Associate QA Engineer - Park Place Technologies

Associate Quality Assurance Engineer

The Associate Quality Assurance Engineer will test PPT's Network Analytics software solutions across all supported platforms, using a combination of manual and automated testing techniques, to ensure they meet or exceed PPT's quality standards and are suitable for public release.

What you'll be doing:

• Acquire a thorough understanding of and comply with Entuity' s software development life cycle and its associated processes.

• Work with QA Manager and Development Manager to translate functional specifications into a thorough set of test cases, and document as appropriate using the QTest system.

• Continue to work closely with the Product Manager and software engineers throughout the software development life cycle to capture additional test scenarios and acceptance criteria covering both functional and non-functional requirements.

• Perform manual execution of test cases, capturing the results (in QTest) and logging a detailed report for any bugs found into the defect tracking system (Jira).

• Development and maintenance of automated test scripts.

• Detailed bug reporting and providing help on reproducing issues, along with constructive feedback to software engineers.

• Configuration and maintenance of the QA test lab, and all networking equipment contained within, to support the various scenarios under test.

• Aiding support with the reproduction (or not) of customer issues.

What we're looking for:

• 0-2 years' work experience in software testing field.

• Base level understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS).

• Solid Linux and/or Windows experience.

• Good verbal and writing skills.

• Self-motivated and quick learner.

• Having an analytical and structured approach to problem solving.

• Demonstrate good personal time management to meet project objectives and deadlines.

• Be able to clearly communicate complex problems / solutions to colleagues.

• Knowledge of database technology (MySQL, MariaDB).

• Basic knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, Routing/switching protocols, Security).

• Virtual machine and hypervisor administration (VMWare, Oracle Virtual Box).

• Familiarity with network tools (Wireshark, traceroute, GNS3, FTP/SCP).

• General understanding of network management.

• Experience working on projects as part of a team.

Bonus Points:

• ISTQB foundation certification.

• Experience with UI automation (Selenium).

• Scripting/Programming experience (ideally Python and/or Java).

• Commercial Work experience.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree required.

Travel:

• 10%

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Park Place Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

Park Place Technologies has an in-house recruiting team that focuses exclusively on the hiring needs of our company. We are not currently accepting additional third-party agreements or unsolicited resumes. If you would like to be considered as a preferred partner with Park Place Technologies, please submit your detailed information to careers@parkplacetech.com. Any CVs submitted directly to hiring managers will be considered unsolicited and become the property of Park Place Technologies