Automation Quality Assurance Engineer at Strypes

ICT Strypes is a company with extensive experience in software development. With a team of over 700 people, we take ownership of application roadmaps for our clients and structure their overall application landscape.

Founded in 2008 as a small startup, ICT Strypes became part of the Dutch ICT Group in 2014. The ICT Group, with a history of delivering IT solutions since 1978, now has subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Portugal, Germany, and Sweden.

Our teams consist of talented hard-working professionals who love sharing their knowledge, experience, and joyous moments with their colleagues!

You can join us at our offices in Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas, and Varna, or choose to work remotely from anywhere in Bulgaria.

We are looking for a seasoned Automation Quality Engineer who thoroughly understands the building of modern applications using the latest technologies and is passionate about software development, quality, and providing a great customer experience. The best fit for the role will be one who can be hands-on with the details but is interested in the broader picture and end-to-end product quality. You will have to attend requirement gathering and solutions workshops directly facing the Customer Product Owners, and attend and contribute to sprint demos to gather feedback for the product the team delivers. You will have the opportunity to contribute to software that diagnoses and configures advanced robots serving thousands of animal farms. The web solutions are mostly implemented in .NET and JavaScript (ReactJS).

Job Mission

Developing innovative and high-tech software products You will have the opportunity to contribute to a variety of products and software for diagnosing and configuring advanced robots serving thousands of animal farms, CRM systems, software for charging stations for electric cars, and many others.

Main Responsibilities

• Automate JavaScript (React) based web application testing using Selenium.
• Prepare and run test plans.
• Run automated scripts, analyze the results and report to the interested parties.
• Work harmoniously in a team environment as well as independently with minimal direction.
• Estimate and define technical priorities, deliver under challenging deadlines and work on parallel projects.
• Follow and improve the coding and security standards adopted by the team.
• Work according to Agile Scrum methodologies.
• Track and discuss with developers/PO topics related to the Acceptance Criteria of tasks.

Experience

• At least 3 years of QA experience, and 2 years of experience in test automation with Selenium.
• ISTQB or other testing certification is preferred.
• Ability to analyze requirements and design specifications in preparation for test cases.
• Ability/willingness to learn quickly and handle new challenges and changes.
• Experience with Cucumber and Gherkin is considered a plus.
• Experience with BDD (Behaviour-Driven Development) teams is a plus.

Personal skills

• A team player, interested in collaborating and working in a multicultural environment daily.
• Mindset for getting things done in a timely and quality manner.
• Desire to constantly improve technically.
• Used to working in an Agile environment.
• Fast learner and self-starter.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Excellent English (both written and verbal).

What we offer:

• Option for working remotely, on-site or hybrid;
• Flexible working hours;
• Friendly work environment;
• Supplementary health insurance;
• Loyalty programs:
• -after each year in the company, you get additional paid annual leave (1 per year, max. 25 days total);
• -after the third year, you can get a budget for a car or be included in a bonus program;
• -after the fifth year, you will receive a one-time holiday bonus;
• Employee recognition program;
• Technical and personal learning opportunities;
• Quick onboarding process;
• Personal freedom to solve complex problems.