Software Quality Assurance Engineer

An Amazing Career Opportunity for a Solutions QA Engineer!!

Location: Basingstoke, UK

Job ID: 31167

We are seeking a skilled QA Automation Engineer to join our dynamic team!

The ideal candidate will have experience with Selenium, Cucumber BDD, and Java, and will be adept at integrating with ADO pipelines and GIT repositories.

The qualified candidate will be responsible for ensuring the quality of our software through rigorous testing and effective test management practices.

Who are we?

HID Global powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places, and things, allowing people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely.

We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,000 worldwide employees. Check us out here: www.hidglobal.com and https://youtu.be/23km5H4K9Eo

As our Solutions QA Lead, you’ll support HID’s success by:

• Cucumber BDD Framework : Implement and maintain Cucumber BDD frameworks for automated test scripts.
• Selenium Tool : Utilize Selenium for automated testing.
• Postman Tool : Perform Postman API testing.
• Java Language : Apply basic Java skills (rated 5 out of 10) for test automation scripting.
• ADO Pipeline Integration : Integrate Selenium automation with ADO pipelines and manage code in GIT repositories.
• Performance Testing : Conduct performance testing using Jmeter (open-source performance testing tool).
• Issue Identification and Troubleshooting : Expertly identify, debug, and troubleshoot issues within the application.
• Complex Project Learning : Quickly learn and adapt to complex project requirements.
• Project Testing Expertise : Bring strong experience in US testing, hardware-software integration testing, and end-to-end (E2E) testing. Create test plans/scripts from use cases, user stories, functional specifications. Lead CAT testing with the customer.
• Test Life Cycle Management : Manage the entire test life cycle using test management tools such as ADO.
• Agile Methodologies : Apply knowledge of Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum practices, in the testing process.
• Team Collaboration : Work effectively under pressure in a global collaborative team environment.
• Mentorship : Train and mentor new testers, ensuring knowledge transfer and team skill enhancement.
• Task Prioritization : Prioritize tasks effectively and stay up to date with the workload.
• Communication : Exhibit good communication skills and maintain a flexible and positive attitude.
• QA Documentation : Develop and maintain comprehensive QA documentation.
  
  

What we will love about your background:

• A proactive approach to work, with a positive can-do attitude, enthusiastic, self-motivated, flexible and adaptable. Willing to pick up and learn about new technologies as required.
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Team player with a questioning nature.
• Exceptional interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to listen and understand information and to interpret stakeholder and customer needs.
  
  

Your Experience and Education include:

• Higher level education in software engineering or computer science, or have equivalent experience.
• Degree in Computer Science or related field desirable, but not essential
• Requires a minimum of 2-4 years’ experience in a QA Automation Engineer role or similar.
• Proven capabilities in leading software product testing, ideally for products that integrate software and hardware.
• Proven ability to drive QA success via integrated cross-functional teams involving deep collaboration with technical/software team and design.
  
  

Work Requirements :

• Location: Basingstoke. Atleast 3 days a week in the office.
• UK Right to Work: Must be eligible to work in the UK.
• Travel: Experience the excitement of dynamic project delivery with 20-30% travel opportunities!
• Compliance: With all relevant customer and HID Global policies and procedures related to Quality, Security, Safety, Business Continuity, Environmental systems, and laws.
  
  

Why apply?

• Empowerment: You’ll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise. We welcome an opportunity to meet you and learn about your unique talents, skills, and experiences. You don’t need to check all the boxes. If you have most of the skills and experience, we want you to apply.
• Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive change. We are open to ideas, including flexible work arrangements, job sharing or part-time job seekers.
• Integrity: You are results-orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly. We want all our employees to be themselves, to feel appreciated and accepted.
  
  

We make it easier for people to get where they want to go!

On an average day, think of how many times you tap, twist, tag, push or swipe to get access, find information, connect with others or track something. HID technology is behind billions of interactions, in more than 100 countries. We help you create a verified, trusted identity that can get you where you need to go – without having to think about it.

When you join our HID team, you’ll also be part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. You’ll have 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.