QA Engineer

Responsible for developing automated QA test ensuring the quality of software meets functional requirements. Conduct exploratory testing to assure a delightful user experience and product standards are maintained. Coordinate testing with international and cross functional teams to ensure testing is performed timely and adequately.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Collaborate with the Architect Owner, and Senior QA Engineer to test incremental development work.

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

Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases.

Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate testing activities.

Design, develop, and execute automation scripts using selected tool suite.

Identify, document, and track bugs.

Execute cursory tests as need to ensure quality thresholds are met on all deployments.

Incorporate feedback of the SDLC into continuous improvement ideas.

Investigate product quality in order to make improvements to achieve better customer satisfaction.

Develop and apply automation testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs.

Liaise with internal teams (e.g. developers, and product managers) to identify system requirements.

Conduct exploratory testing to identify unintended product behavior.

Collaborate with the team to ensure consistent project execution.

Escalate any testing-related risks to communicated timeliness as early as possible.

Participate in planning meetings, daily stand-up, and demos.

Identify quality assurance process bottlenecks and suggest actions for improvement.

Adopt a mindset of continuous improvement.

Use data and experimental observations to drive ideas.

Collect quality data and identify KPIs for product quality.

Prepare and present findings for improvement ideas to the team and stakeholders.

Perform other job-related functions as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration or other related field of study; or any combination of relevant work experience and education.

EXPERIENCE: 3-5 years' experience as Protractor preferred, or strong Selenium background. Proven background coding JavaScript or any OOP language. Experience with Selenium WebDriver is required. Experience with e-Commerce, cruise/travel industry a plus.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS: Excellent written and oral communication skills. Strong listening, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment. Keen attention to detail. Strong initiative, priority setting, and collaboration skills. Ability to work cooperatively with others on a team. Strong collaboration skills. Ability to adapt to a dynamic environment. Strong focus on delivering quality code to production environments. Ability to perceive cues in order to clear or prevent roadblocks. Highly familiarized with web apps concepts like CSS/html/xml/json. Testing frameworks libraries like JUNIT/TESTNG, for Java - NUnit - .NET - Jasmine - Protractor. Exposure to cross-browser automation. Familiar with content management systems. Expertise using Agile methodologies. Knowledge of automated testing tools and techniques. Knowledge of programming language used for QA automation. Sound understanding of software testing techniques and QA processes. Strong understanding of engineering tools and concepts. Stays informed of changes in technology.