QA Engineer

Sage Group plc; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a QA Engineer to enhance the reliability and performance of their innovative cloud-based accounting solutions. In this hybrid role, you will be instrumental in conducting performance testing, developing automated test cases, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless product releases. Join a company recognized as one of the best places to work, where your contributions will help empower businesses globally. If you are passionate about quality assurance and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Health care plans

Professional development opportunities

Employee discounts

Remote work options

Wellness programs

Team-building activities

Generous vacation policy

Retirement savings plan

Work-life balance initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in performance and load testing for cloud applications.
• Proficiency in UI test automation with tools like Selenium.
• Strong understanding of AWS services and cloud infrastructure testing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct performance, load, and stress testing for cloud software.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate QA into CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and maintain automated test cases for reliability.

Skills

Performance Testing

Load Testing

UI Test Automation (Selenium)

AWS Cloud Services

CI/CD Pipelines

Monitoring Tools (New Relic, Datadog)

SRE Principles

Full Testing Lifecycle

Tools

Selenium

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Chaos Monkey

Gremlin

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

Job description

Job Title
QA Engineer - SRE

Job Description
Sage is a global leader in accounting, payroll, and financial management solutions. We empower businesses with innovative cloud-based software, simplifying and automating financial processes so they can thrive in a digital world.

We're looking for a QA Engineer to join our Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team within Cloud Services Engineering & Operations. In this role, you'll play a key part in ensuring the reliability, performance, and resilience of our cloud-based accounting products, helping us deliver seamless, high-quality solutions to customers worldwide.

This is a hybrid role - three days per week in our Newcastle office.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct performance, load, and stress testing to optimize system scalability and stability.
• Collaborate with SREs, DevOps, and engineers to integrate QA best practices into CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop, execute, and maintain automated test cases to ensure cloud software reliability.
• Build and enhance test automation frameworks for cloud infrastructure and application reliability.
• Support incident response efforts by diagnosing, documenting, and resolving production issues.
• Drive resilience testing strategies, including chaos engineering, to strengthen system robustness.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure smooth product releases.
• Mentor junior QA engineers in automation, cloud QA, and SRE methodologies.

What We're Looking For

Must-Have Skills:

• Experience in performance and load testing for cloud-based applications.
• Proficiency in UI test automation (e.g., Selenium).
• Strong understanding of AWS cloud services and cloud infrastructure testing.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and test automation integration.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., New Relic, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk).
• Understanding of SRE principles, including reliability testing and fault tolerance.
• Experience across the full testing lifecycle, from test planning to User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and scripting languages (Python, Java, JavaScript).
• Experience with containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to resilience testing tools (e.g., Chaos Monkey, Gremlin).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).

Function
Cloud Operations

Country
United Kingdom

Office Location
Newcastle

Work Place type
Hybrid

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Working at Sage means you're supporting millions of small and medium sized businesses globally with technology to work faster and smarter. We leverage the future of AI, meaning business owners spend less time doing routine tasks, like entering invoices and generating reports, and more time pursuing their ambitions.

Our colleagues are the best of the best. It's why we were awarded 2024 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor. Because to achieve extraordinary outcomes, we need extraordinary teams. This means infusing Sage with people who knock down barriers, continuously innovate, and want to experience their potential.

We celebrate individuality and welcome you to join us if you embrace all backgrounds, identities, beliefs, and ways of working. If you need support applying, reach out at [e-mail].