Job Description:
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is an established Senior QA engineer with expert level experience in all QA testing techniques and tools, including functional, non-functional, manual, automated, API, DB, etc. As a subject matter expert and mentor within prior roles, the candidate should be able to efficiently and clearly communicate the aspects of testing and processes within their previous test ecosystem, along with mentoring capabilities within their previous teams. QA automation experience beyond scenario creation and simple test execution is strongly preferred.
Excellent business and process acumen is required, along with clear leadership potential for future growth.
Responsibilities:
- As part of an agile team, design and execute testing strategies for projects within the delivery program to ensure successful and high-quality product deliverables
- Interpretation of business requirements and designs at an expert level, providing analytical and strategic assessments on usability, blocking issues, and overall functional and non-functional test approaches
- Performing hands-on functional and non-functional testing for applications within the portfolio with little to no supervision required
- Drive and ensure efficient and appropriate automated test coverage, non-functional test coverage, and security coverage
- Ensure test standards and processes are followed, reviewing other’s approaches and strategies to ensure highest quality is attained in all deliverables
- Exhibit continual growth patterns in technical skills & domain knowledge, constantly driving for continuous improvement of yourself and the team
- Tactfully communicate with customers and colleagues on relevant test and product topics
- Overcome test obstacles and ambiguity with ease and a tenacious approach towards ensuring quality for our customers
- Provide pushback and escalations consistently and appropriately
- Drive team-oriented environments and guide other project stakeholders and functional groups
- Collaborate shoulder-to-shoulder with the development team and other QA team members at an expert level
- Provide expert level test mentorship of those with less domain or product experience
Required
- 4+ years of relevant QA experience with excellent problem-solving skills in testing software applications
- Expert in quality domain skills and best practices, with vast knowledge of quality tool sets, test techniques, quality risk\mitigation, and all aspects of testing (functional, non-functional, API, DB, etc.)
- Exhibits continual growth patterns in technical skills & domain knowledge
- Experience driving within team-oriented environments, and guiding other project stakeholders and functional groups
- Highly proficient in mentorship of those with less domain or product experience
- Ability to generate optimal strategies against complex features and to effectively troubleshoot issues regardless of the complexity
- Demonstrated proficiency as a subject matter expert
- Expert level understanding of milestones and highly consistent in all delivers within the agreed timelines
- Vastly capable communicator with team members and stakeholders
- Able to deal with ambiguity, priority challenges, and stressful situations, while maintaining professionalism
- Strong experience in test automation approaches
- Highly collaborative, reliable, and trustworthy skillset
- Expert level decision making, problem solving, and testing full projects end to end
- Expert level experience in ensuring efficient test strategies for all aspects of testing – functional, non-functional, API, DB, etc.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Positive attitude with proactivity style within current\previous role
- Exemplifies proactive approaches and aspirations for continuous improvement
- Passionate driver of improvements in QA technology and approaches
- Expert at working with global / virtual teams
Preferred
- BS or MS in Computer Science
- Knowledge of object-oriented programming languages such as Java or C#. JavaScript web development also useful.
- Strong experience in quality test tool automation such as Selenium
- Experience in test automation implementation - beyond scenario writing and test run execution
- Working knowledge of Jenkins, Docker
- Experience with Amazon AWS or Azure
Kaleris is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
