Position: AQA Engineer
Company: Smart Hires
Category: QA Automation
Experience required: 3y
English level: intermediate

We are actively looking for  AQA Engineer -  Specialist to join our client’s company, which provides best-in-class software solutions for the transport industry. Based in West London, the company supplies the UK’s largest freight exchange.

What you’ll be doing?
•	Create load tests for our web and mobile applications using 
•	You will join our Quality Assurance team and you will report to the QA Lead
•	You will create support test documentation
•	Participate in Quality Gateway meetings
•	Provide an estimation of testing efforts
•	Prepare application releases
•	Apply development and technical skills to all aspects of QA, including manual and automated functional and integration tests and the setup of production like environments
•	Develop test plan specifications and test case and advocate for the user
•	Build and maintain functional regression testing suite
•	Work independently, without needing a set of already formulated acceptance criteria or test cases to further explore the application and find possible coverage gaps
•	Formulate story acceptance criteria by independently gathering information and utilizing available resources to develop automated tests
•	Challenge the intent of the user story and defining/refining the acceptance criteria
•	Define your career path and embrace the opportunity to grow and learn


What we are expecting from you?
•	2+ years of experience with test automation
•	Experience working with tools such as Postman, Git, Jira, Splunk, Fiddler, ReadyAPI
•	Demonstrable ability to test APIs, Web Services, Apps
•	Knowledge of the HTTP protocol Representational State Transfer (REST)
•	You have experience in SQL
•	You can use the Linux shell with confidence
•	Broad knowledge of microservices based architectures
•	Good communication skills in English
•	Experience with scripting automated tests using Selenium WebDriver
•	Knowledge of the Agile Software Development Life Cycle
•	Ability to work and collaborate in a team-based environment
•	A self-starter with the ability to drive tasks and initiatives to completion with limited direction
•	Understanding of software architecture and ability to assess risk in early stages of development
•	Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment testing environments
•	Implement best practices in testing procedures and provide mentoring

What do we offer?
•	Full remote, you will work from home
•	Continuous professional competencies development and professional growth opportunities
•	A unique chance to gain a ton of experience in a real environment, working with a leading British company
•	Paid sick leave (5 days) and vacation (20 working days+ public holidays)
•	Very warm and friendly working environment