Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

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Company Description

Mobica / Be Extraordinary_

Mobica helps businesses build pioneering experiences for their customers. Headquartered in Manchester UK with offices across Europe and US, we partner with businesses across multiple industries - from aerospace to finance and semiconductors to automotive - providing them with access to incredible talent and engineering expertise across the entire technology stack

Mobica Way

• Well-known Clients and Projects focused on the Technologies of Tomorrow - our work is already all around you. Almost all of our long term customers are instantly recognisable global brands developing some of the most interesting products and services you are using today and will use in the future. Our expertly crafted software underpins many of today's amazing customer experiences. When you join us, you'll be both challenged and supported, and you'll be a part of something extraordinary.
• Empowered Mobicans driving their own careers - we empower our people to develop their skills and move forward in their careers. Our people are treated like partners, are encouraged to share knowledge and push the boundaries. We are there to help you with the opportunities to advance, learn and grow.
• Ideas are prioritised over Hierarchy and Biases - in Mobica you are listened to and valued. We are building open communication and a safe environment. We've made it our mission to create a working environment where all team members feel welcome, protected from discrimination and have access to equal opportunities.

• We believe that employees should be happy - Mobica is a place where talented minds are recognised, nurtured and valued. We are early adopters of the hybrid working practices, you define the way where you work more productive - at home or in the office - we will create the environment for that. In addition to the competitive salary you are getting access to a range of virtual, offline and on-site events and platforms where you can learn, brainstorm, challenge, express yourself or simply have some fun and get new friends. Fruit and snacks are in the office to make your mood good.

Job Description

Our Customer is a leading force in the renewable energy sector, dedicated to powering homes and businesses with 100% clean energy. Through cutting-edge technology, we manage renewable resources like wind and solar, utilizing innovative data solutions to ensure energy availability when demand peaks.

We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineering Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer to join our fast-paced team. The successful candidate will contribute directly to the tools and applications that support our Power Desk operations, delivering advanced quality assurance and systems testing processes that ensure the highest standards for our power trading and renewable assets management applications.

This role is ideal for someone passionate about solving complex problems and thriving in an agile environment. As a QA Engineer, you will be responsible for designing automated test scripts, creating a suite of test packs, and providing comprehensive test coverage, leveraging your expertise to optimize and ensure robust software performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Planning and Estimation: Support product backlog management and iteration planning, provide accurate estimates, and advise on testing approaches.
• Test Strategy Development: Define and implement test approaches for various products and projects, ensuring alignment with project goals.
• Risk Management: Identify, escalate, and resolve risks, issues, and blockages impacting test progress.
• Quality Assurance: Deliver thoroughly tested software meeting customer requirements.
• Review and Refinement: Actively participate in acceptance criteria review, identifying errors, omissions, or ambiguities early in the process.
• Data Reporting: Provide relevant data to derive testing progress reports and quality metrics.
• Agile Collaboration: Participate in all Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, demos, retrospectives, and refinement sessions.
• Test Execution: Prepare environments, execute scripts, and document outcomes, comparing actual vs. expected results.
• Data Management: Coordinate with Product teams to identify data requirements early in the development cycle, ensuring alignment with continuous integration and deployment processes.

Qualifications

• Experience: 10+ years in end-to-end software testing lifecycle, including test planning, execution, and closure.
• Cloud & Data Expertise: Familiarity with testing cloud and data solutions, including integration, regression, load, and performance testing.
• Technical Proficiency: Hands-on experience in designing and executing software testing, including functional, end-to-end systems integration, and user acceptance testing.
• Automation Skills: Proven ability in coding, debugging, and maintaining automated tests and frameworks.
• Local presence in London required minimum 3 times a week.

Additional Information

We offer

• Competitive salary package
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work from home
• Training and mentoring programs
• Ability to advance your technology skills
• Variety of projects with the cutting edge technologies at the core
• Private medical care and life insurance

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

We aim to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people we can find, from a range of backgrounds and cultures. Inclusivity and equality are cornerstones of our Mobica community and a big part of what makes us so brilliant to work with. Here, dedication and performance are valued and rewarded regardless of nationality, gender, age, religious beliefs or other personal characteristics. Here, diversity is celebrated and everyone belongs.

"The benefits of having a diverse workforce from different backgrounds, recruited and developed only on the basis of ability, is a core personal belief for me - so I join with other members of Mobica's leadership in promoting a commitment to recognise equal opportunities and rights for our talented individuals. Every Mobican can expect to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of personal characteristics or beliefs."

Gary Butters
CEO

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