Senior Test Engineer (Platform)

As a Senior Software Test Engineer, you will be an integral part of our Agile development team. You will play a key role in the Software Development Lifecycle ensuring that our products are delivered to a published roadmap within planned release cycles.

You will be contributing towards the definition and development of a Sprint backlog to achieve the goals set out by our Product team. This is all whilst supporting the Test Team to ensure that our applications meet our definition of done and have the potential to be released within our continuous deployment cycle.

Responsibilities

Execute test cases and scripts to ensure that software products meet quality standards and user requirements.
Identify, track, and report defects and issues found during testing.
Actively provides feedback during technical/functional reviews. 
Provides guidance to junior members on different approaches to improve the test case density.
Provides sign-off on the medium to high complexity release features.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers and project managers, to ensure that software products are tested thoroughly and meet project goals.
Participate in project planning and estimation activities to ensure that testing activities are properly scoped and resourced.
Develop and maintain test documentation, including test plans, test cases, and test scripts.
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to streamline testing processes and improve testing efficiency and effectiveness.
Participates in team activities such as planning, daily stand-ups, demos and retrospectives.
Keep up to date with the latest trends and technologies in software testing and development.
Contribute towards the automation of test scripts and build required documentation.
Autonomously pulls tickets from the team backlog or supports other team members with their tickets as appropriate.
Assists associates with implementational and operational issues. 
Clearly communicates impediments and actively provides/seeks support by team members to overcome obstacles.
Understands company and team visions and the problem domain their team works on.

Essential

Skills and Experience

Senior level role with experience in software testing or quality assurance.
Knowledge of software testing methodologies and tools.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent attention to detail.
Good communication skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Desirable

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Experience in using automated testing tools.
Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
Knowledge of programming languages and development tools.
Willingness to continuously learn and develop skills.