YOUR ROLE
We are currently seeking a QA Engineer to join our client`s QA team. The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of software quality assurance experience, experience in web-based technologies and testing, a background in software/web development, and meticulous attention to detail. Strong test case creation, black box testing, documentation, and communication skills are a must. Previous test automation experience is strongly preferred, but on-the job training is available.
YOU WILL
- Take care of daily coordination of testing activities with the QA Manager and Project Managers.
- Mentor and train other QA Engineers.
- Work closely with distributed development resources in several countries.
- Assist in the design and evolution of the company’s QA process.
- Take part in planning, creating, and documenting testing/test cases for projects.
- Take part in planning, creating, executing, and documenting automated test scripts for projects.
- Review test plans, test cases, and automated test scripts created by other QA resources to ensure coverage based on requirements.
- Identify and communicate risk and risk mitigation strategies.
- Set and meet schedule estimates, timelines, and milestones.
- Manage stakeholder expectations.
- Develop and execute automated test scripts.
- Execute black and white box tests on web-based products.
- Identify issues and generate issue reports.
- Reproduce customer-reported issues.
- Assist developers with issue analysis.
- Take care of verification of patches and bug fixes.
YOU BRING
- 4+ years of software quality assurance experience.
- Experience testing websites, SAAS, or web-based technologies.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Must be able to investigate an issue, isolate its probable cause, and provide a reliable method for reproducing the issue.
- Strong understanding of the SDLC.
- Strong understanding of software engineering and SQA methodologies.
- Strong documentation and communication skills within a team environment.
- Strong understanding of web-delivered applications.
- Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, Javascript, and other web development languages.
- Experience creating test cases and testing documentation with or without requirements/specifications.
- Experience testing web services (XML/REST/SOAP).
- Basic understanding of Oracle.
- Experience with SQL and relations databases.
- Familiarity with issue tracking tools (JIRA, Bugzilla, Mantis, etc).
- Knowledgeable about popular web browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc).
- Familiarity with major operating systems (Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, Unix).
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, & Visio).
- Strong English communication skills within a professional, development context (understanding technical requirements, documentation, communicating with a global team).
NICE TO HAVE
- Completed a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering from an accredited four-year university.
- Experience with compatibility, security, recovery, code coverage, load, performance, or stress testing.
- Experience with Agile methodologies.
- Experience with SQA automation and load testing tools (ex. Selenium, Mercury LoadRunner, Mercury QTP, Watir, WebTest, Silktest, TestComplete).
- Experience with keyword and data driven automation.
- Experience with continuous integration tools (ex. Hudson, Cruise Control, Bamboo).
- Experience with web services automation and load testing tools (ex. NeoLoad or SOAPUI).
- Experience with unit testing frameworks (ex. JUnit).
- Experience with Subversion.
- Experience developing in Java, JSP, PHP, or Python.
- Experience with object-oriented software development/programming.
BENEFITS & PERKS
- Competitive salary and performance bonuses.
- Learning & Development opportunities – Pluralsight access, trainings and certifications.
- Private health insurance.
- Unlimited remote working options.
- Awesome team and great work environment.
- Office in old part of the town - don’t worry, there is parking for everyone!
- In-office refreshments: soft drinks, coffee, tea.
- Team initiatives – team buildings, charity activities & more.
