The Senior Software QA Engineer is part of a wider QA Team who manages the testing activities that support the delivery of Cohesive solutions and associated applications within our client s projects and businesses. Doing this well will enable our clients to unlock value and build resilience by delivering, operating, and optimizing.
The Senior Software QA Engineer is responsible for the day-to-day test activities which include writing test cases, performing manual testing, writing automated tests, and ensuring that the quality of applications and solutions delivered to our clients meets their needs. Delivering quality solutions to support Digital Twins is a key component of our service to support asset-owning clients.
Your Day-to-Day:
Test Planning
Researching and analysing product features being tested
Documenting test cases
Developing functional and non-functional testing procedures and requirements
Creating test plans and test scripts
Coding automated tests and identifying and raising awareness of risks arising from automated test results
Test Management
Testing functional and non-functional areas of an application
Implementing automated testing
Executing automated and manual tests
Identifying any potential problems that users might encounter
Reviewing user interfaces for consistency and functionality
Identifying, isolating, prioritizing, and tracking bugs/defects within software
Performing and documenting risk analysis
Recording test progress and results
Evaluating and communicating findings.
What You Bring to The Team:
Qualifications
ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) Foundation Level or equivalent experience
Desirable
:
ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) Advanced/Expert Level
Knowledge / Experience
At Least (9 years) of commercial knowledge and experience testing software solutions
Knowledge of functional and non-functional requirements and how to design appropriate tests for each
Knowledge of a wide range of testing techniques
Experience in the Agile Software Development Lifecycle and Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD)
Experience using coding to automate testing routines e.g., using Cucumber for test automation and writing test scripts in the gherkin language
Experience with Playwright or a similar tool such as Selenium for automated UI testing
Experience with JavaScript programming language
Experience with Load Testing tools such as Apache JMeter
Awareness of system architecture, continuous integration and deployment, and coding/ scripting languages
Knowledge of Azure DevOps or a similar tool such as Jira for Test Management
Ability to communicate and collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders e.g., communicating defects or trends clearly to software developers and the possible causes
A problem solver who can take a business and an operational view to finding solutions to complex problems
Knowledge of a range of technologies including cloud platforms, open source, and SaaS services to better enable and enhance the delivery of QAT services
Experience in best practices for IT Service Management (ITIL)
Good written and oral communication skills, to present findings in an accessible way
Ability to work as part of a team
Attention to detail
Desirable
Experience working in a Kubernetes and Docker environment
Technical knowledge and experience in one or more areas: BIM, GEO, APIs, mobile and web applications, IFC data, COBie data
Knowledge of existing and emerging digital technology and how it can add value and deliver efficiencies to existing processes and practices