Description
Location: Dublin
Duration: 9 Months
Daily Rate Contract
Start Date: as soon as possible
Job Description:
My client is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to work for Technical Test role with focus on designing automated functional tests for a complex multi-component system. Candidate must have experience in designing and writing test automation scripts including use of one or more tools: JUnit, HttpUnit, JMeter, Ruby, PHP, Python, Selenium or Groovy.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Develop automated regression testing framework
- Develop manual and automated test scripts within aggressive time schedules for various types of testing: usability, functional, regression & performance
- Identify and document test cases for multi-component systems from design documentation and API documentation
- Execute/analyze test cases and document software defect
- Troubleshoot and verify software defects logged internally and externally and associated fixes
- Coordinate and communicate with developers on bug fixes and required modifications
- Update test scripts based on changes/upgrades to the applications/software
- Develop test strategies/plans for software solution under test
- Problem solving, excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Assist in project requirements analysis
- Documentation including reviewing Functional Specifications, Detailed Design documents and contributing Test Specifications for Feature, System and Solutions Testing
Essential Skills/Attributes:
- Minimum 5+ years software test experience in a technical test role(focus on Server Side automation)
- In-depth experience with test automation Scripting eg Python, JMeter, Ruby, PHP etc.
- Experience with RESTful API's
- Excellent communication and reporting skills
- Ability to deliver quality documentation
- Excellent organizational skills
- Knowledge of Agile development methodology
- Experience working in a Unix/Linux environment
Desired Skills:
- Experience in performance, durability and benchmark testing of software components under load
- Experience in using AWS EC2
- Familiarity with JMS (Java Messaging Service) map messages
- Experience with SOAPUI, Confluence, JIRA, Perforce and IntelliJ
- Familiarity with databases