Senior QA Engineer (OSS/BSS)

ISR Recruitment Ltd; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to work from home in the UK. This role requires strong experience in software quality assurance within telecoms billing and a solid background in API testing. You will design and execute manual tests, maintain the test automation framework, and ensure quality in telecom monetization platforms. Ideal candidates will thrive in a fast-paced environment and have experience with Linux systems. An excellent salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Excellent company benefits

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Software Quality Assurance in telecoms, billing, rating or charging platforms is a MUST.
• Proven background in API testing (REST/Web Services), ideally including SDK testing.
• Exposure to Scripting languages, ideally in Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute and report on manual tests for API-based telecom applications.
• Analyse functional requirements and use cases, translating them into comprehensive test plans.
• Maintain and extend the existing test automation framework, writing and implementing automation scripts in Python.

Skills

Software Quality Assurance in telecoms

API testing (REST/Web Services)

Scripting languages (Python)

Java

JSON

Linux command line

Troubleshooting

Kubernetes

Job description

• Senior QA Engineer (OSS/BSS)
• Home-based (UK)
• £50,000 to £55,000 per year
• Plus excellent company benefits

The Opportunity:

We are currently looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer with a proven background in telecoms billing and/or rating systems to join our clients international QA team. This role is ideal for an enthusiastic individual with Linux command line knowledge, who thrives in a fast-paced, API-driven environment and wants to make a real impact on the quality of mission-critical telecom monetisation platforms.

Skills and Experience:

• Strong experience in Software Quality Assurance in telecoms, billing, rating or charging platforms is a MUST
• Proven background in API testing (REST/Web Services), ideally including SDK testing
• Exposure to Scripting languages, ideally in Python
• Experience working with Java, JSON, XML, XSLT, WSDL, and Web Services
• Comfortable working with Linux based systems
• Strong troubleshooting skills across black-box and white-box testing
• Exposure to technologies like Katate, Kubernetes, Jira and Putty would be advantageous

Role and Responsibilities:

• Design, execute and report on manual tests for API-based telecom applications
• Analyse functional requirements and use cases, translating them into comprehensive test plans
• Maintain and extend the existing test automation framework, writing and implementing automation scripts in Python
• Perform positive, negative, and backward-compatibility testing
• Identify, report, and verify defects, working closely with engineering teams through resolution
• Provide proactive feedback to engineering on quality, testability and risk areas

Applications:

Please contact James here at ISR to learn more about our client leading the way in developing the next generation of billing software services and solutions through innovation and transformational technology?