Java Software QA Engineer
Permanent
Mostly remote with 1-2 days a month in the office in London
Salary up to £60,000
Test Automation Engineer | Selenium | Java | API automation
ROLE:
QA engineer is responsible for creating and automating test cases, execute tests, build, implement, maintain and use new test frameworks and or extend existing frameworks, enabling end-to-end testing in multi-component environments.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Own the automation, performance and security testing frameworks
- Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to create and improve test plans.
- Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
- Estimate, prioritise, plan and coordinate testing activities
- Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open source tools
- Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs during the software development lifecycle.
- Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved
- Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products
- Investigate the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions
- Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies
- Influence the direction of the automation effort, and its scheduling and prioritisation
- Know and understand the meaning behind our virtues of Empathy, Integrity, Focus, Connection, Speed, Curiosity, Impact and embody them in all aspects of your role.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Proven work experience in software development as a Test Engineer, Automation Test Engineer or QA Engineer
- Ability and previous experience mentoring and coaching team members
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
- Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools and processes
- Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases
- Hands-on experience using Automated testing framework and testing tools like Selenium, Behave, TestNG, REST Assured, FitNesse, Junit, JMeter, Gatling, OWASP
- Proficiency in collaborative development tools such as Github, Confluence and JIRA
- Experience of working with cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS
- Experience of the full testing lifecycle from unit testing to user acceptance testing across a multiple product/service environment.
- Ability to learn new languages and technologies
- Strong communication skills and able to work collaboratively, where required as part of a team
- Good problem-solving skills
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