Quality Assurance Engineer

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer for mobile and desktop web applications.

• Strong experience in collaborating with business analysts and developers to understand project requirements.

• Proficiency in writing and executing tests for new and existing features.

• Experience creating and running automated tests for frontend UI and backend API features.

• Familiarity with issue tracking systems, such as Jira, and resolving problems through to completion.

• Hands-on experience with continuous integration tools, such as Jenkins.

• Ability to recommend innovative testing approaches to development teams.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to report testing results to project managers.

Collaboration:

• Work closely with business analysts and developers to understand business processes and system functionality.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a comprehensive understanding of project requirements.

• Understand the production environment and create representative testing frameworks for use in development.

• Understand legal and regulatory requirements that apply to the application and ensure they are reflected within test designs.

Test Planning and Execution:

• Write and execute tests to cover new and existing features of mobile and desktop web applications.

• Develop comprehensive test plans and test cases to ensure thorough coverage of system functionality, including unit, functional and load tests.

• Develop test cases to cover distributed network operations including Active Directory, API access and operations within Google Cloud Platform.

• Develop test cases for evaluating the performance of the application on mobile and desktop devices.

Automated Testing:

• Create and run automated tests for both frontend UI and backend API features.

• Implement and maintain automated testing frameworks to enhance testing efficiency.

• Automate triggers in git repositories to facilitate comprehensive testing upon push operations.

Issue Tracking:

• Track and manage issues using ticketing systems such as Jira.

• Take ownership of issues, ensuring they are resolved promptly and effectively.

Continuous Integration:

• Operate continuous integration tools, such as Jenkins, to automate the testing process.

• Interpret results and identify potential issues that may emerge over time.

Innovative Testing Approaches:

• Recommend novel approaches to testing to development teams for achieving short and medium-term milestones.

• Contribute to the improvement of testing processes and methodologies.

Reporting and Communication:

• Report testing results to project managers to communicate progress and potential challenges to clients.

• Provide clear and concise documentation of testing activities and results.