Senior QA

Glencore; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the mining industry is seeking a Senior QA professional to lead a team in delivering high-quality software. The role requires expertise in both manual and automated testing, with a focus on agile methodologies. Candidates should have strong collaboration skills and a solid understanding of testing processes. This position offers the opportunity to mentor junior team members and contribute to the continuous improvement of testing practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance with focus on manual and automated testing.
• Strong collaboration skills to work with BAs and developers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the QA team to deliver high-quality software across multiple products.
• Participate in sprint planning and contribute to user stories.
• Mentor junior team members in testing best practices.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Automation Testing

Agile Methodologies

Collaboration

Problem-Solving

Education

Degree-level education

Tools

ReadyAPI

SpecFlow

TestComplete

JIRA

QMetery

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Summary

In details, the position encompasses duties and responsibilities as follows:

Summary

In details, the position encompasses duties and responsibilities as follows:

This role will suit an experienced developer with a broad and modern skill set, with a proven track record in the commodity or financial trading sectors. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of agile methodologies, including story definition, sprint planning, continuous integration, and automated testing. The candidate will be delivery-focused while also mentoring colleagues in all areas of the development lifecycle.

The ideal candidate disposes of:

• Lead the QA team to deliver high-quality software across multiple products.
• Lead the scenario preparation for testing, ensuring comprehensive coverage of all edge cases and critical paths.
• Participate in sprint planning and contribute to the creation of user stories by refining acceptance criteria from a testing perspective
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior team members, helping them grow their testing skills.
• Hands-on involvement in sprint testing, including test case creation, execution, and defect tracking.
• Develop and maintain an up-to-date Regression Pack to ensure ongoing testing of critical functionalities.
• Oversee API and UI automation using tools like ReadyAPI, SpecFlow, and TestComplete.
• Maintain heat maps and ensure up-to-date visibility on quality metrics and coverage.
• Collaborate with business analysts and developers to ensure test scenarios and requirements are aligned and properly documented.
• Work closely with the team to ensure that Test Approach is properly updated in Jira stories.
• Oversee and contribute to data preparation for testing environments to support testing efforts.
• Keep QMetery updated with test cases, test runs, and results to ensure proper documentation and traceability.
• .Ensure all automation and manual testing processes are continuously improved and up-to-date with the latest tools and techniques.
• Collaborate with the QA architect/manager to help define test policy and procedures
• Collate test result data to support the creation of release readiness reports
  
  

Skills:

• Experience in quality assurance, with a balanced focus on both manual and automated testing.
• Expertise with ReadAPI, SpecFlow, and TestComplete for API automation.
• Strong experience in maintaining automated regression packs and contributing to sprint testing.
• Solid understanding of testing methodologies, test case design, and defect tracking systems (JIRA).
• Experience with tools like QMetery for test management and documentation.
• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with BAs and developers on refining requirements and testing strategies.
• Hands-on experience in scenario preparation and data preparation for test environments.
• Proven ability to design, maintain, and execute complex test cases that ensure comprehensive coverage.
• Ability to update and align the Test Approach to Jira stories and project requirements
  
  

Additional Skills:

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and the integration of automated tests into DevOps processes.
• Familiarity with advanced testing frameworks and a passion for exploring new testing tools and technologies.
• Strong ability to context switch between multiple products and tasks.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail.
• Great communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to mentor and lead junior team members in testing best practices.
• Knowledge of a commodity or financial trading environment useful but not a pre-requisite
• Experience of working in an Agile/Scrum team environment
• Educated to Degree-level (or equivalent), as a minimum requirement

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Quality Assurance

• Industries

  Mining

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