Software Development | Quality Assurance Engineer

Description

The company is a digital transformation firm with teams across more than 20 EMEA countries, working on cloud, data and cyber security, and it has around 10,000 staff and revenue of €1B.

This QA engineer role sits within software development and focuses on testing applications end to end, both by hand and through automation.

Responsibilities

• Write and run test plans and test cases that cover both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Build and keep up automated test scripts with mainstream testing frameworks and tools, aiming for faster, more consistent testing.
• Carry out manual and automated tests on several platforms and environments, covering functional, regression, integration and user acceptance testing.
• Log defects with clear write-ups that include reproduction steps, expected results and actual results.
• Work alongside developers and product managers to clarify requirements and specifications and to fix quality issues.
• Track test execution progress, coverage figures and QA performance indicators, and report on them.
• Keep test documentation, test data and test environments organised so testing runs smoothly.
• Keep up with new testing tools, methods and best practices to keep improving QA processes.

Requirements

• A degree in Computer Science or a similar field.
• Proven experience in software QA and test automation, with a solid grasp of testing methods and best practices.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Java, Python, C or JavaScript, for writing test automation scripts.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Cucumber, Robot Framework, PyTest, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit or similar.
• Strong knowledge of API testing tools and techniques.
• Experience with bug tracking and test management tools such as Jira, TestRail or similar.
• A solid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and QA processes.
• Working knowledge of version control, particularly Git.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with close attention to detail.
• Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to write findings up clearly and concisely.
• Fluent English, spoken and written.

Conditions

Equal opportunities apply: hiring is based on merit, and all vacancies are open to people with disabilities.