Senior Quality Engineer - HR & Payroll

at  Planit Testing

Planit are world leaders in application testing and quality engineering. We provide solutions that support organisations to deliver high quality systems, applications, and IT architecture.
Planit is now a proud NRI company and part of a global movement to deliver a sustainable and secure future through better Information Technology exchanges. Our team offer expert consultancy, bespoke services, tailored training and unique solutions to complex projects. Specialising in digital quality, Planit have a geographic footprint across many continents, with 1700+ permanent employees and have been recognised in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Application Testing Services.
Our values and ethos are focused on an intrinsic connection to our people, the awareness of our environment and our pursuit to be better than yesterday. We continue to lead the industry with unrivalled ideas, ability, and a quest to discern paradigms.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experienced in traditional, iterative or Agile development practices
• Must have experience working with HR & Payroll systems
• Possess in-depth experience as a senior test engineer in all areas of the SDLC
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Strong test experience in all areas of the SDLC, including system, SIT or UAT
• Collaborating with developers, business analysts and users to understand testing needs and identify automation opportunities
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of test quality by undertaking reviews and recommending improvements
• Possess a solid understanding of modern application deployment methodologies and cloud infrastructure
• Can effectively adapt to workload and issues to maintain momentum
• Experienced with system and system integration testing
• Experience in API and SQL testing
• ISTQB Foundation/Advanced Test Analyst and Certified Agile Tester accreditation

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As a Quality Engineer within HR & Payroll, we expect you to possess a high level of knowledge and exposure across various software development lifecycle models and have the ability to accelerate quality with the application of appropriate tools and approaches. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential as you will be frequently guiding people on testing related topics, and reporting on all elements of the test process and phases.
You will be required to demonstrate a breadth of experience working in a testing / quality engineering role, including the day-to-day activities of this job - test analysis and improvement, design and review, execution, defect management, reporting, leading small teams, contributing to planning and estimation, etc.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review requirements for testability
• Contribute to test plans and other high level documentation where required
• Collaborate with clients for user and systems requirements when documentation is insufficient
• Identify test conditions/ test objectives and derive test cases using advanced test techniques
• Identify and apply tools to assist with the acceleration of quality
• Create comprehensive test assets in the appropriate tools relevant to test conditions
• Utilise appropriate tools to execute test cases and report results
• Raise, track and close defects
• Set up a defect lifecycle process when required
• Report results as required to managers across the business
• Capable of working with Agile methodologies, collaborating with and across teams as required.