This is an opportunity for the best of both worlds between being on the ground floor of an exciting opportunity and joining an established and successful technology team. You would be joining forces with the technology team of our sister company, Rapid Finance, to work on an internal suite of products as well as building brand new commercial off the shelf products using the latest Microsoft technology stack.
About the opportunity
The SeniorQA Engineer (Automation) is responsible for improving the quality of a variety of software applications by creating and executing tests. The individual in this role will interact with developers, business analysts, and end users to develop appropriate test scenarios, use case documents, and support documents. This role will also imply being the second tier of technical support for end users and leading stakeholder demonstration sessions.
The candidate must be great at multi-tasking and working without a lot of specific directions at times. Individual creativity and initiative are very important.
Our engineers will work remotely for the foreseeable future due to the current state of the pandemic.
Required qualifications
Minimum 5 years of work experience
Primary responsibility for end-to-end QA tasks (to include writing and executing test cases, managing bug lists) for complex items resulting in minimal production issues
Proven ability to work independently on complex projects and assist or lead peers if applicable
Excellent ability to communicate effectively within and outside team at all levels of the organization
Demonstrated progressive expansion of knowledge and responsibilities by taking on more items and coordinating efforts with other teams
Documented ownership of items in an end-to-end fashion with a focus on hitting deadlines and excellent time management
Initiative to explore and learn new QA testing tools as technology evolves and make suggestions to improve QA processes
Think outside the box and identify problems and bring to light ideas that aren't specifically included in requirements or mentioned by others
Knowledge and experience with SDLC methodologies, tools, and processes
Exposure to AzureDevops and/or TFS (Team Foundation Server) tools is preferred
Self-starter, detail-oriented, has high integrity, and excellent research skills
Advanced Java programming knowledge
Strong knowledge of Java-based frameworks and ability to design frameworks
Hands-on experience using Selenium web driver
Proven experience of working with source control tools like Git/Azure Repository
Proven experience of using Azure for CI/CD
Responsibilities will include
Perform functional, regression, integration, sanity, and ad-hoc testing
Analyze business system requirements and develop test procedure documents
Detect software quality issues, report and track them to resolution
Participate in the testing of production emergency bug fixes
Provide second tier of functional help desk support to internal and external software users
Actively participate in the daily scrum meetings and bring up issues that create obstacles for QA
Why Milestone Technology?
We are excited to have you join our amazing team, great company culture and broad range of benefits including a technology allowance for team members to acquire exciting new tech items, online training subscriptions, and discretionary yearly bonuses.
At Milestone, our mentality is to always move quickly and creatively, keep teams small and flexible and always tackle complex problems in unique ways. We believe in a flat organization where everyone could take on new responsibilities, wear multiple hats and interact with members of the leadership team.Unlike a consulting engagement which can be a bit alienating, there isn't a project or a finite engagement that is limited in scope. We are building a successful technology company together and that comes across in our approach and in everything we do.
Milestone Technology is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workforce