An Amazing Career Opportunity for Lead QA Engineer Location: Durban, South Africa Job ID: 32839
Profile Summary: Do you enjoy breaking things and getting paid for it? Are you an instinctive troubleshooter and an inquisitive soul? If so, we want to hear from you!
HID is an Innovative High-Tech Security Company! At HID you will work as part of a team delivering high quality features and products to our customers. You will be involved in secure software development and have input on how best to achieve our goals.
As our Software Quality Engineer Lead, you'll support HID's success by: Collaborating with developers and other quality assurance engineers to understand and clarify software requirements, develop test cases, and develop your product knowledge.Communicating with stakeholders to ensure the product best meets their expectations (this includes keeping stakeholders informed during SAFe rituals).Keeping up to date with current best practices and trends and promoting their adoption in HID.Owning the test frameworks (automated and manual) and being responsible for their accuracy, reliability and coverage.Taking end-to-end responsibility for projects, coordinating with the team and stakeholders to ensure high quality, on time releases.Overseeing the implementation of automated testing and continuous integration.Improving HID's automated testing tools and coverage, including identification of candidates for automation.Helping reproduce errors reported from the field, test fixes, and report results to management.Mentoring less experienced QAs and test engineers.Analysing the test scenarios to ensure comprehensive coverage.Participating in backlog grooming and planning the testing activities ahead of time. This includes ensuring the acceptance criteria are well defined and testable.Keeping track of trends and anticipating problems before they arise in the field.Being a driving force for continuous improvement and more test-driven development.Defining processes for and overseeing the work done by the other QA/test engineers.Your Experience and Education should include: BS in Computer Science required or equivalent experience10+ years of practical Software QA Engineering experienceStrong cross-functional communication skills and the ability to work with Product Management, Design and developmentExperience with functional testing, automation, and regression testingExperience with test planning and test case developmentStrong background in Quality Assurance methodologiesExperience with white, gray, and black box testing techniques and methodologiesAbility to manage the interoperability and continuous testing environmentsExcellent problem solving, troubleshooting and analysis skillsStrict attention to detailAbility to work with minimum supervision with set prioritiesWe would love experience with any of the following: Experience with Physical Access Control Systems is a tremendous benefitTest lab and test bed developmentFamiliarity with Jira and Test RailExperience with testing Web ServicesExperience testing embedded applicationsGood understanding of networking and ability to configure devices to connect on the networkExperience with Jenkins or similar CI/CDExperience with IoT devicesFamiliarity with cyber security related tools and testing methodologiesExperience with delivering products on a cadenceExperience with DevSecOps and tools like Snyk and ZaproxyWhy apply? Empowerment: You'll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise. We welcome an opportunity to meet you and learn about your unique talents, skills, and experiences. You don't need to check all the boxes. If you have most of the skills and experience, we want you to apply.Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive change. We are open to ideas, including flexible work arrangements, job sharing or part-time job seekers.Integrity: You are results-oriented, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly. We want all our employees to be themselves, to feel appreciated and accepted.This opportunity may be open to flexible working arrangements.
HID is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.
We make it easier for people to get where they want to go!
On an average day, think of how many times you tap, twist, tag, push or swipe to get access, find information, connect with others or track something. HID technology is behind billions of interactions, in more than 100 countries. We help you create a verified, trusted identity that can get you where you need to go – without having to think about it.
When you join our HID team, you'll also be part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. You'll have 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it's important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.
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