Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

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

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to join an international QA team. This role involves testing API-driven telecom applications and requires strong experience in software quality assurance, specifically in billing or rating platforms. Ideal candidates should have knowledge of Linux, scripting in Python, and familiarity with tools like Kubernetes and Jira. The position offers a competitive salary and excellent company benefits, promoting innovation in telecom monetisation platforms.

Benefits

Excellent company benefits

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Software Quality Assurance in telecoms required.
• Proven background in API testing is essential.
• Knowledge in scripting, especially Python, is expected.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute and report on manual tests for API applications.
• Analyse requirements and create test plans.
• Maintain test automation framework and implement scripts in Python.
• Conduct various testing types including compatibility.
• Report defects and collaborate with engineering teams.
• Provide feedback on quality and testing.

Skills

Software Quality Assurance experience in telecoms

API testing (REST / Web Services)

Scripting languages knowledge (Python)

Experience with Java, JSON, XML, XSLT, WSDL

Linux systems familiarity

Troubleshooting skills

Tools

Kubernetes

Jira

Putty

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 Sample here at ISR on 07436 071 269 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?