Quality Assurance Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop comprehensive test strategies and plans for large-scale projects, clearly defining scope, objectives, approach, and required resources.
- Analyse test coverage to ensure all critical functionality—including edge cases and non-functional requirements—is thoroughly tested.
- Lead the creation and ongoing maintenance of high-quality test documentation, including test plans, test cases, and test data that are scalable, reusable, and easy to maintain.
- Design, implement and maintain advanced automated test scripts using frameworks such as Cypress, SpecFlow, and others—this may include building or extending custom frameworks.
- Define and drive the automation strategy, identifying what should be automated versus manually tested based on application stability and risk.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior QA engineers and interns, sharing best practices and supporting skill development across the team.
- Conduct internal training sessions to uplift testing capability across the business, sharing insights into new tools, techniques and industry trends.
- Perform detailed manual testing of complex features and integrations that require hands-on validation.
- Carry out exploratory testing to uncover defects, usability issues, and edge cases not covered by standard test cases.
- Identify and document critical defects, ensuring clear communication and escalation where they may impact users or business outcomes.
- Lead and execute performance testing (load, stress, scalability, latency) to validate system performance under varying conditions.
- Collaborate closely with developers to ensure quality is embedded throughout the development process, from design through to delivery.
- Work alongside product managers and business analysts to understand requirements and align testing strategies with business goals.
- Provide regular updates to stakeholders on testing progress, key risks, and identified issues.
- Lead defect triage sessions, assisting with prioritisation based on severity, user impact, and project timelines.
- Take ownership of root cause analysis for complex defects, and contribute to process improvement initiatives to prevent reoccurrence.
- Generate and present detailed test execution reports, offering insights into quality metrics, test coverage, and defect trends.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve testing processes through automation, new tools, or more efficient workflows.
- Assess, recommend and implement new testing technologies and frameworks that enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness.
- Actively contribute to sprint planning and retrospectives, including providing accurate effort estimates and sharing insights for continuous improvement.

Employment Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $85,000 to $100,000

Qualification Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree or higher in the related major
At least 3 years of relevant work experience required for this role