QA Automation Engineer (R&D)

Job Description

The QA Engineer is a key contributor within the Global Research & Development organisation, responsible for ensuring software products meet defined quality, reliability, and usability standards. This role champions quality throughout the software development lifecycle by applying modern testing practices, automation, and continuous improvement approaches.

The QA Engineer designs, implements, executes, and maintains effective test strategies that provide confidence in product quality, reduce risk, and support predictable delivery. The role works closely with cross‑functional teams—including Development, Product Management, Technical Support, Documentation, and Customer‑facing teams—to ensure that quality is built into products from concept through release and into production support.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Engineering & Testing

• Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive test strategies, plans, cases, and scripts covering UI, API, integration, system, and regression testing.
• Perform smoke, functional, integration, compatibility, performance, regression, and exploratory testing (manual and automated).
• Design, implement, and maintain automated test suites using Ranorex (desktop/UI automation) and mabl (cloud-based web automation).
• Identify suitable test cases for automation and ensure optimal automation coverage.
• Ensure testing aligns with Agile practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Test Automation & Tool Ownership

• Contribute to the automation strategy using Ranorex and mabl.
• Maintain and improve automation assets; address flakiness and failures.
• Analyse automation results and collaborate with developers on fixes.
• Support CI/CD execution of automated suites and quality reporting.

Defect Management & Analysis

• Identify, document, and track defects with clear steps and evidence.
• Collaborate with development teams to analyse root causes and validate fixes.

Process Improvement & Quality Advocacy

• Promote shift-left quality mindset and continuous improvement.
• Participate in audits, design reviews, and improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• 4 years’ experience in QA Engineering within an Agile environment.
• Experience performing smoke, functional, integration, compatibility, performance, regression, and exploratory testing.
• Hands-on automation experience using Ranorex and mabl.

• Experience testing web Applications.

• Experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
• Self‑motivated, proactive, and comfortable working independently or as part of a global, distributed team.
• Adaptable and resilient in fast‑changing environments.
• Domain knowledge within healthcare, dental, or medical software is advantageous.

Benefits

• Work remotely Monday - Friday, 40 hours a week (no weekends)
• Health Care Reimbursement
• Active Lifestyle Reimbursement
• Quarterly Home Office Reimbursement
• Did we mention it's REMOTE?!!

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