Tester Developer
Summary
Build and maintain automated test suites for microservices and APIs using Java, JavaScript, Jest, Mocha, Cypress, and Groovy; drive CI/CD pipeline improvements and DevOps practices.
Job Description for Tester Developer:
Key Accountabilities:
Accountable for ensuring testing strategy is being implemented by the development team
Approach for ensuring majority of testing is automated and pipeline-based
Test cases and harness are being written for each module/micro-service of the codebase
Testing is being executed correctly in the pipelines
Reviewing results and creating follow-up tickets where required
Providing advice, guidance and feedback to software developers, either ad-hoc or via test review sessions
Planning for
Extending test coverage for both frontend and API based testing
Increasing/Improving overall test automation
Utilising Agile ceremonies and practices, lead planning, design and estimation sessions.
Participate in a DevOps and DevSecOps environment and team.
Qualifications/Experiences:
A Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or similar discipline.
Typically, a minimum of 10 years’ experience working in an Operational and/or Engineering role and have expertise with a variety of deployment, automation, configuration management, testing and optimisation tools.
Strong experience in one (or more) of the following technologies:
Java
JavaScript
Test Frameworks
Jest
Mocha
Cypress
Groovy
JUnit
Familiarity with testing UIs, APIs, automation of downstream systems and related systems integration
Proven scripting or programming experience that conforms to good software engineering design principles and practices (including version management). This includes experience with API integration.
Practical experience with Continuous Integration and Delivery pipelines. Enhancing and improving CI/CD capabilities to reduce cycle time while retaining quality
Experience in delivering projects as part of an agile team and exposure to DevOps teams, practices and tools
Willingness to learn new technologies and keen to drive innovation
Excellent written and verbal communication, problem solving and time management skills
Strong interpersonal and consultative skills
Strong desire to learn and drive skills to expert level in the domain
Proactive and self-motivated