QA Engineer

Introduction
At IBM work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so lets talk

Your Role and Responsibilities
As a key member of our dynamic team you will play a vital role in crafting exceptional software experiences. Your responsibilities will encompass the design and implementation of innovative features fine-tuning and sustaining existing code for optimal performance and guaranteeing top-notch quality through rigorous testing and debugging. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do and you’ll be working closely with fellow developers designers and product managers to ensure our software aligns seamlessly with user expectations.
The role seeks good levels of personal organisation and the ability to work well within a distributed global team in a fast paced and exciting environment. You will be office based working with senior software engineers who will help you integrate into the team the department and wider IBM. You will be joining a development squad following Design Thinking and Agile principles where you are expected to collaboratively develop creative solutions. The work can be varied flexibility to learn new technologies and skills is key as we look look to help grow your career within IBM. A positive attitude and a passion to succeed is essential in joining a high performing software development team at IBM.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 3-5 years experience in a QA or Testing position with the ability to understand develop and execute test strategies and plans.
• Automation Testing – Experience in development and design of automation frameworks.
• Performance Testing – Eg Microfocus LoadRunner Apache JMeter Tricentis NeoLoad or another similar tool.
• API Testing (Eg REST Postman Swagger ).
• Penetration testing.
• Understanding of SQL and ability to execute SQL queries to verify application.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Knowledge of cross-browser testing and user interface testing techniques
• Experience participating of setup of test automation as part of CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in JavaScript (Eg React)