Senior QA Automation Engineer - End-to-end solution improving renting experience - remote

Posted 3 years ago
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Pentalog has partnered up with a UK-based company that provides end-to-end software meant to improve the letting experience of real estate agents, landlords and tenants.

Our client has developed this trusted cloud-based platform for a bespoke experience that includes insurance, e-signing, referencing, e-payments, etc.

Now, we are on a quest for a Senior QA Automation Engineer who will be responsible for improving the culture around end-to-end testing and quality assurance. This position requires writing and reviewing automated tests, to ensure that product teams are confident in what they ship.

Responsibilities:

  • Working with tech leads to identify the best solutions to drive our testing function forward;
  • Working alongside tech squads to design, build and execute end-to-end tests that validate whether a feature meets agreed acceptance criteria;
  • Ensuring sufficient test coverage of our client’s app is in place;
  • Analyzing existing end-to-end tests, to ensure they offer the best reliability and results;
  • Writing new tests where necessary;
  • Reviewing tests written by other members of the team.

Requirements:

  • Familiarity with the entire software development life cycle;
  • Experience in defining test plans, scenarios and features (for both Behavioral-Driven and Test-Driven development methodologies) using modern test automation frameworks;
  • Solid experience with the SDLC;
  • Knowledge of agile methodologies/ principles;
  • Experience with DevOps tools and techniques;
  • Proven test automation skills using tools such as Nightwatch.js, Cypress or similar;
  • Experience writing automated tests using BDD methodology;
  • In depth knowledge of continuous integration tools like CircleCI and Github Actions;
  • The ability to coach/ mentor/ inspire others in test best practice, focused on quality outcomes;
  • Experience of managing API tests using techniques like mocks/ stubs &tools (e.g. Postman);
  • Ability and desire to learn new technologies quickly;
  • Very good communication and English language skills.