Enterprise Quality Assurance (EQA) and Testing Engineer

Position Overview

The core responsibilities of an Enterprise Quality Assurance (EQA) and Testing Engineer within a Solution Delivery Organisation (SDO) revolve around ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of software solutions before they are deployed to production.

Test Planning & Strategy

• Develop and implement test strategies, plans, and frameworks aligned with business and technical requirements
• Define test scope, objectives, timelines, and resource allocation for projects
• Ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., ISO, IEEE, Agile, DevOps)

Test Design & Execution

• Create test cases, scripts, and scenarios based on functional and non-functional requirements
• Perform manual and automated testing (e.g., unit, integration, system, regression, performance, security, and UAT)
• Utilize test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cypress, Postman, LoadRunner)

Defect Management & Reporting

• Identify, log, and track defects using tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, or HP ALM
• Work with developers to triage, prioritize, and resolve defects
• Provide test metrics, reports, and dashboards to stakeholders

Automation & Continuous Testing

• Develop and maintain test automation frameworks (e.g., BDD, TDD, Hybrid)
• Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
• Advocate for Shift-Left Testing to catch defects early in the SDLC

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with Developers, Business Analysts, DevOps, and Product Owners to ensure quality standards
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives)
• Provide feedback on requirements, design, and usability to improve quality

Performance, Security & Compliance Testing

• Conduct load, stress, and scalability testing (e.g., JMeter, Gatling)
• Ensure security best practices are implemented and validated