QA Test Engineer
8 West Consulting
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Ireland
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About the role
- Develop and execute test plans and test cases to solve technical challenges and shorten the test cycle through automation
- Add to our company’s testing efforts and improve the test frameworks, tools and technologies
- Contribute and evolve high quality automated test solutions for functional, regression and performance testing
- Knowledge transfer and cross train other team members to enhance the teams automation capabilities
- Provide input as per best practice (estimating, designing, developing and executing test procedures and test cases)
- Work closely with the Development team on a daily basis
- Liaise with Product Owners/Business Analysts/Business Users if requirements are unclear
- Execute Test plans and Regression Test plans within agreed timescales and standards
- Test complex areas of application(s) and use business knowledge to determine if functionality is correct
- Investigate and document defects in a defect-tracking system and verify resolution to ensure prompt closure of all defects
- Clearly articulate and communicate testing status, and red/yellow flags, which might interfere with the achievement of QA milestones
- Manage priorities and set expectations when faced with multiple demanding tasks
- Adhere to and promote internal information security policies and procedures
Requirements
- 4+ cumulative years of Software Test experience
- Proven track record using Industry Standard Test Automation Tools, Visual Studio Team System (Test Edition), Selenium (WebDriver) or similar tools
- Good Working knowledge of SQL
- Knowledge of testing APIs and integrations required
- Automated Testing experience advantageous
- Knowledge of MABL, Accessibility Insights or other UI ADA tools advantageous
- Scrum / Agile experience
- Experience of structured testing methods and techniques
- Working knowledge .Net advantageous
- Strong testing background expected with experience writing test plans and test procedures
- Experience in the use of Defect Tracking tools like Microsoft TFS, Dev Ops, HP ALM
- Experience testing business / enterprise applications
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Daily rate contract position
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
test automationSQLAPI testingautomated testingstructured testing methods.Netwriting test planswriting test proceduresdefect tracking
Soft skills
communicationknowledge transferteam collaborationprioritizationexpectation management