Intermediate Quality Engineer

The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:

Testing Expertise:

• Lead the investigation and translation of business and technical requirements into test cases.
• Design and manage end-to-end testing activities for multiple projects.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans, schedules, and resource allocations.
• Develop and maintain automated test cases and test suites using automation tools.
• Execute manual and automated test cases, document results, and manage defects throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Prepare and present status reports, test metrics, and risk assessments to project leadership.
• Ensure all testing activities comply with organisational policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.

Automation Expertise:

• Create and execute automation strategies, tools, and frameworks.
• Build automated testing scripts and integrate them with DevOps tools.

Leadership Skills:

• Coach and mentor testing team members in business domain, functional testing, automation, and non-functional testing.
• Identify opportunities to enhance testing processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Proactively identify and address issues throughout all test phases.

Project Coordination:

• Coordinate efforts of internal and external testing teams to ensure timely completion of test phases.
• Identify and communicate obstacles or risks impacting project timelines or success.
• Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and escalate issues as necessary.
• Ensure all test deliverables are received, approved, and aligned to project timelines, budgets, and goals.

People Management:

• Build team and individual capabilities by providing development opportunities such as job shadowing, special projects, and training.
• Ensure compliance with policies, standards, guidelines and controls by applying the policies and controls fairly and consistently so employees understand what to expect.

Requirements:

• Minimum 4+ years of experience in a Test Coordination role, with proficient knowledge of QE Processes, Testing Life Cycle, SDLC, and Defect Management.
• Minimum 4+ years of experience in automation or an equivalent technical role.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools (e. g., Selenium, Robot Framework, Parasoft SOAtest, Postman, Rest Assured, Cucumber) for testing REST API and Web Services.
• Working experience with Python, Java, and SQL database skills.
• Understanding of debugging and analysing code logs and development techniques.
• Experience with test management tools (e. g., JIRA, HP ALM).
• Ability to build automated testing scripts and integrate with DevOps tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Effective communication skills to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Ability to coach and mentor team members and influence outcomes through expertise.
• Continuous learning mindset to stay updated with emerging technologies and regulatory developments.

Skills

Cucumber, Java, Postman, Python, QA, QE, Robot Framework, SQL, Selenium, automation, testing