The Quality Assurance (QA) team is responsible for validating that the products meet specified requirements, and to help ensure product releases are achieved within planned timeframes.

This is a technical testing role requiring an understanding of the underlying technologies in use and their interaction.

This is for Contractual role

Job Purpose

The Senior QA & Test Engineer is responsible for working, within a cross-functional Agile “Scrum” team, under the guidance of the QA Manager, to

• Identify, understand, and complete assigned testing tasks
• Help ensure the requirements of the release are met
• Managing both manual and automated testing process for specific product releases

Key Accountabilities

• Interpreting requirements and specifications by developing effective Test Cases and timeframes
• Automating and executing Test Cases
• Accurately reporting and logging incidents
• Investigating and reproducing reported incidents
• Reviewing and contributing detail to existing logged incidents
• Communicating with all members of the Scrum team throughout the SDLC/STLC
• Collaborating with other QA Engineers to improve testing tools and processes, for improved efficiency and effectiveness
• Collaborating with the Scrum team to improve process’ efficiency and effectiveness

Key Performance Criteria

• Test Cases are automated, executed, and defects are logged
• Testing tasks are “DONE” within the defined “Scrum” framework and timeframes
• Regular communication with the appropriate team members throughout the project
• Contributions are made to improve testing efficiency and effectiveness
• The Tester’s skills, knowledge and experience are further developed to improve their ability to contribute to the goals of the Team and the Company

Skills/Knowledge/Experience

The candidate is expected to have or be able to quickly obtain the following:

• A Computer Science or similar qualification or experience
• At least 8 years of work experience in a testing role; a keen interest in QA is essential
• Strong test automation experience of API, web, and desktop applications, working with batch files, JMeter, Selenium, Playwright, Pearl, Ruby or similar, .NET C# and Visual Studio
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Experience building/maintaining test automation frameworks
• Experience with Windows servers, features, platforms, and applications
• Experience with SMTP, HTTP, TCP/IP. E-Mail, Web, and Proxy servers is desirable
• Experience with DNS, AD, LDAP, Microsoft Exchange, and SQL Server is an advantage
• SQL Server queries and simple understanding of database architecture is preferable
• Experience using virtual machines to create environments for testing
• Administration of Jira and related Atlassian products
• Excellent documentation skills
• ISTQB, ISEB, MS Azure or similar certifications are a bonus

Interpersonal Characteristics

• Analytical skills with attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with people of varying technical ability
• Ability to prioritize and self-manage tasks, responsibilities, and time
• Ability to work as a Team Player, in a cross functional team in an Agile Scrum environment
• Ability to understand the target audience and how the products are used

Reporting Relationship

Formally reporting to the QA Manager, but also accountable to fellow Scrum Team members in a flat team structured environment.