QA Engineer

at  NCC Group

Role: QA Engineer
Location: BGC, Taguig, Philippines
Thanks for checking out our job opening; we are excited that YOU are interested in learning more about NCC Group.
We are on a mission to make society a safer and more secure place. Our people are the ones who make that possible; a global community of talented individuals working together towards a safer future.
We aim to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. We work together, we are brilliantly creative, we embrace difference, and we want you to join in our mission, as a Senior Security Consultant.
Take a look at our website here to learn more about why we’re one of the leading global Cyber Security and Risk Mitigation business…
https://www.nccgroup.com
The Opportunity
We are looking for a talented QA Engineer to join our growing team and play a vital role in ensuring the quality of our products. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and executing test plans, identifying and reporting bugs, and working collaboratively with developers to ensure timely resolutions.
We are looking for someone who can drive innovation within our testing facility, streamline processes and develop standards, researching new tools, techniques, and processes.
You will be well organised in your approach to the design, prioritisation, development, and execution of testing activities. Have experience in test automation and the maintenance thereof. Be proficient in the identification, recording and documentation of bugs within software for the software team.

Responsibilities:

• Working alongside the development team, you will be experienced in writing well-structured test plans and test cases. Coordinating with Stakeholders and Product owners you will be efficient in reviewing and contributing to software requirements specification documents as well as providing feedback on technical design documents.
• You will be working with Product Managers/UX designers and the rest of the team, to ensure user needs are well understood and documented.
• You will be experienced in writing test scenarios and test cases to ensure new features are thoroughly tested.
• You will perform thorough regression testing and monitoring throughout the development lifecycle and identify any potential issues that users might encounter; recommending improvements to the software to enhance user experience.

Minimum Requirements:

• Previous experience in software engineering and or software application testing / quality assurance
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
• Perform Manual and Automated testing processes
• Experience working within an Agile/SCRUM development process
• Knowledgeable with open-source testing tools
• Experience with developing automated testing (FE and BE)

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience with performance testing
• Security testing knowledge an advantage
• Experience working in the cyber security industry
• Working knowledge of SCRUM
• Familiar with DevOps methodologies
• Experience with automated test suites (Cypress)
• ISTQB foundations or similar

About NCC Group
The NCC Group family has over 2,000 members located all around the world, providing a trusted advisory service to 15,000 customers. Born in the UK, we have now have offices in North America, Canada, Europe, Asia- Pacific and United Arab Emirates.
We are passionate about helping our customers to protect their brand, value and reputation against the ever-evolving threat landscape. We fuel that passion with investment in our people and our business.
Our values and code of ethics are at the heart of how we operate – we work together, we are brilliantly creative, and we embrace difference. We treat everyone and everything with equal respect.
We want to create an environment where all colleagues feel psychologically, emotionally and physically safe to be authentic, sharing their personal experiences to represent the diversity of the world they live in, and have equal opportunity to achieve their best.
About your application
We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.
If you do not want us to retain your details, please email global.ta@nccgroup.com. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy. We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.
Please note that this role has background clearance as mandatory due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process

• Working alongside the development team, you will be experienced in writing well-structured test plans and test cases. Coordinating with Stakeholders and Product owners you will be efficient in reviewing and contributing to software requirements specification documents as well as providing feedback on technical design documents.
• You will be working with Product Managers/UX designers and the rest of the team, to ensure user needs are well understood and documented.
• You will be experienced in writing test scenarios and test cases to ensure new features are thoroughly tested.
• You will perform thorough regression testing and monitoring throughout the development lifecycle and identify any potential issues that users might encounter; recommending improvements to the software to enhance user experience