QA Engineer

About Nomad Digital

Nomad Digital is the worlds leading provider of passenger and fleet connectivity solutions to the railway industry. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in the UK currently serving more than 80 global customers - in more than 40 countries - Nomad designs builds deploys and manages passenger Wi-Fi and on-board passenger infotainment systems. Nomad also provides remote online condition-based monitoring and maintenance solutions for optimising fleet management operational performance and improving fuel economy.

When you join Nomad Digital you will join a forward-thinking fast-growing fun environment with access to some of the very latest technology in its field. You will work with experts who innovate collaboratively creating an environment of teamwork and trustworthiness.

Overview

Nomad has an exciting opportunity for a QA Engineer to join the team in Hildesheim.

The primary role will be testing of our portal software product along with the mobile applications and addons that complement the core software. With the portal and OBIS solution becoming more of one platform scope shall be extended to test other components like RTPI server and other elements of the OBIS platform.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Set-up and configuration of test benches

• Support the team in selecting suitable test methods and test tools for the entire life cycle

• Develop and execute tests along the entire test pyramid (automated tests as well as manual testing)

• Further development of an existing test framework for automated tests

• Creation of software quality reports (defects test coverage test case documentation ...)

• Continuous learning in the course of the agile process (retrospectives reviews) with focus on SW Quality

• Active support in establishing agile testing in interdisciplinary and international Scrum teams
  

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor or Master in software development or computer science or successfully completed education as a computer scientist with emphasis on system integration or application development.

• Experience in functional and non-functional software testing within a professional software development environment

• Experience in the area of testing/test automation and the tools typically used there such as Python (Robot Framework) or Selenium

• Experience with Docker Container and Kubernetes

• Ideally experience with common test management tools and continuous integration systems

• Good programming skills with scripting languages (Python JavaScript Shell/Bash)

• A degree as tester on ISTQB level (or comparable) is desirable.

• Several years of experience in an agile environment and working with developers and product owners in the role of agile tester

• Have a love of learning and you are seeking to increase your technical expertise
  

Key Behavioral Competencies:

• Can do and positive attitude

• You are characterized by an open personality as well as persuasiveness and bring along a high level of initiative as well as an analytical and reliable way of working

• Interested in and enthusiastic about current trends in software testing and test automation and have knowledge of modern scripting languages (e.g. Python or Powershell) and are familiar with developer tools such as Git Jira Jenkins and Docker

• Very good English and German language skills are a prerequisite
  

Our Commitment:

Nomad Digital is committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer as well as providing equal opportunities in employment and freedom from unlawful discrimination on the grounds of age race ethnic or national origin sex pregnancy and maternity marital or civil partnership status sexual orientation gender reassignment disability religion or beliefs.

We encourage and welcome all job applicants especially those from diverse backgrounds and ensure everyone is treated equally and without discrimination.

Where possible we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements or appropriate reasonable adjustments on request. To discuss further please email.

Required Experience:

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