TEST ENGINEER

Job Title: Test Engineer
Location: Cardiff, None
Department: Technology
Creditsafe are expanding their Quality assurance team, adding a test engineer to the already established technical function.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• An understanding of Agile development methodologies and their role on an Agile team
• Knowledge of ATDD, BDD, Unit testing, Integration testing and Acceptance testing
• An ability to read and write code suitably optimised for automation
• Good understanding of the defect management lifecycle
• Practical understanding of web technologies: JavaScript, HTML, CSS
• A practical understanding of RESTful APIs & SOAP
• A working knowledge of cloud technologies, preferably AWS and/or Azure DevOps
• Working knowledge of CI/CD
• A good understanding of the SDLC and test activities that can be performed at each phase
• Practical experience of exploratory testing
• An understanding of performance testing strategies and how to apply them
• You will have experience in working with modern front-end testing frameworks such as Cucumber, Cypress or RSpec.
• You have experience with API testing using a tool such as Postman.
• Teamwork – Encourages cooperation, collaboration, both within their team and the wider test community
• Quality Improvement – Acts as the quality advocate within their team and takes the initiative to make improvements
• Problem Solving – Identifies problems within the team that would threaten the value of the product and seeks solutions by collaboration
  Creditsafe is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity. Please contact Creditsafe if there is any support you need with your application.
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• Develop and maintain test artefacts created using Cypress and Postman
• Carry out functional, non-functional and acceptance testing in-line with the test strategy and processes
• Work closely with their Agile team to promote a whole team approach to quality
• Manage and coordinate regression testing as part of the development cycle
• Be the quality specialist within your Agile team and advocate for the appropriate levels of testing
• Document approaches and processes that improve the quality effort for use by team members and the wider test function
• Have strong practical knowledge of software testing techniques and the ability to select the correct technique dependent on the problem at hand
• Accurately and concisely document tasks using JIRA, TFS or Azure Boards
• Undertake peer reviews of test artefacts produced by the team
• Communicate progress in an understandable manner to relevant stakeholders
• An understanding of performance testing strategies and how to apply them
• Creation and maintenance of concise and accurate defect reports in line with the established defect process and Responsibilities:
  The responsibilities detailed above are not exhaustive and you may be requested to take on additional responsibilities deemed as reasonable by their direct line manager.