Aktia is a Finnish asset manager, bank and life insurer that has been creating wealth and well-being from one generation to the next for 200 years. We are the best partner for people, companies and organisations that value inner wisdom and responsible wealth creation. Our vision is to be the leading wealth manager bank, and our mission is to build wealth for our customers and society.

As part of the Aktia Group, Aktia Life Insurance Ltd is a company responsible for the production of customer friendly life insurance solutions. Aktia Life Insurance Ltd has a long and extensive experience of life insurance activities in Finland. The company has approximately 100,000 private and corporate customers and several partners in the finance sector. About 70 people work for the company. The company's office is in Turku.

Aktia IT is working closely with Aktia Life Insurance and driven to create a great customer experience and we believe that our efforts enable the best digital bank and asset manager in Finland. We like team players that are ready to get their hands into tech and keep their finger on the pulse. Now we are looking for a QA engineer with an interest in banking and insurance to join the Life insurance value stream team. 

About this role

In your role as a QA Engineer, you will develop Aktia Life Insurance digital services through quality assurance for different components from UI through integrations all the way to databases. You will work for the common goals of the value stream by contributing to the definition and the application of quality assurance goals. You are a motivated team player who wants to learn and develop your skills and business understanding.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Review and validate requirements and technical specifications
• Collaborate with the development team, product owner and business analysts on verification and validation of the products throughout the software development life cycle
• Create and execute test plans and detailed test cases (both manual and automated) based on requirements and prioritization
• Develop and maintain automated test suits
• Offer observations and improvement suggestions based on analysis of the test results and overall product quality
• Support and enhance the test processes and test reporting
• Be part of the Aktia’s QA community and ready to help QA members when needed 

In order to succeed in this role, you must have:

• 3+ years’ experience as a QA engineer or equivalent role
• Minimum 1 year experience with automated testing tools or equivalent test automation skills
• Experience in SaaS based application testing and API testing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Finnish or Swedish
• Familiarity with agile delivery methodologies and principals
• Flexibility, patience, and resilience

Besides the above skills and qualifications, we would really appreciate it if you had:

• Experience with Robot Framework and third-party libraries, Xray and JIRA
• ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level certificate
• Prior insurance industry knowledge

This role will require travelling to Turku office occasionally.

What we offer to you

We will offer you a comfortable working environment where the competences of each employee are valued. Our offices are in the heart of Helsinki and Turku, and we also have the possibility to work remotely.

In addition to significant employee benefits and a competitive salary we are also offering:

• A highly competent and skilled team where everybody encourages each other.
• Great learning and development opportunities. In your duties you can develop as a professional. We strongly believe in a broad utilization of skills and continuous development for our employees.

Information about Aktia

Modern software development house

We are constantly developing new things. We use the latest technologies and modern tools and procedures. We have a low hierarchy, and all team members can suggest improvements.

Small and agile

Aktia is agile and just the right size. That means that we are small enough to be fast and big enough to be able to follow through courageous and significant changes. Our IT team of 100 people makes decisions and finds solutions independently.

Learning place to further your career

At Aktia you get the opportunity to use your skills widely and to learn from your colleagues. Different backgrounds are our strength and we do not have closed boundaries between roles.

Information about our recruiting process

You will hear from us as soon as possible, however, at the latest two weeks from when the application period has ended. Applications are handled confidentially already during the application period.

• After the preliminary screening we will invite the most suitable candidates for the job to come in for an interview. The first interview round can also be in the form of a video.
• A second interview with our QA team and key stakeholders to figure out how Aktia’s vision and culture match your knowledge, skills, and ambitions.
• A small hands-on test
• We will use an enquiry describing the personality traits as a part of the job interview. Answering the enquiry is voluntary and the results are always discussed and gone through with you.

We will conduct credit reference and security clearance vetting for the person to be recruited. 

Interested?

For additional information about the task or working at Aktia, please contact Zihan Bian, preferably via email zihan.bian@aktia.fi.

Send in your application by 6.10.2022.

We will interview suitable applicants as soon as possible. Please note that we do not accept applications sent via email.