Automation Tester

Our client, a global leader in information technologies that drive quality and productivity improvements across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, is seeking an experienced Automation Tester. This is an opportunity to join a dynamic team of developers, working on cutting-edge software products that visualise location intelligence. The successful candidate will be part of a collaborative team, contributing to the high standard and quality of the company's software products.

Objectives/main objectives:

As an Automation Tester, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the high standard and quality of our client's software products. You will work directly with a dynamic team of programmers and a product manager in an agile environment. Your duties will include the following:

• Perform Software Quality Assurance and Testing on the company's products.
• Create, maintain and improve the existing Python automation testing suites and benchmarking tools.
• Perform user and functional testing.
• Assist with DevOps tasks, including maintenance of the CI build system.
• Assist with technical documentation.
• Liaise directly with customers to ensure the scope and requirements of the software are adequately met.
• Liaise directly with support and customers to perform software install and error diagnosis.

Skills and abilities:

• Good customer service and communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Strong, demonstrable problem-solving, technical and analytic skills
• Effective time management and prioritisation skills to manage multiple requests and stakeholders
• Proven ability to work as a member of an integrated team
• Ability to write technical processes and business documentation; able to communicate issues and resolutions clearly
• Good listening, questioning and presentation
• Analytic approach to root-cause analysis and solution of technical problems
• Ability to liaise with third party providers, consultants, US, European and Asia Pacific technical personnel

Qualifications and position specific requirements:

• 5 years experience as a software tester/automation testing
• Python programming language development experience is a must
• Knowledge and experience with modern automation software testing practices
• Experience with web standards and technologies (e.g. HTTP, REST, JSON, CSS, HTML, XML, JavaScript etc.)
• Knowledge of modern software development techniques and methodologies (e.g. Agile/SCRUM)
• Mapping or GIS systems
• Visualisation & container technologies (e.g. Hyper-V, Docker)
• Continuous integration and delivery (e.g. Jenkins)
• Experience in image processing (geospatial imagery from airborne or satellite sources in the terapixel range) would be considered highly advantageous
• Experience in multi-language programming & scripting (e.g. Java, C/C++, C#, JavaScript) would be considered highly advantageous
• Multi-platform development or testing experience (e.g. Windows Server & Linux minimum)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.

To apply please click apply or call Milena Wawrzyniak-Kalyanpur on +61 8 9266 0980 for a confidential discussion.