Quality Assurance Test Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Brooksource
Negotiable
Inside
Remote
Remote
Summary: The Quality Assurance Test Engineer is tasked with ensuring the quality of projects by leading both manual and automated testing efforts for complex web applications. This role involves creating test plans, developing test automation strategies, and collaborating with development teams within an Agile framework. The engineer is also responsible for mentoring other test engineers and enhancing the automation framework to support continuous integration and delivery. The position is a long-term contract and requires innovative problem-solving skills to support frequent application releases.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coaches and mentors Software Test Engineers in execution of automated testing efforts.
- Leads effort to review product specifications and work with others to develop appropriate test strategies, detailed test plans, and test architectures.
- Leads formal reviews of test plans, designs, and requirements with cross-functional teams.
- Participates in the evaluation of new tools and technologies to continue enhancing the automation framework.
- Partners with development and SDETs to design and implement test automation strategies in support of a continuous integration deployment pipeline.
- Researches, develops and/or recommends tools to assist Software Test Engineers in test planning, execution, and reporting.
- Provides technical direction related to project deliverables for both onshore and offshore Quality Assurance team members.
- Develops, debugs, and maintains test automation for applications and services.
- Develops, implements, and automates test plans and test cases in an Agile environment.
- Builds, executes, and maintains automated test frameworks for end-to-end integration testing across applications, devices, and platforms using JavaScript or other appropriate languages such as C#, Java, and TypeScript.
- Builds automation and test coverage tools using JavaScript or other appropriate languages to enable Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery.
- Helps drive the department's annual roadmap and strategic initiatives.
- Builds or uses existing automation tools to test interfaces between systems and applications such as web services, Tibco services, or other APIs.
- Accountable for all aspects of quality within the software development team.
- Tracks and prioritizes defects throughout product releases and lifecycles.
- Designs, develops, and executes reusable and maintainable test automation scripts using JavaScript or other appropriate languages.
- Uses quality control tools and metrics to discover defects and make recommendations for resolution. Report defects found through test automation.
- Works with Agile teams or other IT teams to plan, estimate, schedule and execute testing for applications including:
- Establishes, organizes and executes testing deliverables.
- Documents and executes complex software test plans and strategies.
- Ensures traceability of test cases back to project requirements.
- Executes end to end test scenarios.
- Coordinates and supports user-acceptance test plans.
- Works with an Agile team or other IT teams to report and resolve complex issues.
- Ensures software applications meet functional requirements.
- Participates in all aspects of testing at all levels, including functional, system, regression and load testing.
- Work collaboratively with Software Test Engineers and Developers.
- Test manually, as needed.
- Records and reports on testing metrics.
- Follows test documentation standards and makes updates as necessary.
Key Skills:
- Experience with automated testing frameworks and tools.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as JavaScript, C#, Java, and TypeScript.
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies.
- Ability to develop and execute test plans and test cases.
- Experience in mentoring and coaching other engineers.
- Knowledge of continuous integration and delivery processes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Experience with quality control tools and metrics.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with frequent releases.
Salary (Rate): £52.50 hourly
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Title: Quality Assurance Test Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: $60-$65/hr
Position Type: Long-term Contract
Summary
The QA Test Engineer is responsible for leading the end-to-end quality of projects within the platform. The QA Test Engineer creates, tests, and plans for both manual and automated testing of complex web applications. The QA Test Engineer delivers creative and innovative solutions to support the development team through planning and prioritization of test design, test development, and test automation activities. This work will be accomplished within an Agile methodology or other methodologies in support of a Continuous Delivery Pipeline with frequent application releases.
Responsibilities
- Coaches and mentors Software Test Engineers in execution of automated testing efforts.
- Leads effort to review product specifications and work with others to develop appropriate test strategies, detailed test plans, and test architectures.
- Leads formal reviews of test plans, designs, and requirements with cross-functional teams.
- Participates in the evaluation of new tools and technologies to continue enhancing the automation framework.
- Partners with development and SDETs to design and implement test automation strategies in support of a continuous integration deployment pipeline.
- Researches, develops and/or recommends tools to assist Software Test Engineers in test planning, execution, and reporting.
- Provides technical direction related to project deliverables for both onshore and offshore Quality Assurance team members.
- Develops, debugs, and maintains test automation for applications and services.
- Develops, implements, and automates test plans and test cases in an Agile environment.
- Builds, executes, and maintains automated test frameworks for end-to-end integration testing across applications, devices, and platforms using JavaScript or other appropriate languages such as C#, Java, and TypeScript.
- Builds automation and test coverage tools using JavaScript or other appropriate languages to enable Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery.
- Helps drive the department s annual roadmap and strategic initiatives.
- Builds or uses existing automation tools to test interfaces between systems and applications such as web services, Tibco services, or other APIs.
- Accountable for all aspects of quality within the software development team.
- Tracks and prioritizes defects throughout product releases and lifecycles.
- Designs, develops, and executes reusable and maintainable test automation scripts using JavaScript or other appropriate languages.
- Uses quality control tools and metrics to discover defects and make recommendations for resolution. Report defects found through test automation.
- Works with Agile teams or other IT teams to plan, estimate, schedule and execute testing for applications including:
- Establishes, organizes and executes testing deliverables.
- Documents and executes complex software test plans and strategies.
- Ensures traceability of test cases back to project requirements.
- Executes end to end test scenarios.
- Coordinates and supports user-acceptance test plans.
- Works with an Agile team or other IT teams to report and resolve complex issues.
- Ensures software applications meet functional requirements.
- Participates in all aspects of testing at all levels, including functional, system, regression and load testing.
- Work collaboratively with Software Test Engineers and Developers.
- Test manually, as needed.
- Records and reports on testing metrics.
- Follows test documentation standards and makes updates as necessary.
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