Technical Test Consultant (m/f)

Job description

Mission : By joining our test consultancy team as a technical test consultant, you will :

• Participate, with the other q-leap technical test consultants, in the implementation, extension, optimization and maintenance of existing automation frameworks
• Participate in non-functional test activities led by q-leap
• Help q-leap team to provide assurance that our clients applications and system architecture meet their functional and non-functional requirements

Tasks :
As a Technical Test Consultant your main focus will be on technical test tasks such as test automation tasks.

As a Technical Test Consultant, your main duties related to test automation can be :

• Analyze and prioritize manual test scripts for conversion to automation
• Introduce proper test data management for the automation scripts based on the functionality
• Execute automated test scripts on multiple environments using multiple browsers and mobile/tablet devices
• Apply and develop automated test frameworks and tools to meet business needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability and all quality goals
• Act as a mentor to other QA members by providing automation/optimization best practices
• Assist in integrating automation/optimization methodologies within QA methodologies
• Take ownership for the development of all aspects of automated testing along with creation, execution and maintenance of automated scripts and frameworks.
• Develop and conduct training on test automation related topics

Your profile

• You have a bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems or related field preferred
• You have 5+ years of in-depth work experience in Software Quality Assurance of web based applications
• You have 3+ years hands-on experience in building comprehensive automated test suites, frameworks and harnesses using tools such as Tosca Tricentis, Selenium, Cucumber, Ranorex, JMeter and Web Services testing tools (i.e. SOAP UI, Postman)
• You have experience using programming languages (Perl, Shell, PHP, Ruby, Python, Groovy, Java, C++/C#) to automate testing tasks
• You have working knowledge of SQL. Ability to write SQL queries for data validation and troubleshooting
• You have expertise in CI pipeline builds, preferably using tools such as Jenkins, Hudson, Bamboo
• You have experience with running tests on REST-based API’s and Services/Micro services
• You have experience in test management and planning, test effort estimation, task prioritisation to meet organizational goals.
• Ability to identify risks and develop mitigation strategies
• Experience with mobile application testing is an asset
• Experience with performance and stress testing is an asset
• You have a perfect command of English. (speaking French is a clear plus). Any other language could be an asset.

Soft skills :

• Commercial awareness
• Good numerical skills
• Attention to detail
• Analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Tact and persuasive ability
• Teamworking skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Self-motivation
• Be a team player but also able to work independently using your initiative
• Speak with confidence to question developers and communicate with business user stakeholders in appropriate language
• Effective time management skills to meet deadlines