Quality Test Engineer III

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute automated and performance testing for assigned projects to successfully and consistently enable delivery of high-quality software products and services on time, on budget, and to specification.
• Interact with Product Management, Project Management, Engineering, and Operations teams to plan testing for delivery of products and enhancements and to assure products meet product requirements and quality standards.
• Work with QA/Testing staff, project managers, technical leads, and subject matter experts to plan and execute automated and performance tests.
• Report issues and results, researching and identifying root causes as appropriate, documenting accordingly.
• Research available tools and participate in initiatives to implement those that will cost-effectively enhance testing capabilities and product quality.

Research and identify root causes of performance issues in partnership with architects, developers, and network and system engineers.

• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices.
• Work across teams to enhance quality assurance/testing and help to develop/execute performance and automation testing throughout the business as appropriate.

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience in Quality Engineering, Software Testing or a similar technical testing role.
• Strong hands-on experience with test automation, with a focus on automated rather than manual testing.
• Proven experience testing backend applications and services.
• Solid experience with API and integration testing, including automated API-level testing.
• Experience designing and executing end-to-end automated tests.
• Good programming or scripting skills. Java is preferred, although experience with Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C# or PHP is also suitable, provided you’re comfortable learning Java.
• Experience working with test automation frameworks. Playwright would be advantageous, but experience with tools such as Cucumber or other automation frameworks is also welcomed.
• Comfortable using, or enthusiastic about adopting, AI and agentic tools as part of your day-to-day engineering workflow.

Work in a Way That Works for You

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working Pattern

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

About The Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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