Senior QA Automation Engineer, C++, Robot, Python

People Source Consulting Ltd

Job Advertisement: Senior QA Automation Engineer

About the Role

Our client, a leading Global Security Solutions provider, is seeking to recruit a highly skilled and technically adept professional to join their team as a Senior QA Automation Engineer. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your strong engineering and automation background to champion shift-left testing and automate quality control within the team. As a Senior Engineer, you will drive the architecture and best practices of test automation tooling and implementation, serving as a bridge between development and QA to ensure comprehensive team contribution. The software under test is an SDK written in C++.

Responsibilities

As a Senior QA Analyst & Automation Engineer, you will:

• Automated Testing: Design and implement automated test scripts for functional and non-functional testing (eg, performance, security, resource consumption) using appropriate frameworks and tools.
• Collaboration with Developers: Promote unit testing best practices and guide developers in building testable code.
• Automation Opportunities: Understand current practices, identify automation opportunities, and migrate manual tests to automated solutions.
• CI/CD Integration: Work closely with DevOps engineers to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and establish effective test execution strategies.
• Product Collaboration: Collaborate with product owners to refine and prioritize internal work items in the backlog.
• Stay Updated: Stay up to date on the latest testing trends, tools, and methodologies, and propose improvements to our testing infrastructure and tooling.
• Code Quality Feedback: Provide feedback to developers on code testability and suggest improvements to overall code quality.
• Champion Automation: Promote the value of test automation and shift-left testing across the organization, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing between teams.
• Analyse Results: Analyse test results, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Documentation: Document test automation processes and best practices for future reference.
• Mentorship: Mentor and coach less experienced team members.

Required Knowledge, Experience, and Values

• QA Experience: Extensive experience in software QA, with a strong focus on test automation for libraries and SDKs.
• Programming Skills: Proficient in low-level programming language testing, preferably C++. Significant development/Scripting experience in Python or another language.
• Unit Testing: Solid understanding of unit testing.
• TDD Experience: Experience with test-driven development (TDD); familiarity with Robot Framework is desirable.
• Non-Functional Testing: Experience with non-functional testing techniques.
• CI/CD Knowledge: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and their integration with automated testing.
• Cloud Environments: Experience with building, deploying, and testing on cloud platforms.
• Agile & DevOps: Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and DevOps principles, particularly as they apply to continuous delivery of software libraries.
• Scrum Experience: Experience working as part of a Scrum team, driving in-sprint test case development and exploratory testing.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Eagerness to Learn: Eagerness to learn, adapt, and evolve.
• Passion for Quality: Passionate about software quality, shifting it left, and shortening feedback loops.

If you are a technically adept professional with a passion for quality and automation, we want to hear from you. Join our client’s team and play a crucial role in driving excellence in software testing. Apply now for this exciting opportunity to advance your career as a Senior QA Automation Engineer!

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