Lead QA Engineer

Position Reports to:Software Development Manager

About KefronKefron is a family owned document and information management company.

Kefron is a people business and we are experts in what we do. People like doing business with people who work closely with them to understand their needs. That’s why we recognize that our core strength is our people and because of this, our people pride themselves in getting things right.

Our Vision: Our brands in every building

Our Mission: To get closer to our customers. See the need, deliver the solution

Our Values:

• Passion & Pride

• Security & Trust

• Initiative & Ownership

Job Purpose:

As a member of the Digital Team, you will have full responsibility and technical ownership for designing and implementing manual and automated tests, identifying bugs and issues and working alongside the development team to ensure the highest quality of products. You will take a lead and manage the Testing team and coordinate all Testing activities with the Development team and continually drive improvements the testing processes and strategy.

Key Responsibilities (Key Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to)

• Participate in the creation, extension, and application of testing infrastructure and procedures necessary to assure the highest quality experience for end-users

• Work closely with software development teams to identify and correct deviations from the product software specification using both third-party and in-house testing tools.

• Participate in the entire Agile development process

• Managing Testing team and coordinating all testing activities with the Development team

• Creating detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases

• Estimating, prioritizing, planning and coordinating quality testing activities

• Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback

• Design and develop automation scripts

• Takes ownership of technical issues, troubleshoots issues and identifies root causes of faults or problems related to a wide range of technologies used internally

• Apply quality testing principles throughout the Agile product lifecycle

• Actively engage in team meetings to drive process improvement

• Participate in the creation, extension, and application of testing infrastructure and procedures necessary to assure the highest quality experience for end-users

• Work closely with software development teams to identify and correct deviations from the product software specification using both third-party and in-house testing tools.

• Participate in the entire Agile development process

• Managing Testing team and coordinating all testing activities with the Development team

• Creating detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases

• Estimating, prioritizing, planning and coordinating quality testing activities

• Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback

• Design and develop automation scripts

• Takes ownership of technical issues, troubleshoots issues and identifies root causes of faults or problems related to a wide range of technologies used internally

• Apply quality testing principles throughout the Agile product lifecycle

• Actively engage in team meetings to drive process improvement

Personal Specification

Principal Qualifications Required:

• A third level qualification in IT

Work Experience Necessary:

• Strong knowledge and adherence to Quality Assurance best practices and procedures

• Demonstrated experience in designing and executing automated tests using Cypress and .Net

• Experience in querying MS SQL Server

• Demonstrated experience in troubleshooting technical issues and finding a root cause of the problem including efficient resolution of the problem.

• Integration of tests scripts into Azure CI/CD pipeline (Execution, Monitoring and Reporting).

• Experience working in a TDD/BDD environment and can utilize technologies such as SpecFlow/Cucumber/Gherkin.

• Experience with test case management tools such as Azure Test Plans.

• Experience in managing a team is desirable

Personal characteristics:

• A professional and very dynamic person that can adapt to the ever-changing environment of Kefron.

• Must be high energy and self-motivated and deliver on agreed commitments in a professional and timely manner.

• This is a technical role, although full training will be delivered the role is best suited to those with technical acumen and looking to advance within this field.

• Excellent communications and relationship management skills

• Must be a team player, yet highly self-driven and ambitious

• Strong organisational skills in order to deliver on customers’ expectations.

• To have the ability to set realistic individual objectives to drive departmental goals.

Kefron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.