Sr Test Engineer

Qualient Technology Solutions UK Limited

Leeds, UK

1 day ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.careerboard.com

Tech stack

Testing (Software) JavaScript (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Agile Methodology Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Amazon S3 JIRA Automation of Tests Software Bug Management Collaborative Software Continuous Integration

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Data Validation Database Queries Github Iterative and Incremental Development Scrum Methodology Systems Development Life Cycle Standard Sql SQL Databases Software Testing Automation Framework Systems Integration Test Case Test Execution Engine Test Management TypeScript Scripting Test-Driven Development (TDD) Postman Cypress (Programming Language) Gitlab-ci Gherkin Integration Tests Playwright Functional Programming Cloudwatch Restful APIs Software Version Control Api Management Jenkins

Job description

Undertaking Test Planning: Collaborating with the development team to define the test objectives, scope and priorities for each feature, identifying appropriate test techniques
Test Case Design and Execution: Creating clear and concise test cases with the development team and individual developers to cover user stories; executing the test cases to validate
functionality, usability, performance and reliability of the software and identifying and reporting defects or issues.
Take an automation first approach to test execution: Collaborate with the wider delivery team and Test Lead to ensure automated tests drive the Test Driven Development approach; take responsible for ensuring the automated test scripts cover all appropriate functionality and identify areas where automation is neither practical or cost effective
Work closely with the development team, developers and product owners to help clarify requirements, refine acceptance criteria, communicate test results and articulate any impediments to delivery
Identify opportunities to improve processes and practices that improve the quality assurance process. This includes active participation in retrospectives, keeping up to date with industrytrends and best practices and implementing process improvements

Requirements

Essential - Experience with Test Automation Tools: Skilled in test automation frameworks like Cypress or Playwright, Gherkin, Scripting in JavaScript, TypeScript, setting up and maintainingautomation infrastructure.
Experience of working with AWS console
API Testing & RESTful API Knowledge: Designing/executing API tests using Postman,Playwright, Cypress; deep understanding of RESTful APIs (request/response, status codes, authentication).
Strong understanding of software testing principles and methodologies: Includes knowledge of SDLC, STLC, Agile, and various testing types (functional, regression,integration, unit, system).
Test Case Management: Proficient in designing test cases, executing tests, identifying defects, and verifying fixes.
Knowledge of agile practices: Understanding of agile principles and experience working in an agile team (eg, Scrum, Kanban), along with ability to collaborate closely withdevelopers, product owners, and other team members to clarify requirements and ensure high-quality software delivery within iterative development cycles.
AWS Familiarity: Experience with AWS services (S3, Lambda, EC2, CloudWatch) in test environments.
SQL Expertise: Validating data and Back End testing using SQL; writing complex queries for functional/integration testing.
Defect Management: Tracking, prioritizing, reporting bugs, and root cause analysis. - Quality Assurance: Promoting quality standards and contributing to a culture of quality across teams. - Collaboration Tools: Familiar with GitHub (version control) and Jira (collaboration). - CI/CD Integration: Integrating automated tests into pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins,GitLab CI).