Groupon is looking for a Software Test Engineer in Bristol, United Kingdom. If you meet the requirements below, you will be eligible to apply via Digital Marketing Community.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop efficiency and quality of the QA team to ensure QA is not a bottleneck and reliable for helping deliver quality work on time.
• Risk analysis and conveying the level of risk to the business to provide adequate information to enable informed decision making.
• Cooperate with business analysts to review and contribute to creating functional requirements for new software deliverables and changes to existing systems.
• Collaborate with the development team through the full development lifecycle.
• Improve test cases, data and scripts for system tests and User Acceptance Tests, covering functional, non-functional testing and other (e.g. performance, scalability) aspects.
• Define test conditions and plans for review based on business priorities and project/product risk.
• Produce validation and verification of requirements, functional specifications, etc for testability and completeness.
• Assure software is fit for purpose through the defect and vulnerability detection.
• Lead and maintain test results, defects and resolutions.
• Support user acceptance testing and successful implementations into production.
• Replicate and examine the root cause of incidents in production.
• Demonstrate flexibility and commitment, including work on delegated tasks when necessary and assist others within the company if your help is asked for.
• Understood personal day-to-day targets in relation to the team and the business goals.
• Triage and assist with support inquiries.
• Execute test process improvements resulting from lessons learned and benefits surveys.
• Communicate with the technical team to identify the best ways to leverage automated testing.
• Support development and implementation across the software pipeline.
• Provide new ideas and lessons learned to the technical team.

Job Requirements:

• Testing large and complex software applications.
• Effective experience of testing web-based applications, some experience in HTML, XML, .NET and SQL developments.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Visual Studio, .NET Framework and C#.
• Proficient experience of building and executing database queries (SQL).
• Application of structured testing methodologies and techniques to define test strategies..
• Deep knowledge of typical Development Life Cycles.
• Demonstarted understanding of Software Test Life Cycle.
• Strong understanding of testing models including black / white box testing (i.e. boundary error checking, prediction of common failures, etc).
• Proven experience of cross-platform testing across Web, Mobile and Tablet devices.
• Proven track record in a non-functional testing role such as Performance, Resilience or other non-functional test types.
• Effective test execution co-ordination.
• Solid communication skills – verbal and written, and able to demonstrate the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly.
• Good attitude, flexible and adaptable nature.
• Self-motivated and able to take the initiative.
• Confident and resourceful in the face of challenges.
• An eye for accuracy and detail with strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Ability to monitor and report on progress – highlighting risks and issues as appropriate in a timely fashion.