Software Quality Assurance / Validation Engineer

Resposibilities

You write and execute the validation test plan per validation strategy and

specifications

You participate in defining functional and non-functional tests, including (where

appropriate) Security, Performance, Load, Robustness, High Availability, Accuracy,

and UX (User Experience)

You build the strategy for validation in the case where no SQA leader is present on

the project

You identify, record, thoroughly document/track all software defects (bugs) and work

with team members to support and help identify root cause. Upon resolution, you

perform thorough regression testing

You report test metrics/results and provide appropriate status updates to the project

team and stakeholders

You are vigilant about the quality of the delivery, pushing development team when

needed

You practice and follow Thales DIS QA process and defined best practices

You help prepare the Acceptance Test Plan and may execute acceptance testing

with the customer when appropriate

You create and issue the final SQA test report

Where applicable, you may perform SQA Leader responsibilities for smaller projects

including communicating QA progress updates, metrics, and risks to Product

Leader/Mgr

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field

Experience Level

2-5 years of experience as Quality Assurance Engineer

Technical / Functional Skills

Strong knowledge of Software QA methodologies, tools and processes

Work experience in software development

Knowledge of a programming / scripting language (Java, C#)

Hands-on experience with automated testing tools (JMeter, SoapUI,

Selenium)

Solid documentation skills

Solid knowledge in the design, development and documentation of Test

Cases, Plans and Reports

Strong understanding of Quality Metrics and STLC (Software Test Life Cycle)

Solid knowledge of Defect & Test Case Management Tools

Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting

Experience with performance and security testing

Knowledge of Web technologies and applications servers

Knowledge of data communication/networking protocols

Work experience with JIRA / Confluence

Knowledge on development tool including Jenkins, Mercurial, and etc.

Fluent English and local language

ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level is a 'plus'