QA Engineer

We are seeking a detail-oriented QA Engineer to join our growing engineering team. The ideal candidate is passionate about quality, testing practices, and ensuring the reliability of software systems, with a proactive approach to identifying and preventing defects. 

You will work closely with developers, product managers, and DevOps engineers to validate functionality, improve testing processes, and ensure that our platforms meet the highest standards of performance, security, and usability. Your role will be essential in delivering high-quality, scalable solutions that support efficient and reliable operations across our digital platforms. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

• Review and analyse requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to ensure they are testable and complete. 

• Collaborate closely with Product Owners and cross-functional team members to understand requirements, clarify acceptance criteria, and sign off on releases. 

• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases covering functional, integration, regression, and exploratory testing for new and existing features. 

• Ensure adequate test coverage for every feature and product release. 

• Perform end-to-end testing activities including functional, integration, regression, and exploratory testing. 

• Execute API testing using Postman or similar tools to validate system integrations. 

• Write SQL queries to validate data integrity and investigate backend issues. 

• Identify, investigate, and document defects, system issues, and performance bottlenecks. 

• Perform root cause analysis on reported issues and track defects through their full lifecycle. 

• Work closely with developers to reproduce and debug issues throughout the development cycle. 

• Build and maintain test automation frameworks using Playwright (TypeScript). 

• Write clean, maintainable, and reusable automation code following best practices. 

• Participate in sprint standups, planning sessions, and retrospectives. 

• Contribute to improving QA processes, standards, and best practices within the team. 

  

Qualifications 

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline. 

• Minimum 3-5 years of professional experience as a QA Engineer. 

• Solid understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and best practices. 

• Proven experience executing functional, regression, integration, system, and exploratory testing. 

• Experience creating, maintaining, and executing test cases and test plans. 

• Strong ability to identify, document, and troubleshoot software defects. 

• Experience testing web and mobile applications. 

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum or Kanban environments. 

• Hands-on experience with API testing tools (Postman or similar). 

• Working knowledge of SQL - able to write queries, validate data, and investigate issues. 

• Practical experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium, or similar. 

  

Soft skills: 

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities. 

• Attention to detail and a methodical approach to spotting defects, edge cases, and risks. 

• Proactive mindset with the ability to take ownership and drive improvements. 

• Adaptable and able to adjust quickly to changing tools, technologies, and priorities. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. 

Nice to Have 

• Experience with automated testing (Playwright, Selenium, Cypress)  

• Experience working with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps. 

• Experience with cross-browser and mobile testing. 

• Prior experience with ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics AX). 

• Understanding of maritime operations, vessel management, or crewing workflows.