QA Software Engineer

Job Description

POSITION: SOFTWARE QA ENGINEERTYPE: PERMANENTLOCATION: LONDON (HYBRID 1 TO 2 DAYS A MONTH IN OFFICE)SALARY: Up to £60KROLE:QA engineer is responsible for creating and automating test cases, execute tests, build, implement, maintain and use new test frameworks and or extend existing frameworks, enabling end-to-end testing in multi-component environments. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Own the automation, performance and security testing frameworks Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to create and improve test plans. Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases Estimate, prioritise, plan and coordinate testing activities Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open source tools Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs during the software development lifecycle. Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products Investigate the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies Influence the direction of the automation effort, and its scheduling and prioritisation Know and understand the meaning behind our virtues of Empathy, Integrity, Focus, Connection, Speed, Curiosity, Impact and embody them in all aspects of your role. ESSENTIAL SKILLS Proven work experience in software development as a Test Engineer, Automation Test Engineer or QA Engineer Ability and previous experience mentoring and coaching team members Familiarity with Agile development methodologies Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools and processes Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases Hands-on experience using Automated testing framework and testing tools like Selenium, Behave, TestNG, REST Assured, FitNesse, Junit, JMeter, Gatling, OWASP Proficiency in collaborative development tools such as Github, Confluence and JIRA Experience of working with cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS Experience of the full testing lifecycle from unit testing to user acceptance testing across a multiple product/service environment. Ability to learn new languages and technologies Strong communication skills and able to work collaboratively, where required as part of a team Good problem-solving skills KEY RELATIONSHIPS TO REACH SOLUTIONS Product owners to understand feature priorities Squad Technical Delivery team to develop solution architectures Technical Project Manager to escalate issues and risks to progress Business representatives to understand use cases, business needs and impacts Architecture team for solutions architecture and platform support Service Delivery for live service readiness and support PMO to understand process and responsibilities The Quality team, to understand responsibilities in respect of accreditation and clinical risk CIO, Director of Architecture, Engineering, and Digital leadership to understand strategic direction Interfaces with health care professionals, researchers Third party specialists e.g. AWS, and product vendorsDue to high volume we can only respond to applications that match the criteria

Keyskills :
AutomationPerformance TestingCloudJava or Python