About the job

 

• Senior QA Engineer
• Melbourne CBD

 

We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer to join one of our Development Teams in Melbourne. You will be working as part of a high performing cross-functional team on a large Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) system. You will be growing the most widely used online collaboration platform in the world for Construction, Infrastructure, and Energy and Resources projects – called Oracle Aconex.

 

As a QA engineer, you will be helping to deliver a highly reliable, scalable, and performant service for the Aconex platform. You will be working with cutting-edge technologies and develop deep understanding of various components and workflows. You will get involved in planning, refining requirements, and be closely working with other team members to perform various QA activities to deliver high quality software that meets or exceeds expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

 

• Understand, maintain, and improve the current testing procedure, sharing ownership with the teams in Australia and globally.
• Develop a deep knowledge of the business rules for existing and new functionalities.
• Generate test ideas for validating the product under test and apply appropriate testing approaches.
• Knowledge and proficiency in the use of tools to assist in testing including tools for automated checks, data, and environment setup.
• Raise issues for identified product failures and able to perform effective bug advocacy.
• Identify risks for upcoming changes.
• Contribute to enhanced usability of the product by identifying and documenting suggested improvements.
• Able to identify issues at all stages of development.

 

Required Skills and Experience:

 

• Proven experience with web application, micro-services, and API testing.
• Proven experience with exploratory testing.
• Experience in working within an Agile development environment.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy of observations.
• Collaboration with different roles across product, User Experience, and engineering.
• Experience with automated testing.
• Programming and scripting experience.
• Experience with SQL and database.
• Knowledge of web application and API securities.
• Able to think outside the box and adapt your testing approach to suit.
• Willingness to proactively engage in continuous process improvement.
• Ability to communicate clearly with different areas of the business and team members.
• Familiar with Linux, Unix, or BSD.
• Familiar with Docker and Kubernetes.

 

Why Oracle / Aconex?
 

The Construction & Engineering GBU provides an end-to-end offering for project management and delivery that enables customers to effectively plan, build, and operate construction projects.

 

Here are some highlights regarding our business…

• We are serving the $9 trillion construction industry which is a leading driver for world's GDP
• The CEGBU is its own global business unit, so it has the feel of a start-up company, and we enjoy the backing and brand name recognition that goes along with being part of Oracle and we've consistently delivered double digit growth for the last several years.
• We have invested in acquiring and integrating industry leading solutions including the world leader in scheduling, Primavera Systems, construction payment management solution, Textura for $663M and the best construction document collaboration cloud company, Aconex for $1.2B
• We are making investments in new people, process, and technology in our exciting new growth strategy
• Oracle has great training, excellent benefits and offers strong earnings potential

 

...and we're a great place to work. Not only is the CEGBU a strong business with a solid product engineering team, we're in the CBD surrounded by cafes and bars, and close to both Flagstaff and Southern Cross Station. 

 

Life at Oracle ANZ: 

 

An Oracle career can span industries, roles, countries and cultures, giving you the opportunity to take on new roles and challenges, while blending work and life. Oracle has thrived through 40+ years of change by innovating and operating with integrity while delivering for the top companies in almost every industry. To cultivate the talent that makes this happen, we work hard to create a vibrant and rewarding workplace that celebrates diverse, multi-talented teams where everyone can contribute. We take care of each other, and value giving back to the community. We have flexible work arrangements and offer benefits including generous paid parental leave and comprehensive premium medical insurance.

 

Responsible for developing, applying and maintaining quality standards for company products with adherence to both internal and external standards. Develops and executes software test plans. Analyzes and writes test standards and procedures. Maintains documentation of test results. Analyzes test results and recommends corrective actions.

As a member of the technical/process QA division, you will develop quality standards, control methods and theories to be utilized during manufacturing, testing and inspection to access product quality. Develop standards and procedures to provide quality guidance methods.

Duties and tasks are varied and complex needing independent judgment. Fully competent in own area of expertise. May have project lead role and or supervise lower level personnel. BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 4 years of software engineering or related experience.