Description
My client is looking for a Senior Automation Test Engineer for a daily rate contract role based in Dublin
The role of a Senior Test Engineer involves working as part of a test team designing, developing & executing tests on applications. Testing involves both manual & automated tests on Front End GUIs and Back End Servers. The role is based in the office with only occasional customer interaction and travel envisaged. The Senior Test Engineer must be able to take ownership of specific complex testing tasks, and take them to completion.
The some of the tasks involved are:
Write Test Specifications from Requirements & Functional Specifications
Design & execute manual and automated test cases
Plan, estimate, manage progress &report status
Interact with developers, architects & SMEs to discuss features & resolve defects
Investigate, evaluate & introduce tools, technologies & techniques
Occasionally execute interoperability & acceptance testing on a customer site
ENTRY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
Good working Unix & Linux
Scripting or Programming Languages such as Perl, PHP, Shell, C, Java
Test automation
Excellent Written & Oral Communication
Some working knowledge of databases & tools, Oracle preferred
Telecommunications network and technology understanding
Some Performance/Load/Capacity Testing
Tools - test case/defect management
Version Control - CVS/SVN
Client Server architecture
Web Interface technologies
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE
HTTP, REST, XML, SOAP, Diameter, LDAP, SNMP
Web security and performance testing
Experience in Mediation, Rating or Billing
GUI test automation - TestNG, Junit, Selenium, QT P
iPhone, Android app development and test
Agile/Scrum/XP experience