Senior Test Engineer

Engineering Remote - Philippines


Description

Position at VIPRE Security Group

Position: Senior Test Engineer
Office / Station: Test
 
General Function:
A Senior Test Engineer sets out QA processes for the team to follow and strives to improve them. S/he mastered the technical skills necessary for the job. S/he is a self learner, invests time in understanding, documenting the test tasks / features. S/he also has an ability to mentor juniors.
 
Duties and  Responsibilities:
  • Review product, feature, design specifications
  • Define stories, create test plan
  • Develop manual test cases
  • Strive to automate wherever possible
  • Help stakeholders in their estimation
  • Participate in sprint plannings, etc
  • Perform feature, regression, release testing
  • Write clear and concise bug reports and help developers to narrow down issues
  • Proactively work towards improving product and processes
  • Coordinates to stakeholders, developers and meeting key dates, project milestones and progress reports.
 
Working Relationships
  • Directly reports to the Lead Test Engineer
 
Working Location
  • Remote, Philippines
 
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Information Technology / Computer Science / Engineering or other related courses
  • Ability to work and adapt to different programming languages
 
Having any of the following is an advantage:
  • Having strong automation experience
  • Comfortable in at least two of the technologies or similar tools:
    • Frameworks: Appium, Cucumber/Selenium, Robot Framework, PyTest, Any desktop automation framework, Any API/Web Service Automation Framework
    • Programming/Scripting Languages: Python, Java, Powershell, Bash and Batch scripting
  • Strong knowledge and working experience in Software QA processes and methodologies.
  • Experience in testing at least one of desktop or mobile app
  • Experience in working in any software development life cycle or Agile software development methodologies
  • Experience in operating systems such as Windows, MacOS and Linux
  • Knowledge and/or experience with virtualization technologies such as Docker, VMWare, VirtualBox and Google Cloud Virtual Machines
 
Other skills:
  • Be a self-starter with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize work
  • Good root cause analysis
  • Integrity and commitment to quality
  • Motivate others and lead by example
  • Ability to mentor juniors
  • Tenacious solution oriented approach and drive for results
  • Possesses superior analytical and quantitative skills
  • Rational with good professional judgment, able to deal well with ambiguity
  • Passion for emerging technology and customer-focused innovation
  • A good team player
  • Excellent prioritization skills for multiple critical priorities and projects
  • Quick learner, self-motivated and ready to take initiative
  • Ability to work independently and organize time effectively
  • Has a strong sense of urgency and conscious of efficiency
  • Excellent command of both oral and written English communication