Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer (Remote) at SPACE44 GmbH

SPACE44 is building Remote Software Development teams for Innovators in the US, Canada and Europe. We are providing teams with short lead times, specially tailored to the tech stack and the needs of our customers. We ensure effective onboarding and engage with the team members to engage their personal development plans. We provide a holistic and high quality approach for team integration and remote resources guarantees our differentiation from the many nearshore and offshore agencies. We are working with very flat hierarchies and everyone can stay authentic. Our culture ensures that our Freelancers from Asia, Africa, Europe to Latin America feel part of this multicultural company approach.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

Location: Nigeria (Remote)
Job type: Full time
Department: Technology

Who We Are Looking For?

• We are looking for a Quality Assurance (QA) engineer to develop and execute exploratory and automated tests to ensure product quality.
• The QA technician role plays an important part in our company’s product development process.
• Our ideal candidate will be responsible for conducting tests before product launches to ensure the software runs smoothly and meets client needs, while being cost-effective.
• Ultimately, you should monitor all stages of software development to identify and resolve system malfunctions to meet quality standards.
• If you hold an engineering background and enjoy providing end-to-end solutions to software quality problems, we’d like to meet you.

Responsibilities

• Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
• Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
• Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open source tools
• Execute test cases (manual or automated) and identify, record, document thoroughly
• Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop effective strategies and test plans and identify system requirements
• Create logs to document testing phases and defects
• Assisting the CI/CD testing process
• Report bugs and errors to development teams and help troubleshoot issues
• Conduct post-release/ post-implementation testing
• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities
• Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved
• Investigate the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions
• Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies.

Requirements

• B.Sc / B.A / M.Sc in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• At least 4 years proven experience as a Quality Assurance Tester or similar role
• Experience in project management, tools, processes and QA methodology
• Ability to document and troubleshoot errors
• Working knowledge of test management software (e.g. qTest, Zephyr) and SQL
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Analytical mind and problem-solving aptitude
• Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases
• Hands-on experience with both white box/ black box testing and automated testing tools
• Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting
• Experience with performance and/or security testing is a plus
• Strong Knowledge of Linux and Microsoft Windows
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
• Excellent communication skills.

Key Skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication
• Attention to detail
• Self-Managed
• Technical skills
• Teaching techniques
• Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability
• Team Player.

Benefits

• The work in an international remote team with large and international goals for scaling
• High degree of independence and responsibility
• Lots of training and system support
• Excellent work-life balance
• Semi-annual feedback discussions with development plans
• A good income with a strong bonus system.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.