Senior Quality Test Engineer

If you are looking to do more automation, this is your role! We are testing Java based web applications and looking for someone interested in being a developer in test and increasing their automation testing experience.

Accuity is growing! Not content with being a $240m market leading online brand we are growing our product portfolio and are seeking QA Engineers to join our Evanston office/Headquarters. Accuity is a leading brand within Reed Business Information, one of the world's top-100 'online superpowers' and part of the FTSE100 RELX media and publishing group.

Overview

This position is for a Senior Quality Test Engineer with Software Development experience who can work in a fast-paced, agile, cutting-edge work environment. The Senior Quality Test Engineer will work closely with our development group in a highly collaborative work environment. They will be expected to participate on every project and take part in the decisions concerning project scope, direction, readiness, etc. Our engineers exercise ownership, accountability, innovation, and commitment to their projects.

The successful candidate will need to hit the ground running, with a proven track record of QA for enterprise class web applications.

Daily Responsibilities:

Leading testing activities on multiple projects and mentoring other QAs

Wring automated functional tests as part of an agile/sprint development process

Reviewing software applications objectively, working with Business Analysts and End-Users to understand requirements and come up with BDD style acceptance criteria, draft test scenarios, End to End tests, Regression test packs to track overall test execution of the market-leading products to the aviation sector

Creating and Executing detailed test plans/test matrices/test scripts, and recording /tracking of defects associated to design and development for various types of projects, while working within an Agile/Scrum System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Managing test of enterprise class web applications, browser compatibility and managing activities using tools like JIRA, Jenkins

Works with cross-functional teams, working alongside colleagues from a variety of technical and commercial functions - this makes us more agile, and builds greater understanding and closer relationships between technology and other business areas

Skills & Experience:

Essential:

Strong knowledge in QA, including; generation of test cases and test plans, QA planning, execution, defect reporting, tracking. analyzing stack traces, code, log-files and other artifacts

Experience writing good quality object-oriented code for testing purposes using Java

Experience in software testing, including experience in the Agile/Scrum development lifecycle

Experience of Data QA

Candidate must possess SQL knowledge, database testing, and testing applications that generates files with huge sets of data in it

Identify improvements in the test and development processes; build the necessary automated tools to address needs

Knowledge of HTML, CSS, HTTP, Java, JavaScript, XML, AJAX

Understanding of databases and services including the ability to programmatically interact with data formats that may include XML and JSON

Working knowledge of version control systems to ensure version control of test/development artifacts.

Willingness to speak up

Have excellent knowledge about Performance and Load testing methods and techniques

Write and implement acceptance criteria. Write automation test cases that verify functional and non-functional requirements of a feature.

Continually learn relevant new technologies to keep up with and apply them to the role.

Participate in the architecture and design of a feature early in the development cycle, influencing it to drive quality and adherence to the specification.

Align with and support the test process to ensure its consistent application across the engineering team.

Ability to work on multiple concurrent and overlapping projects.

Responsible for staying current on advancements in technology, design practices, and architecture, as well as the latest software and networking processes, tools, and methods, and for making recommendations on how these advances can be applied to the current products and engineering practices

Mentor and coach team members.

Desirable:

Strong knowledge of Java, JavaScript and related technologies.

Strong knowledge of testing frameworks like Selenium, TestNG and BDD.

Deep knowledge of internet technologies.

Extensive experience in White Box Testing, Core Java and XML

Experience with build tools like Maven, Git and Jenkins.

Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision making capabilities

Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills

Experience on multi-threaded enterprise class Java/J2EE application, Code Driven Test Automation Framework

Solid understanding of Service Oriented Architectures.

Experience working with geographically distributed teams.

Excellent experience in SQL

Education

B.S. in computer science, engineering, information systems or a related discipline or demonstrable equivalent experience

About Reed Business Information:

Reed Business Information (RBI) provides information, analytics and data to business professionals worldwide. Our strong global products and services hold market-leading positions across a wide range of industry sectors including banking, petrochemicals and aviation where we help customers make key strategic decisions every day. RBI is part of RELX Group plc, a world-leading provider of information solutions for professional customers across industries.

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RBI General Benefits Package

- 401k match of 5%

- 18 Days Holiday

- Paid Charity Days - 2 days per year

- Benefits start the upon hire date

- Excellent OTE & Competitive Salaries