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QA/Test Engineer

Brisbane, QLD

Are you someone with experience in creating automated frameworks, processes and procedures in a fast-moving startup? If so, you are in the right place! Explorate is looking to evolve our testing processes, with a particular focus on automation in both our front end and back end code. We are a fast-growing start-up on the hunt for a QA/Test Engineer to join the team.

This role is based in our Brisbane office and reports to the CTO.

  • A team player possessing strong analytical as well as technical skills
  • Comfortable dealing with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Be comfortable working in an agile environment
  • Have the ability to “take the wheel” when necessary
  • Keen understanding about security issues in Internet software design and development
  • Experience setting and driving adoption of test writing goals & procedures for developers

Skills/Qualifications:

  • Three or more years of experience as a QA/test engineer for API-driven web applications
  • Extensive experience with writing and automating tests in JavaScript/node.js
  • Experience setting and driving adoption of test writing goals & procedures for developers
  • Familiarity with testing methodologies for front-end and back-end testing
  • Test pipeline automation and CI/CD experience, with AWS and Git
  • Experience writing test cases in JavaScript, SQL, Python, bash, etc
  • Comfortable converting user stories & acceptance into tests
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Even Better:

  • Experience with the Jest testing framework, or other JavaScript testing frameworks
  • Experience with testing Vue.js, or other frontend frameworks like React, Angular, etc
  • Linux system administration experience, particularly in AWS environments
  • DevOps and site reliability engineering experience in AWS
  • Experience with Internet software security testing, penetration testing, etc
  • Comfortable dealing with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
  • Experience with other processes & frameworks for quality assurance, BDD, TDD, etc.

The Position:

  • Take ownership of & evolve our QA processes to optimise for reliability
  • Write unit tests/integration tests/end-to-end tests and build automation and reporting
  • Create test writing framework and guidelines for our development team
  • Liaising with developers to encourage and ensure adoption of testing integration
  • Reporting on testing coverage, test run results, and overall QA health metrics

Interested in joining our team as a QA/Test Engineer?

Reach out to our Chief Technology Officer, David Harrison