accuracy, investigate defects and confirm data movement across integrations.

Agile & Delivery Contribution

• Actively participate in:
• Backlog refinement
• Sprint planning
• PI planning
• Contribute to team predictability through test coverage insights
• Drive early defect detection and prevention practices

Stakeholder & Team Collaboration

• Collaborate with:
• Developers
• Product Owners
• Business Analysts
• Demonstrate test outcomes and solution quality to stakeholders
• Promote collective ownership of quality within the squad

Continuous Improvement & Leadership

• Report on QA trends and continuously improve testing practices
• Support automation strategy and QA CoP initiatives

AI-Enabled QA Responsibilities

AI-Driven Testing

• Apply AI tools for:
• Test case generation
• Test data creation
• Defect prediction and risk-based testing
• Use AI to improve test coverage, speed, and accuracy

Intelligent Test Automation

• Leverage AI-assisted automation for:
• Self-healing test scripts
• Smart element identification
• Maintenance reduction

Quality Insights & Analytics

• Use AI and analytics to:
• Identify defect patterns
• Predict high-risk areas
• Improve release confidence

AI Governance & Responsible QA

• Ensure:
• AI outputs are validated and explainable
• Bias and incorrect predictions are mitigated
• AI-generated tests meet quality standards

Productivity & Time-to-Value

• Use AI-assisted development and testing tools to reduce cycle time and improve efficiency

Competencies

• Analytical thinking and problem solving
• Strong planning and prioritisation skills
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Innovative / “out-of-the-box” testing mindset
• Strong collaboration and teamwork
• Continuous learning and knowledge sharing