QA / Test Engineer

We are seeking an inquisitive and talented Test Engineer to join our existing development team working on a new royalty calculation application

You will be responsible for designing and executing tests and step definitions in accordance with the requirements. You will be expected continuously contribute to the overall test strategy with ideas of tools and technologies

You will be highly involved in team participation working closely with your SCRUM team to complete sprint work in the given timeframe

Key Responsibilities

Be responsible

• Test planning and execution create enhance and maintain effective and test plan ensuring adequate depth and breadth of test coverage
• Integrate test automation into the earliest stages of the development lifecycle designing and executing automated scripts alongside feature design and code creation
• Integrate AI tools into the testing lifecycle to identify patterns predict defects and optimise test coverage
• Communicate risks assumptions issues and dependencies to appropriate stakeholders
• Understand the requirements from technical and business specifications
• Actively support Agile development methods and best practices
• Using JIRA to track defects and tasks

Be Collaborative

• Work closely with QA leads and developers
• Take part in meetings provide estimates assist in presenting issues and solutions
• Collaborate with other Development Team members in planning phase of User Stories during Scrum Sprints and with the QA team in areas such as training and assistance
• Support business test team in UAT

Skills and Experience required

Must have

• 5 years of comprehensive Software Testing experience across the Software Development Lifecycle SDLC with a strong preference for Agile or iterative methodologies
• Deep understanding of REST architecture principles and extensive handson experience with tools like Postman and Open API for API design documentation and validation
• Handson experience designing and maintaining web UI automated tests using modern frameworks such as Playwright or Selenium
• Strong proficiency in writing automated API tests
• Strong understanding of relational database management systems RDBMS and the ability to write SQL queries for data verification and test setup
• Proven experience in end-to-end test planning execution and ongoing test scenario maintenance
• A proactive self-starter with exceptional self-management abilities and a proven track record of performing effectively under pressure
• Deep understanding of core software testing principles concepts and methodologies
• Proficiency in risk identification analysis and the application of risk based testing strategies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly
• Exceptional problem-solving acumen and meticulous attention to detail in all aspects of testing

Nice to have

• Music industry business knowledge is desirable
• Exposure to testing eventdriven systems and validating data streams using Apache Kafka
• Familiarity with leveraging AI tools and assistants to accelerate test generation optimise test suites or improve overall QA efficiency
• Experience with nonfunctional testing tools such as JMeter or K6 to conduct load and performance benchmarks
• A good working knowledge of C

Key Behavioural Personality Traits

• You will work very closely with the development and QA team to understand and validate the requirements ensuring quality standards are met for any changes deployed
• You will be testing across web and mobile environment and much be happy interacting with member across our whole development team