Mid QA Automation Engineer

As part of our expansion in building competencies, Viral Picks Corporation "Narratech" are currently looking for a QA Test Automation Engineer.Duties & Responsibilities:Work within a Scrum Team to drive quality web and mobile software applications

Participate in the review of set of requirements to see possible bottle necks and dependencies to achieve smooth progression of project tasks once assigned to the Scrum TeamParticipate in the estimation process of a given software task, feature or project in order to have sound estimate for forecasting project planning

Comply and improve the set of processes and standards within the QA team to better achieve quality software and release process

Create Test Plans and Test Scripts at the same time with the development of the project to lessen the unknown items at the execution stage

Perform the Test Scripts execution, along with the Junior QA, or in absence of Junior QA, to fully identify the weaknesses of the software

Act as s Development Team's first line of support to the external Support Team for production issues analysis and replication, to better provide the Development Team with replication steps and essential information

Support internal projects and SIT and UAT of company systems to support the business needs and initiatives

Provide support to the Marketing team in terms of creating User Manuals for the applications being deployed by the company

Train the Support Team in terms of the usage of the software applications to better equip the Support Team with the knowledge needed for them to do first line of support to the merchants

Qualify software for release to UAT and Production, according to Business Requirements Document, Performance, Security and ComplianceCreate documentation for the results of validation performed on the application as a basis for the Management to approve release to either UAT and Production environments

Qualifications and Skills:At least 2 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance AutomationWith degree in either Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or related field

Has experience in Robot FrameworkKnowledgeable in Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)Knowledge in Software Quality Standards and ProcessesWith one year of object-oriented software development

Very keen to detail

Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)Strong mobile and web applications testing

Ability to accurately identify software use cases and edge cases

Ability to develop a clear and concise testing strategy

Ability to accurately identify software use cases and edge cases

Ability to troubleshoot software / hardware configuration problems

Expert knowledge of web application design and strategyISO8583, EMV, Payment Industry knowledge

Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating and equipment maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

Expert knowledge of web application design and testing

Considered a strong "plus" if the candidate has prior Java/J2ME development experience

Ability to read system design, architecture, and codes

Communicates and enforces quality assurance standards

Possesses significant knowledge of client-server and internet systems architectures

Understands the benefits of the various design methodologies and object-oriented environments

Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating and equipment maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.Considered a strong "plus" if the candidate has prior Java / J2ME development experience