About the role<\/p>\n
\tThe Senior QA Engineer will design and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test strategies for backend (Go), frontend, mobile, and IoT systems. Reporting to the QA Lead, this role will develop and maintain automated testing frameworks, conduct functional, regression, performance, security, and reliability testing across AWS-hosted services, and champion shift-left testing practices across the engineering team.<\/p>\n
Duties and Responsibilities<\/p>\n
\tDesign and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test strategies for backend (Go), frontend, mobile, and IoT systems.
\n\tDevelop and maintain automated testing frameworks and scripts to support continuous integration and delivery pipelines.
\n\tConduct functional, regression, performance, security, and reliability testing across AWS-hosted services and applications.
\n\tCollaborate with software developers to identify, document, and track defects through to resolution, ensuring root cause analysis is performed.
\n\tChampion shift-left testing practices by integrating quality assurance early in the software development lifecycle.
\n\tDefine and monitor quality metrics and KPIs, contributing to reporting dashboards that track software quality over time.
\n\tPerform API testing, load testing, and end-to-end testing to validate system behaviour under various conditions.
\n\tReview technical requirements and design documents to provide early feedback on testability and potential quality risks.
\n\tEvaluate and recommend new QA tools, technologies, and methodologies to improve testing efficiency and coverage.
\n\tMentor junior QA engineers, fostering a culture of quality ownership and continuous improvement across the engineering team.
\n\tSupport release management processes, including regression testing, release sign-off, and post-deployment validation.<\/p>\n
Skills and Experience<\/p>\n
\t5+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with demonstrated seniority in test strategy and automation.
\n\tStrong experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, GoTest).
\n\tExperience testing cloud-native applications on AWS.
\n\tSolid understanding of CI\/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
\n\tExperience with API testing, load testing, and security testing tools and techniques.
\n\tFamiliarity with Go, or demonstrated willingness to develop testing expertise in Go.
\n\tStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
\n\tExperience testing IoT systems and device firmware.
\n\tExperience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch).
\n\tISTQB or equivalent QA certification.
\n\tExcellent communication and leadership skills, with experience mentoring team members.<\/p>\n
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