QA Engineer

Company Description
BRS Golf Ltd, a division of NBC Sports Next, is an innovative technology company that powers solutions for golfers and golf courses to better connect. At BRS Golf our course management software and services help our Golf Course partners increase their rounds and revenue and manage their business operations. GolfNow is the world's largest online tee time marketplace, used by over 3.5 million golfers worldwide.
From our award-winning international HQ offices in Belfast, we are driving forward and reshaping an entire industry, building innovative new web based and mobile products, and assisting golf course operators to manage profitable and sustainable businesses across UK, EMEA and Australia.
We take pride in offering an exceptional team member experience with generous benefits and perks designed to offer financial security, support wellbeing and enhance work life balance. Learn more about working with BRS Golf via www.brsgolf.com/web/careers .
This is a great opportunity to advance your career and be a part of an exciting business with plans for significant future growth.
Job Description
The QA Engineer is an entry level opportunity to work within a team responsible for testing our web-based product, REST based APIs, Mobile iOS and Android products and Microservices. Our QA Engineering Team work within defined test strategies, automated testing frameworks and work with the wider technology team and other stakeholders within the company, resulting in the development of innovative solutions for BRS Golf and GolfNow worldwide.
The QA Engineer I will contribute to a multi-disciplinary team that is responsible for new development, feature additions, maintenance and support of the BRS Golf platform, services & integrations by;

• Self-driven learning towards all aspects of QA Engineering and engagement in training and development activities to support this.
• Contributing to designing, writing and executing tests for both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Participating in all planning, communication and retrospective meetings.
• Assisting in the documentation of analysis, test strategy, test execution and test results.
• Involvement in root cause analysis and track defect resolution to completion.
• Working within clearly defined and documented processes related to the QA Team that ensures products and features are tested to a high standard to ensure quality standards are met prior to release.
• Identification of Risks with timely escalation.

Qualifications
It is essential that candidates have;

• BSc in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or equivalent OR participation in QA Engineering specific study/ training.
• The ambition and capacity to learn new skills and own your personal development. Be highly organized, self-motivated with a proactive and enthusiastic attitude.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills with attention to detail.

Additional skills and experience that would be desirable;

• Previous hands-on experience with QA methodologies, coding or security and performance testing.
• Experience with Relational Databases, composing and running SQL queries.
• Experience using test management tools like TestRail.
• Familiarity with Postman, JSON, XML.

Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].