Senior Software Engineer Test Engineer

Description

Position Overview:

Dive into the intricate world of software validation and quality assurance! As our Senior Software Test Engineer, you'll champion the robustness and reliability of our software solutions. Your keen analytical skills and meticulous approach will be essential in identifying, addressing, and mitigating potential software challenges, ensuring impeccable performance and user experience. Collaborating with developers, designers, and cross-functional teams, you'll architect comprehensive test strategies, refine methodologies, and drive continuous improvement in our software testing lifecycle. Join us and be the cornerstone of our commitment to excellence in software delivery.

Your Responsibilities Will Encompass The Following Key Areas

• Comprehensive Software Evaluation: Conduct thorough testing of various software products, including but not limited to mobile apps, web apps, microservices, and APIs.
• Performance Assurance: Validate software functionalities for optimum responsiveness and efficiency, ensuring a seamless user experience.
• Test Strategy Development: Design and implement advanced test methodologies and protocols that align with industry best practices.
• Team Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to software engineers, elevating their proficiency in test-driven development and best practice testing approaches.
• Test Automation: Identify opportunities for test automation to improve efficiency and coverage, and implement these solutions effectively.
• Collaborative Improvement: Engage collaboratively with the software engineering team and analysts to enhance software quality, address vulnerabilities, and drive continuous improvement.
• User-Centric Development: Contribute to building software features and applications that are user-friendly and adaptable across various platforms and devices.
  
  

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Technology or Computer Science
• At least 5 years’ experience or more in any programming language especially on web based
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a relentless self-drive
• Exceptional attention to details and time management skills
• Team player and good collaborator
• Excellent communicator
  
  

Must-have Skills

Automated Testing:

• Proficiency in writing, maintaining, and executing automated tests for mobile and web applications. Familiarity with frameworks like Selenium, Appium, or Espresso.
  
  

API Testing

• Experience with integration testing for APIs, ensuring that endpoints respond correctly, and data structures are consistent. Proficiency with tools like Postman, RestAssured, or Insomnia.
  
  

Test Plan Creation

• Ability to create comprehensive test plans covering various scenarios, edge cases, and platforms.
  
  

Cross-Platform Testing

• Experience testing mobile applications across multiple device types, operating systems, and screen sizes, as well as web applications across different browsers.
  
  

Performance Testing

• Ability to assess the performance, response times, and load capacity of applications using tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
  
  

Bug Tracking

• Proficiency in using bug tracking and project management tools like JIRA or Bugzilla.
  
  

Test Scripting

• Ability to write scripts for test execution using languages like Python, JavaScript, or Ruby.
  
  

Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

• Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines and how testing integrates into them.
  
  

Communication Skills

• Ability to clearly document bugs, communicate test results, and collaborate with developers and product teams.
  
  

Bonus Skills

Azure DevOps Testing:

• Familiarity with Azure DevOps for test management, planning, and execution.
  
  

Mobile Specific Testing

• Experience with tools like XCUITest (for iOS) or Robot Framework.
  
  

Security Testing

• Basic understanding of security principles and experience with security testing tools like OWASP ZAP or Burp Suite.
  
  

Accessibility Testing

• Knowledge of web and mobile accessibility standards (WCAG) and tools to ensure applications are accessible to all users, including those with disabilities.
  
  

Database Testing

• Ability to write SQL queries and validate data integrity between frontend and backend systems.
  
  

Cloud Integration Testing

• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure, ensuring the correct integration and functioning of cloud-based services in the app.
  
  

Chaos Testing

• Familiarity with chaos engineering principles and tools like Chaos Monkey or Gremlin to ensure the resilience of applications.