Build and Test Engineer (Maven or Gradle)

Company Description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 10 countries, and more than 160 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

Join our team as a Build and Testing Specialist where you'll take on a pivotal role managing our test and build framework. You will focus on internal quality control, and perform preventive maintenance to ensure everything runs smoothly. You'll be packaging our Java-based products, working closely with our development team on manual testing. You will also coach team members to enhance their testing skills. This position is perfect for someone thrive in a dynamic setting while making substantial contributions to the quality and reliability of our software.

Key tasks

• Ensure build processes are closely monitored for consistent quality and swiftly address any flaws discovered in build scripts to maintain internal quality control.
• Compile Java-based applications for release and maintain package repositories alongside version control systems to ensure proficient software rollouts.
• Design and implement enhancements to our build and test systems, ensuring they perform optimally. Regularly monitor these systems to pinpoint potential improvements.
• Conduct preventive maintenance to maintain the integrity and efficiency of our build infrastructure.
• Increase test coverage of our products in close collaboration with developers, execute manual testing, and coach others to perform manual tests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Advanced comprehension of Java build tools such as Maven or Gradle
• Proficiency in using and maintaining version control systems, specifically GitHub
• Experience with continuous integration and deployment tools like Jenkins or Bamboo
• Knowledge of Bitbucket administration
• Knowledge of bash and other shell scripting languages
• Comprehension of modern development techniques like TDD or BDD
• Comprehension of JUnit and mockito
• Proven track record of skillfully managing build and test frameworks
• Successful implementation of enhancements to build and test systems
• Experience in leading and coaching teams on testing best practices

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.