About the Role
The Software Quality Engineer will be responsible for
designing, delivering and executing all required manual and automated tests to
ensure excellence in software quality delivered. Reporting to the Quality
Engineering Manager, the position holder will oversee and perform manual and
automated testing on all applications from the earliest opportunity and with
precision before any application is deployed to production; communicating all
test issues effectively to the QA manager. Participate in tool selection and
adoption process. Develop and execute automated test suites using custom tools;
Integrate test suites into the test management system and custom test
harnessed. Ensure adequate test coverage, proper test planning and
communication, and fit for purpose quality assessments.
*Please note that we are building pipelines for this
role, and it is not an active recruitment.
Responsibilities
Produce & manage level test plans,
estimate effort and resource test plans.
Monitor changes to scope during the
development cycle and re-evaluate plans and resource accordingly
Manage expectations of when testing
activities will be complete, mitigating risks to key milestones
Liaise with the relevant departments
to ensure key infrastructure (environments, interfaces & access) is set-up
to enable all required testing activities
Manage the UAT process by supporting
clients to establish key scenarios to test their business processes to maximize
benefit of the UAT process ensuring full acceptance and integration of the
software solution
Build test scripts from various
sources including functional specifications, technical specifications and
sessions with developers and designers
Review requirements, specifications,
user documentation and other project documentation to assure quality of
the products and tests to be developed; i.e., perform manual static testing.
Select and develop appropriate test
automation tools, applying the latest techniques in test automation; e.g.,
data-driven testing.
Use risk-driven techniques to develop,
maintain, and execute automated test suites for various Software products;
i.e., perform automated dynamic testing.
Work with the Development team to
capture and reuse automated Unit Test Cases, Test Stubs and Drivers, and to
create and maintain an automated nightly build verification (“smoke”) test.
Ensure proper version control and
configuration management of all test objects developed and test environments
used.
To facilitate in-house performance
testing ensuring that all key infrastructure, data requirements are met
Results Tracking and Reporting:
Monitor defects raised by the team and
challenge their prioritization, supporting to resolution.
Manage all issues that impact on the
team’s ability to complete testing activities on schedule.
Create and maintain manual test
repositories and regression test packs with a view of constant optimization to
improve test estimates.
Create, maintain and manage test
related documentation.
Provide the QA Manager with accurate
and precise estimates for assigned task duration, along with confidence levels
and foreseeable dependencies.
Assist the QA Manager in preparing
test plans, budgets, and schedules.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science
or Related field Experience, relevant work experience in development and/or
testing role.
4-5 years of Software Quality
Engineering experience with experience in Manual Functional tests
ISTQB Foundation Level Certification
Understanding of agile software
development – JIRA, xray
Understanding of web service
integration (e.g.: REST and SOAP XML).
Experience with Cloud Technology
(e.g.: AWS , GCP, Azure)
Experience in working on Operating
systems like Linux, Windows, and Mainframe
Experience with Oracle, Mongo DB,
Kubernetes, VMware, SQL Server, MySQL database concepts
Good understanding of object-oriented
programming, J2EE architecture, .NET, test automation, CI/CD, DevOps,
JavaScript, Jenkins, git, Agile software, LoadRunner, Selenium, Appium etc.
Have strong SQL skills and be able to
confidently test batch processes
Strong business acumen and leadership
mindset with the ability to communicate and influence others.
Analytical mindset, problem- solving
skills, attention to detail, & excellent verbal and written communication
skills
Ability to work collaboratively in a
fast-paced environment.
Passion for staying updated with
industry trends and emerging technologies.
Proven ability to manage and
prioritize multiple, diverse projects simultaneously
How To Apply