Quality Assurance Engineer

ARM; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a QA Engineer to enhance the user experience through quality assurance in a dynamic environment. This role involves automating tests, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring high standards of software quality. You will utilize the latest technologies and methodologies to create effective testing processes within an agile framework. Join a diverse organization that values creativity and offers a supportive workplace where you can thrive and contribute to impactful projects. If you are passionate about quality and automation, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Attractive relocation package

Hybrid working flexibility

Inclusive work environment

Support for accommodations during recruitment

Qualifications

• Experience in automating web application tests using Selenium.
• Knowledge in Object Oriented Programming, preferably in C#.

Responsibilities

• Automate functional tests using web test automation tools.
• Create and execute all forms of software testing throughout the agile lifecycle.

Skills

Selenium WebDriver

C#/Java Frameworks

Object Oriented Programming

Integration Testing

User Acceptance Testing

Accessibility Testing

BDD

Agile Methodologies

Education

ISTQB/ISEB Foundation Level Certification

Tools

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Gitlab

Blazemeter

Job description

Job Overview:

We are looking for a QA Engineer to join the Infrastructure team in Arm's Partner Enablement group on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Our Infrastructure team works on building and maintaining a range of tooling and user interfaces vital for the production, publication, and maintenance of technical documentation and web content. The QA Engineer will complement a team of Software Engineers building and improving the user experience for both business users and customers.

Are you excited to be part of an engineering team with a varied estate of latest-technology and legacy applications, and want to utilise your experience, creativity, and pragmatism to bring the required level of quality and automation to the work we do on all of our applications?

As QA Engineer at Arm, you are responsible for the creation and execution of all forms of software testing throughout the agile development lifecycle of our web application suite. This is a good opportunity for an experienced Test Analyst with knowledge of automation who can follow the best testing practices and implement the right testing processes within the team.

Responsibilities:

We work closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, business owners and Software Engineers to fully understand the business. We hold regular scrum ceremonies, such as sprint planning, which everyoneactively participates in to ensure progress is transparent.

• Automate functional tests using web test automation tools.
• Assess and continuously report application quality to the team, building and implementing automated tests.
• Scope all planned testing work through Agile estimating and sprint planning.
• Create BDD test scenarios and follow the test strategy using current testing methodologies, ensuring that there is traceability between the testing implementation and the requirements / acceptance criteria.
• Ensure that all application and technology testing is carried out according to testing standards defined in the strategy.
• Create and complete manual, automation, or non-functional test cases and ensure that test status, risks, and issues are reported in a timely manner using the agreed reporting standard.
• Create, validate, and report defects in accordance with the defect life cycle.

Required Skills and Experience :

As a diligent, enthusiastic, and confident individual who is committed to continual assessment and improvement requirements, you will feed them into effective test cases. With excellent communication skills, the ability to empathise with the team’s need to balance pace over excellence, you will be good at achieving positive outcomes.

• Experience in automating web application tests using Selenium WebDriver and C#/Java Frameworks.
• Experience in building Selenium automated tests using Page Object Model and BDD.
• Knowledge in Object Oriented Programming languages, preferably C#
• Experienced in Integration, Accessibility, and User Acceptance Testing.
• In-depth knowledge of testing types, techniques and practices.
• ISTQB/ISEB certified tester - Foundation level or demonstrable experience.

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience :

• Build tools: Jenkins / Azure DevOps / Gitlab
• Non-functional testing: Performance (Blazemeter)

In Return:

Arm is committed to global talent acquisition, offering an attractive relocation package. With offices around the world, Arm is a diverse organisation of dedicated, creative and highly talented engineers. By enabling a dynamic, inclusive, meritocratic, and open workplace, where all our people can grow and succeed, we encourage our people to share their unrivalled contributions to Arm's success in the global marketplace.

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Accommodations at Arm

At Arm, we want our people to Do Great Things. If you need support or an accommodation to Be Your Brilliant Self during the recruitment process, please email [e-mail]. To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list, examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process.

Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

Equal Opportunities at Arm

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.