Functional/Manual QA Engineer for Zoomdata (offline)

Responsibilities

- Functional (manual) testing of Server side and API functionality
- Testing new and existing functionality developed by an Agile team responsible for Zoomdata custom and internal connectors
- Identify, log, and communicate software defects through JIRA, Confluence, and other tools
- Develop, collaborate on, and execute Agile test cases, scenarios, and manual integration testing tasks to release high quality software on a monthly basis
- Proactively assist developers to find and solve development and production software issues through effective collaboration
- Work with company stakeholders including DevOps, Support, Solutions to communicate and collaborate on fixing application defects
- Actively participate in all Agile activities and provide valuable input in Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Retrospectives, and Sprint Reviews
- Be an active member of QA community of practice and collaborate with other quality engineers and QA director to improve testing, tools, practices and processes

Requirements

- Experience with testing web-based applications, microservices (3+ years)
- Technical understanding of modern web technologies (HTML5, JavaScript, CSS)
- Experience with testing REST APIs (Postman, Curl)
- Hands-on experience of SQL queries
- Basic experience with Linux/MacOS console (bash commands)
- Familiarity with web debugging tools (Chrome dev. tools, Fiddler etc)
- Hands-on experience working in an Agile team development environment
- Experience with Atlassian suite products such as JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent job experience

Desirable

- Basic Java and Javascript knowledge is a plus
- Experience with different databases (ElasticSearch, Impala, HDFS, Mongo etc) is a plus
- Some experience in big data technologies is a plus
- Experience with Java based testing frameworks (TestNG, Selenide) is a plus
- Experience with IDEs (Intellij IDEA, Eclipse) is a plus
- Basic Git commands knowledge is a plus
- Experience with Jenkins CI tool is a plus

Personal skills

- Good written and verbal English and the ability to communicate with English speaking counterparts daily
- Strong written and verbal communications skills to collaborate with local and US-based developers, testers, product owners, scrum masters, directors, and executives
- Ability to self-organize and self-direct in a matrixed organization with frequently changing priorities
- Ability to test software from end user’s point of view and think “big”
- Passion for quality assurance methodologies and end-user applications testing
- Attention to detail and ability to design creative exploratory test scenarios
- Strong worth ethic and emotional intelligence including being on time for meetings
- Ability to work in fast-changing environment and embrace change while still following a greater plan

What's in it for you

- Competitive salary
- Motivated Agile team with supportive management
- Interesting and meaningful work without menial tasks
- Ability to make a difference on testing approaches and methodologies
- Career coaching and external training opportunities
- Exposure to working with top talent in Kyiv
- Ability to learn Automation from top Automation experts
- Medical insurance

About Ciklum International

Ciklum (www.ciklum.com) is a leading global product engineering and digital services company, serving Fortune 500 and fast-growing organisations.

Headquartered in the UK, Ciklum has 4,000+ software developers, designers, product managers and data scientists around the world building tailored digital solutions that leverage emerging technologies. Ciklum specialises in enabling digital transformation for some of the largest household names in the digital economy.

The Company empowers its clients and people to exceed their potential and pursue the extraordinary.

Join one of the top 10 employers in Ukraine, according to Forbes.
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Company website:
https://www.ciklum.com/

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https://jobs.dou.ua/companies/ciklum/