Test Engineer, SOAP UI, Java, Python, Ruby, Groovy, JIRA, GIT Lab, Jenkins, HPAL, Zephyr, AWS, UNIX, LINUX - JY/5004


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Recruiter

Haybrook IT Resourcing

Listed on

22nd February 2018

Location

Maidenhead

Salary/Rate

£350 - £400

Salary Notes

per day

Type

Contract

Start Date

ASAP

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Quality Test Engineer, SOAP UI, Java, Python, Ruby, Groovy, JIRA, GIT Lab, Jenkins, HPAL, Zephyr, AWS, UNIX, LINUX

Overview of the role

The Quality Test Engineer works with engineering and product management to apply automation strategy and to plan and execute effective and efficient performance and automation testing to accomplish on-time and efficient delivery of high-quality software products and/or data to market.

Key Tasks and Deliverables for the Quality Test Engineer

                               Innovate process improvements that enable efficient delivery and maintenance with consistent direction.

                               Work hand in hand with developers to code automated testing solutions that provide efficient regression testing, parallel testing and functional testing.

                               Develop new testing tools and open stack technologies in a developer role that aides in the automation of the continuous integration strategy

                               Research available tools and lead or participate in initiatives to identify and implement those that will cost-effectively enhance testing capabilities and product quality.

                               Identify areas for cooperation with other teams to improve overall quality and, with peers or others, implement initiatives improving testing capability and efficiency.

                               Configure, maintain, and/or administer testing tools or environments.

                               Develop and execute automated and performance testing for assigned projects to successfully and consistently enable delivery of high-quality software products and services on time, on budget, and to specification.

                               Collect and review automated metrics in order to drive process improvements.

                               Interact with Product Management, Project Management, Engineering, and Operations teams to plan testing for delivery of products and enhancements and to assure products meet product requirements and quality standards.

                               Maintain flexibility to react quickly to changes in priorities or circumstances to meet the needs of the business.

                               Plan and execute automated and performance tests working with QA/Testing staff, project managers, technical leads, and subject matter experts.

                               Report issues and results, researching and identifying root causes as appropriate, documenting accordingly.

                               Ensure that testing addresses requirements as agreed with other stakeholders.

                               Research available tools and participate in initiatives to implement those that will cost-effectively enhance testing capabilities and product quality.

                               Identify opportunities to apply existing automation or other tools to meet testing needs.

                               Maintain awareness of the state of the industry and evaluate emerging trends/developments that may benefit the organization.

                               Cooperate in the enhancement of the methodologies employed for test planning and execution, defect tracking, and metric and status reporting.

                               Lead or participate in continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices.

                               Maintain framework for record retention in order to support internal and external IT audits.

                               Work across teams to enhance quality assurance/testing and help to develop/execute performance and automation testing throughout the business as appropriate.

                               Identify areas for improvement and, with leadership, peers, or others, implement initiatives improving overall capability and efficiency.

                               Ensure results of root cause analyses are addressed.

                               All other duties as assigned.

Key Skill and Experience required for the Quality Test Engineer

Essentials

                               6+ years of Quality Test Engineering experience

                               BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required

                               Strong experience in testing web services using tools like SOAP UI and Rest

                               Strong experience testing on Data Driven projects

                               Strong background in scripting and programming languages like Java, python, Ruby, Groovy

                               Strong understanding of QA methodologies

                               Strong research skills (tools/root cause analysis).

                               Strong written and oral communication.

                               Hands on experience with development tools such as JIRA, Git Lab, Jenkins, HPALM, Zephyr Experience with testing applications on AWS services

                               Proficient in developing queries in SQL, MySQL

                               Proficient in developing automated frameworks using Selenium

                               Proficient in security testing on applications running in a cloud environment

                               Experience in developing automated metrics

                               Ability to drive DEVOPS/Continuous Integration concepts in QA management process

                               Experience on UNIX and LINUX servers - Awareness of OS & commands

                               Exhibits innovative approaches to process improvement.

                               Experience in Administration of testing tools/environments.

If you are a Quality Test Engineer and feel that your skills and experience are a good match for this role then apply today

Senior Quality Test Engineer, SOAP UI, Java, Python, Ruby, Groovy, JIRA, GIT Lab, Jenkins, HPAL, Zephyr, AWS, UNIX, LINUX

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