Quality Assurance Engineer

Swiss Re; Madrid; Híbrido; EUR 42.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Join a team at Swiss Re as a QA Engineer, focusing on testing and improving the security of applications. You will participate in various testing strategies, support developers in vulnerability management, and work in a hybrid setting. This role values strong analytical skills and experience in Python programming, suitable for candidates eager to promote security in development processes.

Servicios

Performance-based variable compensation

Global and location-specific benefits

Flexible work environment

Formación

• 3+ years of experience as a QA Engineer or similar role.
• Experience with testing RESTful applications and cloud technologies.
• Familiarity with agile development and DevOps methodologies.

Responsabilidades

• Design and implement test cases to ensure solution reliability.
• Conduct functional, performance, and security testing.
• Work with developers to integrate security into development.

Conocimientos

Python

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Educación

Degree in Computer Science

Herramientas

Selenium

JMeter

Descripción del empleo

Join a team of cybersecurity professionals and help Swiss Re to fulfil its mission in making the world more resilient. As a QA Engineer, you'll be immersed in a challenging project, promoting good development practices, and establishing an engineering culture as part a team focus on vulnerability management and engineering. What's more, you'll be working in a hybrid setup, balancing work from home and the office premises.

About the team
The Security Team is the focal point for all security activities across Swiss Re. We are responsible for cybersecurity engineering and operations, governance, risk and compliance. We define and advance the company's security strategy. Continuous Security Assurance (CSA) Engineering team owns and develops applications and tools for vulnerability management, penetration testing, and Red Team.

In your role, you will…

• Design and implement test cases and test suites to ensure that our solutions and integrations meet high expectations for reliability and availability
• Conduct functional, performance, and security testing, and analyse the results to identify issues and recommend improvements
• Work with developers and DevOps engineers to ensure that security is integrated into the development process from the beginning
• Provide feedback to developers on issues and work with them to resolve them in a timely manner
• Participate in code reviews and security audits to identify and address potential vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.
• Contribute to technical documentation and CICD processes in particular, testing and validation processes.
• Contribute to User Story Definition and their validations
• Have a chance to learn more about information security, vulnerability management, and Identity & Access Management

Your qualifications
Nobody meets 100% of our requirements. If you, however, meet some of the criteria below and are curious about the world of vulnerability management inside a well-established cybersecurity infrastructure, we'll be more than happy to meet you!

What we need from you

• Passion, drive, and a belief in the value of vulnerability management as an enabler of business performance.
• 3+ years of relevant work experience as a QA Engineer or similar role.
• 3+ Experience on Python programming language.
• Experience with testing RESTful based applications, cloud technologies, containers, and databases.
• Able to work independently in defining test cases and documenting results, championing the test strategy within the software development team.
• Experience with agile development and DevOps methodologies.
• Some experience in business analysis and requirements gathering.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication skills in spoken and written English.

Nice-to-have

• A degree in Computer Science or comparable knowledge.
• Understanding of technologies related to information security, vulnerability management.
• Experience on testing application performance and usability requirements.
• Experience on automate Python behave/integration Test.
• Experience with Front Test automation tools and technologies such as Selenium, Cucumber, JMeter, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Experience with diverse IT technologies.
• Experience with security-related tools such as vulnerability scanners or intrusion detection/prevention systems.
• Experience working with integration testing, mainly around parsing of data from external sources.
• Some experience on #NET programming language.
  

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For Spain the base salary range for this position is between [EUR 42.000] and [EUR 70.000] (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:

• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,
• the applicant's own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialization, skills and experience.

In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognize your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits. Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.

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About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

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