Senior QA Engineer at Ezra

About the role:

• As a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at Ezra, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining the quality of our software products. This hands-on role requires a dedicated individual with a strong interest in quality assurance and testing methodologies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, partners, and other stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable, and scalable solutions that drive business success and meet our customer needs. Reporting to the Senior Manager Quality Assurance, you will significantly impact our projects and organizational growth

Key responsibilities:

• Architect and evolve automation frameworks to broaden the scope of validation across the Ezra financial ecosystem.

• Seamlessly embed automated test cycles into the full software delivery lifecycle and continuous delivery pipelines.

• Spearhead the coordination and execution of technical integration and user-centric validation workflows.

• Partner with Engineering Leadership and cross-functional teams to manage the strategic deployment of robust software versions.

• Ensure high-fidelity software delivery through strict alignment with complex technical specifications and user needs.

• Engineer custom utilities and infrastructure to facilitate testing and external platform integration, specifically for:

• Telecommunications interfaces (including USSD, SMSC, and IVR protocols)

• Digital and mobile wallet infrastructures

• Core financial and banking systems

• Identity management and KYC verification services

• Collaborate extensively with Architects, Technical units, and Product Managers to accelerate the development of advanced product capabilities.

• Champion engineering excellence by continuously optimizing automation architectures and quality assurance methodologies.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Possess a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional background.

• At least 4 years of hands-on experience focused on Quality Assurance automation.

• A proven track record in a Senior Quality Assurance Automation role or a comparable technical position.

• Expertise in managing and querying SQL Server, Azure SQL, and NoSQL database environments.

• Deep familiarity with DevOps methodologies, encompassing CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployment, and release lifecycle management.

• Extensive experience operating within Agile frameworks for software development.

• Practical knowledge of TDD and BDD (Test-Driven and Behavior-Driven Development) practices.

• Strong understanding of event-driven architecture

• Thorough grasp of API Gateways and common service discovery protocols.

• Professional proficiency in English, both in verbal communication and written documentation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven ability to architect and implement test automation infrastructures utilizing Java, Groovy, or Scala.

• Extensive experience leveraging Jenkins or equivalent CI/CD orchestration technologies.

• Exceptional proficiency in Unix-based environments, specifically regarding Linux and Mac OSX command-line interfaces.

• Expertise in Shell Scripting for automation and system administration.

• Substantial background in web application validation through Gherkin, Cucumber, or SpecFlow frameworks.

• Advanced technical knowledge of Selenium WebDriver for browser-based automation.

• Strong programming fluency in at least one core language, including Java, Python, or JavaScript.

• Competency in utilizing JMeter for complex performance and load assessment scenarios.

• Familiarity with AWS, Jira, Bitbucket, and Docker is highly regarded as a distinct advantage.

• ledge

• Automation

The ideal candidate is someone who has:

Quality Engineering Leadership

• Driven by a commitment to innovation and delivering customer-focused solutions that surpass quality benchmarks.

• Exhibits strong ownership of quality deliverables while actively refining engineering workflows and standards.

• Comprehensive mastery of testing methodologies, validation strategies, and software quality fundamentals.