Software Tester / Quality Assurance Engineer

Our client is a leading multinational, financial organisation. This an opportunity to work within a team in a face-paced environment, working on challenging projects with interesting and rewarding career opportunities and remuneration packages.
We are currently looking for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer is primarily accountable for planning, creating and executing both manual and automated software test activities. The successful candidate will be part of a team of developers and must be aware of the Software Development Life Cycle and be up to date with technology, in order to design and implement quality solutions to meet the needs of the business.

Your responsibilities:
• Select the testing approach/strategy and effectively communicate approach to project team.
• Create and execute:
o standard and complex automated user interface tests
o functional and non-functional tests with manual tests
o Performance tests.
o standard and complex automated web tests,
• Provide decisions that are effective in addressing underlying problems and the impact of uncertainty and new information when making decisions can be effectively assessed
• Follow processes or procedures outlined for capturing data necessary for metrics reporting. Determines appropriate metrics that enable the team to understand and continuously improve their processes, techniques and technologies from a quality perspective
• Work effectively with team on issues and conflicts that impact time, cost, scope, quality, and risk.

Key Skills:
• Degree in Computer Science, software Engineering, BCIS or similar preferred.
• Good experience in software application development / QA with hands-on coding, testing and design.
• Basic knowledge of databases, functions, SQL
• Basic Knowledge of web technology, HTML, CSS, javascript, web protocols/services.
• Basic Knowledge of C++/JAVA/C#/.NET

Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm