Senior Software Qa Engineer Remote

Hustle Consulting (Pty) Ltd; East London; Remote; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm is seeking a Senior Software QA Engineer to maintain software quality, improve QA processes, and collaborate with product stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in test analysis and a strong grasp of automation and testing tools. Communication skills and attention to detail are crucial for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in test analysis, design and execution.
• Proven experience balancing hands-on and tool-based testing.
• Confident working with knowledgeable individuals.
• Experience defining a Quality Assurance framework.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the high quality of the company's software.
• Define and improve Quality Assurance processes.
• Execute product acceptance testing.
• Train team members on QA processes.

Skills

Test analysis

Hands-on testing

Tool-based testing

SQL DDL and DML

Git

Postman

Selenium WebDriver

Microsoft Playwright

Docker

Tools

GitHub

GitLab

CI/CD pipelines

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Senior Software QA Engineer

Our client is looking to hire a Senior Software QA Engineer to join their team.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain the high quality of the company's software.
• Define, monitor and improve upon the Quality Assurance process and practices, including our quality assurance architecture, frameworks, policies, standards and tools at all stages of the SDLC.
• Execute the quality control process, including taking ownership of product acceptance testing.
• Enhance test data as new product features are established.
• Collaborate with product stakeholders to ensure that problems discovered will be investigated and the quality assurance process will be adapted to address these problems moving forward.
• Train the team members on quality assurance control process and policies.
• Initiate and own the handover of acceptance testing from the customer success team to Quality Assurance.
• Define, document and maintain the product acceptance testing strategy / approach and expand the depth of testing as your product knowledge improves.
• Keep abreast of the expectations of the product stakeholders, engaging with the Quality Assurance Manager for assistance in managing these expectations.
• Execute day‑to‑day testing related to deliverables planned for each sprint.
• Define and execute the Predictor IBP test automation strategy, considering any needs for alignment with the Predictor IA engineering team as well as the broader company automation strategy.
• Grow and continually update your product knowledge.
• Take the Quality Assurance Manager with you on the journey.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• 5 or more years of experience in test analysis, design and execution at a senior level.
• Proven experience in balancing between hands‑on and tool‑based testing activities.
• Confident in working with knowledgeable individuals.
• Meticulous at planning for, and recording the outcome of meetings and discussions pertaining to the product engineering process.
• Previously been responsible for, or been involved in the process, of defining a Quality Assurance framework for a team, or have a clear understanding of what this requires.

Knowledge that will support your success in the role

• Managing test environments installed on a Linux operating system.
• Managing test data in flat files and in MySQL / Postgres RDBMS using SQL DDL and DML.
• Using Git repositories to manage source code, including experience in using a Git platform such as GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket in an IDE as well as on the command-line.
• Using Postman to explore, document and test APIs.
• A proven track record in building automated acceptance tests using tools such as Selenium WebDriver with Cucumber and / or Microsoft Playwright.
• Having performed testing within a Java development team.
• Using and maintaining GitHub or GitLab CI / CD pipelines.
• Using and maintaining Docker containers within a cloud environment such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform.

Skills and aptitudes

• High level of attention to detail.
• Able to prioritize your own work within agreed deadlines and manage stakeholder expectations where necessary.
• Ability to think quickly, be agile, solution driven, innovative, problem solve and have the confidence to make decisions.
• Great communication skills.