QA Engineer - Energy Trading Software (f/m/d)

Our Commercial Technology Team in Düsseldorf is looking for you!

Our Commercial Technology Team in Düsseldorf is looking for you!

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

As a Quality Assurance Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our energy trading software. You will manage the entire testing process, design comprehensive test cases, and execute both manual and automated testing to validate software against the high standards of the energy trading industry. Your ability to analyze requirements, contribute to solution design, and improve testing infrastructure will be key to delivering exceptional software for our clients - our trading desks.

Your Day to Day:

Managing Test Process: Oversee and manage the entire testing process, ensuring alignment with project timelines and objectives
Designing Test Cases: Develop, refine, and maintain test cases based on business and technical requirements
Executing Manual Tests: Perform manual testing, identify defects, and report issues to ensure software integrity
Setting Up and Executing Automated Tests: Configure, run, and maintain automated test scripts to improve testing efficiency and reduce manual efforts. Identify and improve existing test infrastructure or create new frameworks to streamline test development and deployment
Managing Test Data: Create, maintain, and utilize test data to ensure comprehensive testing scenarios
Reporting and Monitoring: Track, monitor, and report test progress and quality metrics, ensuring visibility into testing outcomes
Analyzing Requirements: Evaluate requirements for completeness and testability, ensuring that they align with real-world trading scenarios
Participating in Solution Design: Collaborate with product owners, developers, trading desks and other stakeholders in design reviews to ensure products are built with testability in mind

Your profile

Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
Professional Experience:
Minimum of 4 years of experience as a Software Test Engineer, with expertise in test case design, manual and automated test execution
Experience in energy trading software or knowledge of energy markets (power, gas, carbon, oil, or renewables) is a significant advantage
Certifications: ISTQB certification is required. Additional certifications in test automation or domain-related skills (such as collections or credit management) are a plus
Technical Knowledge:
Solid understanding of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), including test strategy, planning, and the defect/bug lifecycle
Experience with Agile methodology and the Scrum Framework is essential
Experience with automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Tosca, Cypress, JUnit, or similar
Experience with API testing
Familiarity with cloud platforms like Azure or AWS is a bonus
Skills and Abilities:
Strong communication skills, with fluency in English (proficiency in German at level B2 or above is a plus)
Stakeholder Management: Ability to engage effectively with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and business stakeholders, to ensure alignment on project goals and testing outcomes
Ability to manage the test process end-to-end, design and execute test cases, and handle test data effectively
Experience in improving or developing automation tools and test infrastructure to enhance productivity

Your benefits

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment.
Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:
Work-Life-Balance / New Normal:
Choosing how, where, and when to work in accordance with your team and the requirements of your job
Modern and ergonomic equipment for your workplace (home & office)
Support to balance private life and work: Sabbaticals, part-time possibilities, family service
Mobility:
Car and bike leasing offer (deferred compensation)
E-car charging stations at almost all Uniper location

Health offers:

Flu vaccination
Preventive health services
Employee assistance program

Company pension:

Employer-funded contributions to a modern pension system
Possibility of self-funded contributions with employer-funded matching

Trainings:

Lifelong training
Coaching

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!

Your contact

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

Wanda Bowden

wanda.bowden(at)uniper.energy

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As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.