Senior QA Engineer
Location: London (with potential for travel)
Division/Team: Software Engineering / Apps
Type of Contract: Permanent
Who can apply:
Candidates must have 10+ years’ software testing experiences with a focus on automated testing, ideally covering several industry sectors. They will be comfortable working in an Agile delivery team and have previous line management experience.
Security clearance:
- UK/EU passport OR Indefinite Leave to Remain OR Right of Abode
- Resident in the UK for the last 5 years
- Abroad for no longer than 3 months
- No criminal record
Brief description:
As part of the Apps practice, we are focussed on delivering digital transformation solutions to our clients. The ideal candidate will have a strong software testing background, will have worked in Agile delivery teams and will be comfortable in a client-facing role.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead all testing activities on assigned project
- Develop test plan/strategy for assigned project
- Develop high-quality automation tests across the full stack (UI, APIs & databases)
- Deliver automated testing as part of a CI pipeline
- Work with project team members across multiple disciplines to understand designs and requirements (functional & non-functional)
- Operate in an Agile environment and actively participate in sprint ceremonies
- Identify, raise & triage defects; work with the developers to ensure defects are resolved satisfactorily
- Mentor junior testers & other team members
Essential:
- Excellent understanding of software development lifecycle and software test lifecycle
- Thorough knowledge and experience of Agile delivery methods
- Proficient at developing automated test frameworks from scratch in multiple major languages (e.g., Java, C#, JavaScript)
- Proficient with multiple UI testing tools (e.g., Selenium WebDriver, Cypress)
- Proficient in all aspects of API testing including authentication/authorisation
- Experience of database testing across multiple platforms (e.g. MySQL, SQL Server)
- Solid experience of working in Behaviour Driven Development (e.g., Cucumber, SpecFlow)
- Excellent understanding of version control e.g., Git
- Solid experience with Application Lifecycle Management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps)
- Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines
- Good knowledge of containerisation (Docker)
- Experience with at least one cloud platform (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform)
- Experience of non-functional testing (performance, load testing etc.)
- A passion for software quality
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt
- Previous line management/team leading experience
Desirable:
- Experience of BPMN e.g., Camunda
- Previous consulting experience
Benefits of working with 6point6:
At 6point6, we offer a fantastic compensation package which is well above industry standards with a host of other benefits including company pension, laptop, cycle to work scheme, private medical and dental insurance and a generous holiday allowance.