Senior QA & Automation Engineer (Python)

Senior QA & Automation Engineer (Python)

India (remote)

We have a truly exciting opportunity for a Senior QA & Automation Engineer to be part of an innovative software engineering team developing solution for the power and energy markets.

Brady Technologies enables energy market participants to profit in new ways from the energy transition. We provide software solutions to support above market returns from trading, manage power operations, manage complex risks in evolving and volatile markets, impacted by increased decentralisation, diversity of asset types, the drive for decarbonisation, and ongoing regulatory change. Our customers include globally renowned utilities, independent power producers, renewable asset developers, energy and multi-commodity trading firms, oil & gas companies, hedge funds and other financial institutions, as well as state power grid operators.

The Senior QA & Automation Engineer will be responsible for performing Quality Assurance and Test activities. This will involve developing and executing manual and automated tests across our product suite, which includes desktop and web applications. You will be an effective communicator who is comfortable discussing issues / ideas within the business and on site with clients. You are an enthusiastic tester whose drive is continuous improvement and a focus on helping the team deliver quality products.

This is a great opportunity to further develop your QA career at a company with strong growth ambitions in a dynamic and future-looking industry.

Key Accountabilities:

Liaise with internal teams (Product Management, Analysts etc) to understand requirements and develop testable Acceptance Criteria

Liaise with clients, as required, to understand and develop testable Acceptance Criteria

Provide Test estimates to support bid pricing, project costing and task planning.

Design, develop and execute automated tests using approved tools and frameworks.

Derive and design test cases following approved development testing standards and guidelines.

Design, develop and execute functional and non-functional tests (automated and manual as required)

Peer review QA and Test teamwork

Prioritise workload to meet agreed commitments.

Ensure approved development procedures are followed across the SDLC.

Capture, record, and document bugs allowing Development teams to readily reproduce issues.

Provide timely feedback to Line Management as required.

Technical skills:

Demonstrate Playwright and Cypress skills

Demonstrable Software testing experience across full SDLC

Ability to develop clear, concise, test plans and cases that will form part of a Brady repository and perform manual and automated tests across desktop and web applications.

Ability to interpret written requirements and technical specification documents.

Experienced in developing SQL scripts.

Experience of Continuous Integration

Experience in release preparation – preparing checklists, release documentation and release communication.

Knowledge of database architecture

API testing, Load and Performance testing

Agile / Scrum experience

Financial Markets knowledge

Other skills:

from 10 to 15 years of relevant experience

A good first numerate degree in either engineering, maths, or science industry experience in product testing.

Be a team player, supporting and encouraging team collaboration and a mindset for Continuous Improvement

Be a passionate learner, willing to undertake training with a willingness to share knowledge and collaborate with colleagues

Excellent organisational and time management skills with an ability to prioritise your own workload

Commitment to quality and a thorough approach to work

Flexible attitude, an ability to adapt to changing requirements and to perform effectively under pressure

Demonstrable ability and passion to mentor, teach and coach individuals with a goal of building awareness, responsibility and self-belief.

What Brady offers:

Great compensation + 5% bonus + private health insurance!

24 days' holiday + bank holidays

1/2 day off Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve

Flexible working hours

An opportunity to build a modern technology platform for the power and energy trading markets

A positive, values-driven culture

If you need any reasonable adjustments for any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know.

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