Enterprise Quality Assurance (EQA) and Testing Engineer at Estuary Business Solutions (EBS)

Job Description

• The core responsibilities of an Enterprise Quality Assurance (EQA) and Testing Engineer within a Solution Delivery Organisation (SDO) revolve around ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of software solutions before they are deployed to production.

Job Roles and Responsibilities
Test Planning & Strategy:

• Develop and implement test strategies, plans, and frameworks aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Define test scope, objectives, timelines, and resource allocation for projects.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., ISO, IEEE, Agile, DevOps).

Test Design & Execution:

• Create test cases, scripts, and scenarios based on functional and non-functional requirements.
• Perform manual and automated testing (e.g., unit, integration, system, regression, performance, security, and UAT).
• Utilize test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cypress, Postman, LoadRunner).

Defect Management & Reporting:

• Identify, log, and track defects using tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, or HP ALM.
• Work with developers to triage, prioritize, and resolve defects.
• Provide test metrics, reports, and dashboards to stakeholders.

Automation & Continuous Testing:

• Develop and maintain test automation frameworks(e.g., BDD, TDD, Hybrid).
• Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Advocate for Shift-Left Testing to catch defects early in the SDLC.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management:

• Work closely with Developers, Business Analysts, DevOps, and Product Owners to ensure quality standards.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives).
• Provide feedback on requirements, design, and usability to improve quality.

Performance, Security & Compliance Testing:

• Conduct load, stress, and scalability testing (e.g., JMeter, Gatling).
• Ensure security best practices (e.g., OWASP Top 10, penetration testing).
• Validate compliance with regulatory standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS).

Process Improvement & Innovation:

• Identify opportunities to optimise testing processes and reduce time-to-market.
• Stay updated with emerging QA trends, tools, and technologies.
• Promote Quality Engineering (QE) practices over traditional QA.

Requiremennts

• Candidates should possess a B.Sc. Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or related field with 4-7 years of experience.
• Technical Testing Expertise (Functional, Non-Functional, API, DB Testing)
• Experience in Test Automation & Scripting ( Java, Python, JavaScript, SQL)
• Agile/Scrum/SAFe Methodologies
• CI/CD & DevOps Integration
• Analytical & Problem-solving Skill
• Stakeholder Communication & Leadership.