QA Engineer


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Recruiter

Proteus Europe

Listed on

17th August 2017

Location

Northern Ireland

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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Proteus Europe is searching for a Systems QA Engineer for our client based in Lisburn, Northern Ireland

Our Client :-

Our client is an engineering powerhouse that specialises in a range of Global Energy and Transport sectors. They are an international company with a combination of engineering design, research and development and support locations worldwide. They develop the next generation of products and systems for the power industry, they include systems for power generation right through to providing state of the art electrical power for railways.

Your New role :-

The successful candidate will be part of a small systems verification team within a larger group developing large scale systems and solutions for automation and optimization of power networks worldwide including generation, transmission and distribution networks. The candidate will be a key member to improve the development/testing process and quality of the overall systems.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be part of a small systems verification team within a larger group developing large scale systems and solutions for automation and optimization of power networks worldwide including generation, transmission and distribution networks. The candidate will be a key member to improve the development/testing process and quality of the overall systems.

Responsibilities include:

- Actively collaborate with stakeholders to clarify requirements in order to define, document and implement system test plans and test cases

- Perform the manual system tests and analyse results to ensure requirements are met and highlight issues if they are not.

- Perform exploratory testing to increase test coverage and quality

- Facilitate integration testing of new features and improvements using latest builds and from various teams

- Test using production data where possible to assess impact on production and minimise deployment issues.

- Identify opportunities and solutions to maximise test automation and facilitate implementation by developing test scripts or harnesses where necessary.

- Work effectively within multi-cultural team to define testable user stories and acceptance criteria and to resolve any defects that may arise.

- Prepare and present test reports to include status and coverage

Your Skills and experience :-

Essential Skills :-

- A 3rd level qualification in Computer Science, or equivalent

- Minimum 5 years in System integration or verification of large or complex distributed systems

- Proven ability to accurately test, analyse, evaluate and report results

- Strong analytical and problem solving skills

- Excellent verbal and written communications skills

Desirable Skills :-

- Experience in system test automation covering web, server applications and embedded

- platforms. Tools may include Robot framework, Selenium and scripting languages such as python

- Knowledge how to perform basic Linux configuration or SQL database queries in order to configure tests and extract data and or logs

- Familiarity with Continuous integration tools such as Jenkins or Buildbot

- Experience with configuration management tools and distributed version control

- Experience working in Automotive, aerospace or military domains

- Knowledge on configuring firewalls, modems and VPNs

- Familiarity with CANbus, and networking both wired and wireless

- Experience working in an agile environment

Personal Attributes

- Driven to succeed in a highly technical, goal / deadline orientated product development environment

- Self-starting, innovative, dynamic and a quick learner

- Conscientious individual demonstrating initiative and attention to detail along with high levels of ownership and commitment

- Motivation to create high quality products and systems and learn new skills

- Proven ability to solve complex problems using creative solutions.

- A good team player capable of delivering results under pressure and to strict deadlines

- Ability to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues.

- Quality focused with an understanding of advances in computer technology and how this affects the business environment

- A positive - can do- enthusiastic attitude towards addressing the technical challenges facing Camlin Technologies and our clients

Proteus Europe operates in partnership with our candidates by building strong and lasting

relationships at all levels.

If you apply for this role, we will:

- Contact you within one week to discuss your current situation and suitability for this role.

- Keep searching for other suitable positions should this role not be right for you.

- Keep you informed at every stage of the recruitment process.

- Actively follow up with our client on your behalf to gain useful feedback throughout the

process.

If you are looking for a new role, but this role isn’t quite right for you, please contact us in

confidence for a discussion about how we can help you.

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