Quality Engineer - Remote

Role:                    Test Engineer      

Type:                   Permanent

Location:            Remote

The role of the Quality Engineer will be to develop & enhance test automation scripts/framework.

The incumbent will need to conduct the relevant root cause analysis and collaborate with QA Analysts and Software Developers to develop suitable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with software developers and QA Analysts to understand software workflows, use cases and specifications in order to create automated tests across the application.
• Work closely with the team to ensure script testability, adherence to best practices and ease of implementation.
• Ensure quality through planning and execution of quality standards.
• Set up and maintain automation frameworks incl. API, Mobile and UI frameworks.
• Assume a lean design, with minimal scope and use the simplest tools to automate.
• Work closely with the Quality Analyst to Identify repeated test cases.
• Identify tests requiring multiple environments, such as browsers, devices or operating systems.
• Identify end-to-end test cases.
• Identify and resolve bugs resulting from test automation failures.
• Adopt a team approach. We must automate tests, but not all the team members have programming skills, so the proximity between developers and QEs can speed up learning process-adopt 'Pair Programming' where possible.
• Constantly refactor tests, build tests in a modularised, data-driven fashion and ensure independence.
• Attend and input into all scrum rituals i.e. Stand ups (provide feedback and blockers), Sprint Planning (input into story weighting) and User story refinement (do analysis on story and help to define acceptance criteria), and Retrospectives (provide feedback into continuous improvement.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• ISTQB Foundation Level at a minimum.
• Experience in Developing / Testing automation framework.
• Experience with API/Services.
• Knowledge on Test Data management.
• Knowledge with Test Reporting Frameworks.
• Device level testing experience.
• Experience within an Agile / Scrum/ Kanban environment.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Experience in API testing (Prefer Postman/Karate / Rest Assured).
• Experience in Appium (Mobile)/ Selenium (Web) / Integration Testing.
• Good knowledge of automated testing processes, methodologies and software
• development lifecycles.
• Proficiency/Knowledge working in C# .Net environments
• Experience in using DevOps tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar for CI/CD.
• Self-driven, Self-sufficient, with strong problem-solving skills.
• IOS Experience Essential

Preferred Technical Experience

• Appium, Selenium, Postman, Azure DevOps, Jira
• Experience with BDD
• Experience in .Net Core Skills (C#)
• SQL Experience
• Experience with UI test automation frameworks

Key Competencies

• Dynamic, driven by results, enjoy getting things done.
• A proactive, results-oriented, and can-do attitude is highly desirable.
• Self-starter with the ability to successfully plan, organise, and execute assigned initiatives
• with minimal guidance and direction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exhibits close attention to detail and is a champion for accuracy.
• High level of Integrity.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines, ability to multitask effectively.
• The ability and willingness to do a variety of different tasks.
• Strategic.
• Leading with Influence.