About this role
Davies is looking for an experienced Software Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer (Testing). Reporting to the Senior manager of Development, you will be accountable ensuring high-quality software delivery by planning, implementing, and automating quality assurance testing. Plan and implement testing (e.g., regression, functional, data validation, system integration, load, or performance tests) for new and existing functionality. Automate test cases for unit testing + future use by writing scripts and create automation environments for repeated tests. Work closely with development teams to design testing strategies and integrate testing into the development process. Plan, create, execute, and automate test cases, working with business partners, developers, and other stakeholders. Document and analyze test results and recommend corrective action. Isolate, reproduce, manage, and maintain defects and test case databases, and verify fixes. Support user acceptance testing conducted by business partners or end users. Conduct exploratory testing and risk analysis for complex features, e.g., those that span across platforms or teams. Identify opportunities to reduce testing time and effort by automating repeatable tests. Enhance and maintain the test automation framework. Understand and apply automated testing approaches such as model-based testing or record-and-replay. Research, recommend, and implement new testing technologies and practices, such as incorporating machine learning. Define and champion quality and test best practices among development teams. Collaborate and share information with other software QA engineers, e.g., by participating in a community of practice.