Senior AQA Engineer

The Customer:

Our client provides comprehensive operational support and a range of expert services to the world’s leading insurers, brokers, fleet managers, and automotive manufacturers. The client helps the global insurance market handle millions of claims each year in the most cost-effective and efficient ways possible. The Group is embarking on an exciting and challenging transformation program and our software solutions are a driving force behind this strategy using cloud computing and leading-edge design patterns. 

The Role:

The Senior QA Tester Automation Engineer will work with the rest of the QA team to record and automate test scripts using C# and a range of toolsets and following the standards set out. 

You will become an expert in our strategic technology platform, built in Microsoft Azure, servicing our regional and global client base within the Insurance industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Writing automated test scripts to verify and validate that the new software meets the business needs
• Gaining a strong understanding of the business operation
• Recording and monitoring QA test results 
• Enhancing existing automation back end and front end framework 
• Providing coaching support to others in the QA team
• Providing QA effort estimates in work refinement sessions
• Helping to drive the test automation strategy across the business
• Running performance tests and ensuring that the results meet established levels
• Assisting in the user acceptance test (UAT) process by helping end users understand how to use the software
• Be an active member of the Scrum team, improving processes and ensuring that the team delivers on their commitment

Knowledge and Skills required

• 5+ years of experience in testing (with at least 3 years in UI/API automation).
• Sound knowledge and experience of Web Application testing including API testing using Rest #.
• Experience using C# language.
• Experience with software QA processes, methodologies, and tools. 
• Sound knowledge of SQL server and TSQL, Visual Studio, Git, Selenium, Xray and Page Object Model.
• Knowledge of current industry-wide quality & test processes, practices, tools and techniques.
• Self-organizing problem solver with the ability to think outside the box.
• Works effectively with both local and remote colleagues, collaborating, motivating, and energizing others.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail.
• Continuously looking to improve and learn new technologies, participating actively in the development community, contributing to blogs, researching or Opensource.
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.

Experience required

• Previous experience working in medium-sized development teams.
• Experience working in an agile environment employing scrum methodology and JIRA as a SDLC management tool.