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Software Specialist – Data Testing – Financial Crime Platform

Location: ASB C:Drive, Albany, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Mō Mātou | About Us

At ASB, we are more than a bank. We are a purpose-led organisation that helps people, communities, and our environment thrive together. Our values of Courage, Care, and Curiosity guide us to challenge the status quo, genuinely care for those we work with and serve, and always look for new ways to improve. As one of Aotearoa’s most trusted banking partners, we offer the scale and stability of a large organisation while recognising and valuing each person’s contribution.

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role

The Financial Crime platform is responsible for maintaining and supporting systems that help prevent, detect, and manage financial crime. This includes ensuring systems meet regulatory and compliance requirements. The platform is also delivering changes to improve data sources and applications in line with longer-term strategic goals.

As a Software Specialist, you will focus on test engineering across data and application layers. You will use your experience in banking, data and ETL testing, and test automation to help the squad build, support, and maintain applications. You will also contribute to how testing is planned, executed, and improved within the team.

You will work in a cross-functional squad that owns how it delivers its work. The role involves hands-on testing of complex systems that integrate across the enterprise, while working closely with developers, analysts, and business stakeholders. The environment supports collaboration, shared decision-making, and continuous improvement, with a clear expectation that quality is built in from the start.

Key Responsibilities

Review requirements and specifications to ensure they are clear, testable, and complete Contribute to agile testing strategies and test plans within the squad Perform ETL and ELT data testing, including validation of data sources and transformations Carry out functional testing of web applications Execute integration and end-to-end testing across systems Build, maintain, and support ETL and ELT test automation Build, maintain, and support performance testing Verify and validate functionality as it is developed Analyse, document, and report test results and defects Identify issues through careful attention to detail Work with stakeholders to support end-to-end testing and obtain sign-off

Ngā Pūkenga | About You

You are a test engineer who takes ownership of quality within a squad. You care about how systems behave in real conditions and are comfortable examining details across data, applications, and integrations. You are willing to ask questions when things are unclear and raise risks early.

You work well with others and are comfortable representing test engineering perspectives with developers, product owners, and stakeholders. You can explain testing outcomes clearly and base your decisions on evidence from testing and analysis. You are also prepared to guide others on testing approaches and standards where needed.