Position: Test Manager
Company: æternity
Experience required: 5y
English level: fluent

Founded in 2016, æternity is an open-source blockchain, Erlang-based scalable smart contract platform engineered by software development pioneers to address some of the most fundamental challenges native to earlier blockchains. The platform is driven and developed by a community, where æternity Establishment contributes to the existing projects and blockchain.
æternity uses State Channels to enable off-chain scaling, allowing the blockchain to withstand massive traffic without succumbing to network congestion. æternity also allows interaction between the network and real world data through Oracles, and integrates several advanced features to deliver the full benefits of blockchain technology to a global mass of users.

Please visit https://aeternity.com/ or more information.

About You
We are searching for a Test Manager to implement a standardized testing approach in our software delivery process at æternity Establishment. In this role, you will need to implement the QA processes, create a team of QA professionals and work closely with our blockchain developers to ensure that our software products are suitable for launch. You will utilize test automation, so you should have experience of guiding developers in different programming language to implement a proper test coverage with automated tests. You will be responsible for both acceptance testing and QA testing, you should have a background with both. You will also need to help in choosing the proper test management tool so you should have experience with Zephyr, TestRail, QMetry or similar.
Besides the technicalities, you will gain a holistic view of the products and ensure greater usability with every single task your team and you complete.

Job Responsibilities:
• Implementing Testing approach
• Oversee all testing operations
• Automate the QA and testing process
• Train QA staff members in our testing methods and standards
• Participation in team activities: stand-ups, planning sessions, backlog definition
• Perform requirements analysis
• Creation of test documentation
• Creation of test cases according to test design techniques
• Creation of test automation scripts
• Planning and test runs
• Bug-tracking
• Creating test reports

Required Skills:
• Experience with test management tools
• Hands-on experience in writing test documentation
• Be an expert in QA methodologies and procedures
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Knowledge of software development life cycle
• Experience in web-based applications (SPA)
• Experience with API testing
• Experience in mobile testing

Key qualifications for success:
• 5+ years of commercial experience in QA testing
• Project management experience
• Upper Intermediate+ English level
• Experience on blockchain projects is an advantage
• Agile, scrum knowledge
• Development skills is an advantage

Availability: Immediately
Hours: Full Time (40 hrs p/wk)
Location: Remote
Compensation: Negotiable
Job Type: Independent Contractor