AddressRequirements
- Java, Experience in BDD Test framework/ Cucumber
- Experience or knowledge on Performance testing - tools, processes, environments
- Functional testing experience in backend environments
- Strong experience testing Rest APIs
- Experience with Microservice driven architecture
- Experience using Postman or similar API tools
- SQL knowledge
- Ability to utilise dashboards, and logs for investigations (monitoring and alerting)
- Ability to write high quality documentation.
- Functional automation solutions - languages, tools, formats
Location: Glasgow (Hybrid – 2 days onsite each week)
Eligibility to work in UK
As a Test Engineer, with experience in the TV/media sector, your role as part of the RMS team is to build and maintain the APIs and associated AWS infrastructure that power the client teams for all of the streaming media and audio download services on Web, Mobile and TV platforms, as well as other audience facing products in this space.
This is a highly collaborative and supportive multidisciplinary team that follow an Agile scrum framework shipping incrementally and often. The testers and developers work as a close team, often pairing on tickets together. The services are built as a reactive microservice architecture written in Scala, Java, and Akka and hosted on AWS and the team predominately follow a CI/CD approach. . The test automation framework is designed in BDD style using Java, RestAssured, and Cucumber with the performance test framework being build using Gatling.
Experience
- A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field or similar work based experience.
- Proven experience as a Tester with a focus on TV/media-related projects.
- Very good working knowledge of standard software testing frameworks, techniques and methodologies.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team, contributing to the development of business scenarios.
- Knowledge of software development tools and technologies
- Experience of planning, executing functional, systems and regression tests
- Experience applying an analytical and detail-orientated approach to problem solving
- and solution design
- Experience with leading defect triage meetings with other disciplines
- Knowledge of troubleshooting– finding critical bugs or verifying reported issues, identifying their underlying cause, and seeing them through to resolution liaising with other teams where appropriate
- Good written and spoken communications skills
- Knowledge of test automation and its value within agile delivery
- Working knowledge of product/defect/test case management systems
- Good understanding of usability and accessibility of applications and products
About Spyrosoft
Established in 2016 Spyrosoft is a leading global technology consulting and solutions business that specializes in delivering innovative software development, digital transformation, and IT consulting services. In 2021 and 2022, we were among the fastest growing technology companies in Europe, according to the Financial Times. We were founded by a group of tech experts with established backgrounds in software engineering, who created an ‘engineer-to-engineer’ workplace, powered by enthusiasm, fairness and authentic relationships. Having a unique offering, which bridge the gap between technology and business, we specialise in technology solutions for industry 4.0, automotive, geospatial, healthcare & life sciences, employee experience & education and financial services industries.
BENEFITS
What will you additionally get
Work from home or the office
Depending on the position, you can work remotely, from the office or in a hybrid model.
Top-of-the-line equipment
We provide the equipment that best suits your needs and the requirements of your role.
Training budget
Use your personal training budget to gain new skills and knowledge.
Internal initiatives
Take part in our knowledge-sharing meetups organised by and for tech enthusiasts.
Private health insurance
Keep your health in check with easy access to medical professionals.
Sports card
Keep your body in shape with access to multiple gyms, swimming pools and sports classes.
Community
- Monthly office meetings, with lunch on us!
- 4 x seasonal events (Summer/ Christmas party etc.)
- Regular low-key social events
- Opportunities to travel to our overseas offices and meet international colleagues
- Brand new fully serviced office with sky lounge, break out areas and gym
All of the above is optional; you can come along if you want to!
Family
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
Flexible working
- We operate hybrid working for most roles allowing for flexibility and a mix of home and office working
Holiday
- 25 days annual leave plus the normal UK bank holidays
- Your birthday off every year (or closest working day)
Pension
- Auto enrolled into a pension scheme with nest after 12 weeks
- 10% employers contribution on qualifying earnings
- Optional employee contributions
- Option to opt-out
