Sr. QA Automation Engineer

Makati, NCR, Philippines

Sr. QA Automation Engineer

Job Description

The Role

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior QA automation engineer to test the software platform for a new digital asset exchange; focused on an institutional client base. The ideal applicant will bring previous experience of building scalable mission critical systems in the cloud.

The ideal candidate will have a real passion for success and will never be satisfied by achieving the bare minimum. They will have an entrepreneurial mind set and have a real passion for detail and customer care. They will be someone who relishes a challenge and flourishes on seeing their team improve and achieve targets.

With a strong background in software engineering your focus will be to improve and build upon our automated testing processes. The application is developed using TypeScript with Node.js and development of the desktop application is with JavaScript ES6+ with React on the Electron platform. You will be working with an in-house development team and an augmented remote development team.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities

Design, develop and implement best quality practices and processes for product development

Design detailed test cases, test scenarios and step definition using feature files to satisfy user stories utilizing a BDD/ATDD approach

Write automated tests using Spectron in JavaScript & TypeScript

Write automated tests using Cypress

Write automated test scripts for web and API

Create and maintain test cases using test case management tool

Identify test strategies, test cases, test scripts that ensure high quality and coverage of functionality, integration and performance of components or system

Participate in sprint activities, test preparation, creating manual and automated test cases

Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback

Identify, record, document test results thoroughly and track bugs.

Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities

Troubleshoot and discover root cause of complex issues

Collaborate with Developers to continuously improve the testability and robustness of the codebase

Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts

Adhere to standards and practices

Knowledge and Experience Required

At least 5 years' experience as a QA Automation Engineer

Fundamental critical and conceptual thinking skills

Strong risk management and problem-solving skills

Excellent documentation skills

A results-oriented outlook with the ability to prioritize and deliver key initiatives.

Experience in identifying complex test cases including edge cases

Ability to identify productivity and efficiency improvements and quickly adapt to changes

Ability to partner with other project stakeholders to resolve issues and to mitigate project impacts

Experience creating SQL query for validating tests and creating test data

Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process

Experience in API testing using tools like Insomnia or postman

Working knowledge of Confluence, JIRA, and Bitbucket

Hands-on experience with automated Java Script based testing framework is a plus

Bonus Points

• Worked in an early-stage start-up
• Worked in the finance industry
• Worked in an Agile environment

Blockchain

• Strong understanding of CI/CD and build pipelines
• Experience analyzing and testing large ERP or Financial IT systems
• Experience in finance with real time trading systems/market data
• Experience in working in a regulated financial firm
• Experienced in working with multinational global teams
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