Senior QA Engineer

Reporting to QA LeadContract type: Full Time, PermanentOverviewThis is an exciting opportunity to join one of Europe's fastest growing health tech startups as a QA Engineer.Cera is a domiciliary care provider with a vision to empower people to live their best lives in their own home, through the use of technology, professional care and support. Joining Cera, you’ll contribute to making this vision a reality. The work you’ll do promotes the dignity, respect, independence and choice of our clients, enabling you to make a real difference. We are changing the way people receive care by providing our branch colleagues and professional carers with innovative products and experiences that enable them to do what they do best, care.About the roleThe QA Engineer has a pivotal role in supporting the creation of Cera’s solutions for our carers and customers. A key focus of this role is to ensure that teams are enabled to develop Cera’s technology helping us to provide great care to all of our customers while improving the experience of everyone involved in care delivery. You will wear many hats in this role, working with our engineering teams (on and off shore), UX teams, operational staff and carers. Performing continuous testing at all stages of the deployment process, including testing in production. This requires a deep knowledge of our processes and a passion for using technology and people to improve them. Your work will have a huge impact on the way that care is experienced.About youYou thrive in mission-driven organizations, working with collaborative teams who are passionate about utilizing technology and building products to better the world around us. You champion testing best practices, working closely with developers as a QA advocate to improve testability and observability. You have the ability to work with a number of scrum teams supporting them in their approach to software development and technical architecture. You have a passion for exploratory testing and coaching others in the trade. You take a risk based approach to testing, with focus on delivering a quality product. Endorsing “Modern Testing Principles” to embed quality within our teams.Role and responsibilities:Ensure quality throughout the development process and safe delivery of softwareIdentify critical user journeys always keeping the user front of mindTest software with reliability and stability in mind, keeping an eye on production monitoring (even testing in production possibly)Collaborate with backend and frontend developers in your team (e.g. during 3 amigo sessions)Promoting continuous improvement within the SDLC, understanding that everyone is responsible for qualityAttitude and Behaviours:Communicates at all levels and gathers data to make decisionsProactively seeks out new technologies and toolsLooks at applications from a holistic perspective including technical and non-technical areasAs an experienced QA Engineer you’ll have experience of the following (not all required, attitude and passion trumps any experience):Coaching developers and stakeholders in testing techniquesEmbedding quality within the teamUnderstanding web applications and debugging techniquesSenior level experience (or working towards) in QA Engineer roleExperience in UI testing (e.g. Cypress, Playwright)Experience with API testing (e.g. Swagger, Postman)Experience with C# programming for API tests (e.g. Specflow, RestSharp)Working in fast paced agile environmentsThis is an opportunity for an experienced engineer to build meaningful technology that helps a growing aging population live healthier lives in their own homes.What can we offer you:Access to learning and conference attendance budgetYou will have the autonomy to make the role your ownThe support with learning new technologies and freedom to bring new tools to the tableCareer development in an ambitious company - we’ll grow with youThe full technology working from home set-upFlexible and remote workingCompetitive salary & discretionary bonus25 days paid annual leave, UK bank holidays & your birthday offRecognition AwardsLifeworks discount platform & Employee Assistance ProgrammeLife at CeraWe’re committed to creating an inclusive workforce. We believe in a world where you have the freedom to explore and express yourself without judgment, no matter who you are or where you’re from. Where you value yourself and feel proud of who you are. Where individuality is a source of confidence because difference makes the world a better place.Our team is made up of academics, innovators, start-up accelerators and care experts, all connected by a vision to build a better future for care through the combination of best-in-class carers, empowered by technology.You have the opportunity to join a purpose-driven company at the tipping point of transformation. You’ll play a key part in the evolution of Cera and make a real impact, now and in the future.
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