Test Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by Select Engineering
£27 Per hour
Inside
Undetermined
Castle Bromwich, Solihull
Summary: The Test Engineer role involves designing and implementing test cases, plans, and strategies for various software platforms, with a focus on automation. The position requires collaboration with development teams to manage test scenarios and ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle. Additionally, the role includes mentoring junior QA team members and facilitating problem resolution. The candidate must possess advanced knowledge and experience in the field, as indicated by the senior professional level designation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, create, and build test cases, test plans, and test strategies for multiple software platforms.
- Develop and manage test scenarios for new development projects in collaboration with Software Development teams and Product Owners.
- Communicate, prioritize, and track test execution, defects, and issues, recommending corrective actions as needed.
- Facilitate functional testing, regression testing, UI testing, and unit testing across various environments, including mobile devices.
- Provide leadership and coaching to Product Owners and developers, mentoring junior QA team members and offshore teams.
- Work with development teams and Database Administrators to identify and escalate system deficiencies for timely resolution.
- Deliver quality products by testing throughout all phases of the development lifecycle using various testing methods.
- Manage projects and processes independently with limited supervision, coaching lower-level professionals.
Key Skills:
- Advanced knowledge of software testing methodologies and automation.
- Experience in creating and managing test cases, plans, and strategies.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills with development teams and stakeholders.
- Ability to mentor and coach junior team members.
- Proficiency in functional, regression, UI, and unit testing.
- Problem-solving skills for complex issues.
- Experience with cross-browser and mobile testing environments.
Salary (Rate): £27.21/hour
City: Castle Bromwich
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Design, create and build test cases, test plans and test strategies for multiple software platforms along with automation test scripts for all applications and convert manual test preparation into automated test preparation. Collaborate with the Software Development teams and other Product Owners to understand the requirements and develop and manage the test scenarios for all the new development projects. Communicate, prioritize and track test execution, defects and issues appropriately and recommend corrective action whenever required. Facilitate functional testing, regression testing, UI testing, and unit testing for all new features in cross browser environments including mobile devices. Provide leadership and facilitate problem resolution, and coaching among Product Owners and developers, while mentoring junior QA team members and offshore teams. Work with development team and Database Administrators to identify system deficiencies and escalate to appropriate teams for timely resolution of issues. Deliver quality products by thoroughly testing throughout all phases of development life cycle (Regression, Functional, Integration, End to End testing) using a combination of testing methods. Level: A Senior Professional (P3) applies advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision.
- Coaching and reviewing the work of lower-level professionals.
- Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex.
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