IT Operation Center - Batch Testing Specialist
- Full-time
Company Description
Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.
Job Description
The Batch Testing Specialist is responsible for monitoring, validating, and supporting batch executions in the acceptance (UAT) environment as part of testing, release, and change activities.
The role focuses on ensuring that batch chains, interfaces, and end‑to‑end business processes execute correctly during test phases, contributing directly to release quality, operational readiness, and risk reduction before production deployment.
Your key tasks
Batch Testing & Validation (Acceptance Environment)
- Monitor and control batch executions in the acceptance environment during test cycles
- Validate batch job outcomes against expected results, test cases, and business scenarios
- Ensure completeness and consistency of batch chains across functional and technical tests
- Detect execution anomalies, incorrect results, missing dependencies, or timing issues
- Actively support UAT, regression, and release testing activities
Test Execution Support
- Trigger, schedule, and coordinate batch runs required for testing purposes
- Support re‑runs, partial re‑executions, and controlled restarts of batch jobs
- Analyze batch logs and execution outputs to identify root causes of test failures
- Work closely with application, development, and test teams to resolve batch‑related defects
Defect & Issue Management
- Document batch execution issues, defects, and deviations according to testing procedures
- Track test‑related incidents through resolution, ensuring timely feedback to stakeholders
- Contribute to test reports and readiness assessments for releases and changes
Given that our work involves handling data in Switzerland, we require applicants to be Swiss residents.
Qualifications
- Good understanding of batch processing concepts and dependencies
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- High attention to detail and ability to validate execution results
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with good fluency in English
It would be a real bonus if you have
- Hands-on experience with batch scheduling and monitoring tools (e.g. Zena)
- Experience supporting batch testing for releases or major changes
- Familiarity with ITIL-based incident and problem management processes
- Knowledge of cloud-based environments and batch execution in hybrid or cloud contexts
Additional Information
We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.
In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.
We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.
Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.
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