Hybrid QA Automation Engineer, Java

at Betfair Romania Development

• Job title: QA Automation Engineer, Java
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Java, Jenkins, Puppet, Swift
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cluj Napoca, Romania

About the role

• Quality Engineer focused on delivering high-quality product at Betfair's technology hub in Romania. Collaborate with development teams to enhance product quality and testing processes.

Responsibilities

• You carry out testing of new software development (where requirements are defined or ambiguous) using appropriate test oracles and feedback from stakeholders to construct test scenarios.
• You apply common software testing heuristics where applicable to carry out testing of applications under test.
• You produce or advocate effectively for concise yet comprehensive deployment and release plans for most new product or platform developments within their team.
• You advise on the severity of issues based on an understanding of the system/product under test.
• You test components of a system (e.g. web services and API) when integrated end-to-end with clients but also tests at integration points at earliest opportunities when necessary (e.g.in cases where end to end is not ready).
• You influence the planning and breakdown of work that a development team takes on.
• You test new software developments across mediums and their model and platform versions (e.g. mobile models).
• You work with developers to understand test coverage at unit and integration level to better target other testing efforts.
• You provide concise yet comprehensive testing plans & summaries/evaluations on test results, test progress, and product quality for complex or high-risk product and platform developments where appropriate.
• You often pair with developers in product development coding and testing efforts within their team.
• You advise team of difficulty and effort involved in testing features.
• You work effectively to define testable user stories, especially acceptance criteria, with business analysts developers and stakeholders.
• You work to prevent requirements misunderstandings so they are not detected late in the development cycle when it typically becomes more expensive to remedy.
• You contribute to regression testing processes such as mobile release cycles.
• You will build automated tests or tooling, where appropriate.
• You work to able to diagnose issues and identify fixes for failing automation tests.
• You provide technical support to other members of the QA community.
• You ensure that there is a sufficient consistent standard of traceability across their team of testing efforts.
• You drive improvements on supplementary tooling to support testability of a product or platform whilst ensuring relative simplicity and clarity.
• You drive improvements in how Engineering configure, use, and manage test environments and test data.
• Use computers or computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write programs, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Requirements

• Previous testing experience writing and executing test plans, preferably as an embedded tester.
• Experience with manual testing methods and an understanding of how automation can benefit the testing effort.
• Demonstrable knowledge of different technology platforms.
• Demonstrable experience of testing in service oriented architectures and understanding data flow through such systems.
• You can take on complex technical concepts and information relatively quickly in most contexts, and provide immediate advice on effective courses of action.
• You can demonstrate/illustrate an understanding of relatively advanced solution architecture including system design, data design and data flow.
• Functional knowledge of a development language such as Swift, Java or C#.
• Experience of testing at API layers (e.g. REST).
• Exposure to automation testing, either coding or designing tests.
• Experience working with version control systems such as git.
• Understanding of build and configuration tools such as Jenkins and Puppet.
• Experience of working with databases.
• Understanding of agile methodologies and how they are applied in software development.
• Proven clear and confident communication skills.
• Keen eye for detail.
• The drive to constantly learn and improve.
• Not being afraid to speak up and voice opinions.
• Always questioning the why of a situation.
• Methodical approach to problem solving.

Benefits

• Hybrid & remote working options
• €1,000 per year for self-development
• Company share scheme
• 25 days of annual leave per year
• 20 days per year to work abroad
• 5 personal days/year
• Flexible benefits: travel, sports, hobbies
• Extended health, dental and travel insurances
• Customized well-being programmes
• Career growth sessions
• Thousands of online courses through Udemy
• A variety of engaging office events