We are seeking a highly skilled and technically adept professional to join our team as a Senior QA Analyst & Automation Engineer. In this role, you will leverage your strong engineering and automation background to champion shift left testing and automating quality control within the team. As a Senior Engineer, you will drive architecture and best practise of test automation tooling and implementation, and be a conjugate between development and QA to ensure the entire team is contributing. The software under test is an SDK, written in C++.
About Us
We didn’t start out as a traditional security product. In the beginning, Glasswall was one of only two file sanitization filters in the US Intelligence Community’s highly classified networks. We are rated #1 by the National Security Agency. We designed Glasswall CDR to protect businesses against the most advanced file-based threats. Today, we’re trusted by commercial and government organisations around the world.
Inclusion
At Glasswall we believe that diversity of people and thought are central to our purpose. We are committed to making Glasswall a company that is attractive to people of many different backgrounds. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented in our workforce.
One of our corporate objectives is to ensure that the organisational health of the firm is highly rated by our employees. We believe that this is only possible if we promote a culture of inclusion and respect across out business. Each quarter we survey employees on a range of questions relating to our organisational health. This holds a mirror-up to a business and ensures that we can focus on where we need to do better.
We have an Organisational Health Committee, which is chaired by a non-executive position. The panel has been formed to guide the leadership in taking positive action that supports a good work-life balance, family friendly relations and to be inviting to a diverse range of potential employees.
We also have a Women in Technology Group which has been formed to promote balance in the way that we communicate with, promote, encourage, and support people across our business.
Responsibilities
As a Senior QA Analyst & Automation Engineer:
- Design and implement automated test scripts for functional and non-functional testing (e.g., performance, security, resource consumption) using appropriate frameworks and tools.
- Collaborate with developers to promote unit testing best practices and guide them in building testable code.
- Understand current practices, identify automation opportunities, and migrate manual tests to automated solutions.
- Work closely with DevOps engineers to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and establish effective test execution strategies.
- Collaborate with the product owners, to refine and prioritise internal work items in the backlog.
- Stay up to date on the latest testing trends, tools, and methodologies, and propose improvements to our testing infrastructure and tooling.
- Provide feedback to developers on code testability and suggest improvements to overall code quality.
- Champion the value of test automation and shift left testing across the organization, promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing between teams.
- Analyse test results, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
- Document test automation processes and best practices for future reference.
- Mentor and coach less experienced team members.
Required Knowledge, experience and values
- Significant development/scripting experience in Python, with a strong understanding of:
- Data types
- Built-in functions and the standard library
- Object orientated programming principles
- Debugging and troubleshooting code
- Writing and executing automated tests using unittest or pytest
- Proficient in software QA, with a strong focus on test automation for libraries and SDKs.
- Capable of building and maintaining testing frameworks from scratch.
- Experience in low level programming language testing, preferably C++ would be a strong benefit.
- Understanding and experience of unit testing.
- Good understanding of test-driven development (TDD).
- Experience with non-functional testing techniques.
- Familiarity with Azure CI/CD pipelines, repositories, and their integration with automated testing.
- Skilled in version control with Git.
- Cloud environments; building, deploying, and testing on these platforms.
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and DevOps principles, particularly as they apply to continuous delivery of software libraries.
- Experience with working as part of a Scrum team, driving in-sprint test case development and exploratory testing.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Eagerness to learn, adapt and evolve.
- Passion for software quality, shifting it left, and shortening feedback loops.
Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-live balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfilment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.
Salary and Benefits
- Glasswall offers a competitive salary and incentives package.
- We offer flexible and remote working options, with hybrid working from our office in the Greater London area.
- Office travel and incidental WFH expense coverage.
- 25 days holiday (plus public holidays).
- Private Medical Insurance including mental health support and cancer care.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Company sponsored life, critical illness, and income protection insurance.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- Access to ‘salary sacrifice’ benefits such as Cycle to Work and Tech Schemes.
A successful candidate will live in the United Kingdom and is comfortable working from home with some meetings being held in the London office.
We encourage you to apply even if your experience is not a 100% match with the position. We are looking for someone with relevant skills and experience, not a checklist that exactly matches the job description. We want to help you grow, and in return, you help us grow into a stronger, more inclusive organisation.
Glasswall is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Application process
Interested candidates, please visit http://careers.glasswall.com/ to apply.