Summary
In details, the position encompasses duties and responsibilities as follows:
This role will suit an experienced developer with a broad and modern skill set, with a proven track record in the commodity or financial trading sectors. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of agile methodologies, including story definition, sprint planning, continuous integration, and automated testing. The candidate will be delivery-focused while also mentoring colleagues in all areas of the development lifecycle.
The ideal candidate disposes of:
- Lead the QA team to deliver high-quality software across multiple products.
- Lead the scenario preparation for testing, ensuring comprehensive coverage of all edge cases and critical paths.
- Participate in sprint planning and contribute to the creation of user stories by refining acceptance criteria from a testing perspective
- Provide mentorship and guidance to junior team members, helping them grow their testing skills.
- Hands-on involvement in sprint testing, including test case creation, execution, and defect tracking.
- Develop and maintain an up-to-date Regression Pack to ensure ongoing testing of critical functionalities.
- Oversee API and UI automation using tools like ReadyAPI, SpecFlow, and TestComplete.
- Maintain heat maps and ensure up-to-date visibility on quality metrics and coverage.
- Collaborate with business analysts and developers to ensure test scenarios and requirements are aligned and properly documented.
- Work closely with the team to ensure that Test Approach is properly updated in Jira stories.
- Oversee and contribute to data preparation for testing environments to support testing efforts.
- Keep QMetery updated with test cases, test runs, and results to ensure proper documentation and traceability.
- .Ensure all automation and manual testing processes are continuously improved and up-to-date with the latest tools and techniques.
- Collaborate with the QA architect/manager to help define test policy and procedures
- Collate test result data to support the creation of release readiness reports
Skills:
- Experience in quality assurance, with a balanced focus on both manual and automated testing.
- Expertise with ReadAPI, SpecFlow, and TestComplete for API automation.
- Strong experience in maintaining automated regression packs and contributing to sprint testing.
- Solid understanding of testing methodologies, test case design, and defect tracking systems (JIRA).
- Experience with tools like QMetery for test management and documentation.
- Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with BAs and developers on refining requirements and testing strategies.
- Hands-on experience in scenario preparation and data preparation for test environments.
- Proven ability to design, maintain, and execute complex test cases that ensure comprehensive coverage.
- Ability to update and align the Test Approach to Jira stories and project requirements
Additional Skills:
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and the integration of automated tests into DevOps processes.
- Familiarity with advanced testing frameworks and a passion for exploring new testing tools and technologies.
- Strong ability to context switch between multiple products and tasks.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail.
- Great communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to mentor and lead junior team members in testing best practices.
- Knowledge of a commodity or financial trading environment useful but not a pre-requisite
- Experience of working in an Agile/Scrum team environment
- Educated to Degree-level (or equivalent), as a minimum requirement
