Senior QA & Automation Engineer (Python)
India (remote)
We have a truly exciting opportunity for a Senior QA & Automation Engineer to be part of an innovative software engineering team developing solution for the power and energy markets.
Brady Technologies enables energy market participants to profit in new ways from the energy transition. We provide software solutions to support above market returns from trading, manage power operations, manage complex risks in evolving and volatile markets, impacted by increased decentralisation, diversity of asset types, the drive for decarbonisation, and ongoing regulatory change. Our customers include globally renowned utilities, independent power producers, renewable asset developers, energy and multi-commodity trading firms, oil & gas companies, hedge funds and other financial institutions, as well as state power grid operators.
The Senior QA & Automation Engineer will be responsible for performing Quality Assurance and Test activities. This will involve developing and executing manual and automated tests across our product suite, which includes desktop and web applications. You will be an effective communicator who is comfortable discussing issues / ideas within the business and on site with clients. You are an enthusiastic tester whose drive is continuous improvement and a focus on helping the team deliver quality products.
This is a great opportunity to further develop your QA career at a company with strong growth ambitions in a dynamic and future-looking industry.
Key Accountabilities:
- Liaise with internal teams (Product Management, Analysts etc) to understand requirements and develop testable Acceptance Criteria
- Liaise with clients, as required, to understand and develop testable Acceptance Criteria
- Provide Test estimates to support bid pricing, project costing and task planning.
- Design, develop and execute automated tests using approved tools and frameworks.
- Derive and design test cases following approved development testing standards and guidelines.
- Design, develop and execute functional and non-functional tests (automated and manual as required)
- Peer review QA and Test teamwork
- Prioritise workload to meet agreed commitments.
- Ensure approved development procedures are followed across the SDLC.
- Capture, record, and document bugs allowing Development teams to readily reproduce issues.
- Provide timely feedback to Line Management as required.
Technical skills:
- Demonstrate Playwright and Cypress skills
- Demonstrable Software testing experience across full SDLC
- Ability to develop clear, concise, test plans and cases that will form part of a Brady repository and perform manual and automated tests across desktop and web applications.
- Ability to interpret written requirements and technical specification documents.
- Experienced in developing SQL scripts.
- Experience of Continuous Integration
- Experience in release preparation – preparing checklists, release documentation and release communication.
- Knowledge of database architecture
- API testing, Load and Performance testing
- Agile / Scrum experience
- Financial Markets knowledge
Other skills:
- from 10 to 15 years of relevant experience
- A good first numerate degree in either engineering, maths, or science industry experience in product testing.
- Be a team player, supporting and encouraging team collaboration and a mindset for Continuous Improvement
- Be a passionate learner, willing to undertake training with a willingness to share knowledge and collaborate with colleagues
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with an ability to prioritise your own workload
- Commitment to quality and a thorough approach to work
- Flexible attitude, an ability to adapt to changing requirements and to perform effectively under pressure
- Demonstrable ability and passion to mentor, teach and coach individuals with a goal of building awareness, responsibility and self-belief.
What Brady offers:
- Great compensation + 5% bonus + private health insurance!
- 24 days' holiday + bank holidays
- 1/2 day off Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve
- Pluralsight licenses for engineering team members
- Flexible working hours
- An opportunity to build a modern technology platform for the power and energy trading markets
- A positive, values-driven culture
If you need any reasonable adjustments for any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know.
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Skills Required
- 10 to 15 years of relevant QA and testing experience
- Demonstrable Playwright skills
- Demonstrable Cypress skills
- Strong Python knowledge (title indicates Python focus)
- Experience across full SDLC in software testing
- Ability to develop clear, concise test plans and test cases
- Experience developing SQL scripts and knowledge of database architecture
- API testing experience
- Load and performance testing experience
- Experience with Continuous Integration
- Experience in release preparation, documentation and release communication
- Agile / Scrum experience
- Financial markets domain knowledge
- Numerate first degree in engineering, maths, or science
- Strong communication, mentoring, time management and team collaboration skills
What We Do
At Brady Technologies, we are at the forefront of the energy transition, helping market participants navigate new challenges and opportunities with confidence. Our advanced software solutions bring clarity to complex problems and processes, enabling customers to enhance their trading and operations and meet tomorrow’s energy needs. Our product suite serves a diverse client base, including utilities, independent power producers, renewable asset developers, and energy and multi-commodity trading houses. We also provide solutions for oil & gas companies, particularly as they develop their power businesses, state power grid operators, hedge funds and investment management companies. Our software solutions support critical decision-making and help these regional and global leaders optimise their trading, power operations, and manage complex risks. Our technology facilitates increased automation and efficiency in the face of changing market dynamics including decentralisation, decarbonisation, diversity of generation assets, volatility and evolving regulation. We are proud of the spirit of partnership we have with our customers, many of whom have been with us for a decade or more. Furthermore, we are committed to our values of collaboration, innovation and delivery, to ensure we continue to meet their and the energy market’s needs in the future. Our customers include globally renowned organisations from utilities, independent power producers, renewable asset developers, energy trading firms, oil & gas companies, state power grid operators and commodity trading firms. Whether engaged financial or physical trading, on major exchanges or over-the-counter, we help market participants to realise revenue growth across the trading life cycle.
