About Contenta 

RWS Contenta is part of RWS’s content management platform focused on the Aerospace & Defense market, delivers the most accurate and up-to-date technical content possible.

The publishing suite is an industry-proven publishing solution for technical content writing, digital publishing solutions and technical documents templates; all with optimized functionality for each step of the content publishing process and the S1000D document specification.

 

For further information, please visit: RWS Contenta

 

RWS

 

RWS Contenta is part of the RWS Group, a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services. Through content transformation and multilingual data analysis, our unique combination of technology and cultural expertise helps our clients to grow by ensuring they are understood anywhere, in any language.  

 

Our purpose is unlocking global understanding. By combining cultural understanding, client understanding and technical understanding, our services and technology assist our clients to acquire and retain customers, deliver engaging user experiences, maintain compliance, and gain actionable insights into their data and content.  

 

We work with over 80% of the world’s top 100 brands, more than three-quarters of Fortune’s 20 ‘Most Admired Companies’ and almost all of the top pharmaceutical companies, investment banks, law firms and patent filers. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America. Our 65+ global locations across five continents service clients in the automotive, chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications sectors.  

 

Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).  

 

For further information, please visit: RWS  

 

Job Purpose

 

Senior QA Engineer with experience leading and testing complex desktop and web applications (back-end, integration between various services, API testing).

 

We are looking for a motivated Senior QA Engineer who will orchestrate the manual and automated software testing process of our premier PDF formatting software. You will work as part of a distributed agile team and as part of RWS's global organization. Our XPP software is utilized by some of the largest corporations, government branches, and military agencies across the world! Read more about XPP and the Contenta Publishing Suite on our website: https://www.rws.com/xpp/

 

 

Key Responsibilities 

 

• Be actively involved in all QA activities in the team.
• Help to lead and coordinate QA activities between team members.
• Work closely with the QA Manager and keep the QA Manager updated with the testing status.
• Design, develop, and maintain new test automation in Cloud (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker). Proactively be involved in planning and discussing QA strategies, plans, and scope for Cloud automation.
• Support manual testing and existing automated test framework.
  • Support existing Perl automation scripts, API testing (REST).
  • Execute Performance and/or Load testing.
  • Prepare the test environment by installing and configuring the software under the test on existing VMs (Windows, Linux). Continuously keep the test environment up to date with the latest builds
  • Test back-end part of services as well as integration between various services
  • Help to perform manual testing of new features, UI, and regression testing against multiple platforms.
• Bug reporting and bug tracking (JIRA) and test cases management in TestRail
• Keep detailed QA documentation (Confluence) on how to work with/configure new features, services, etc. to share knowledge between the team.
• Follow existing QA Best practices during day-to-day activities.
• Contribute ideas on how to update and modernize existing testing tools, frameworks, and processes.
• Continuously collaborate with the wider teams – Development, Support, Professional Services, etc.
• Mentor/guide junior team members.
• Achieve goals as part of a Scrum team to deliver functionality, enhancements, and fixes. 

 

Skills & Experience

 

• Minimum of 8 years of experience as Senior QA engineer testing complex desktop and web applications.
• Must have strong scripting experience and experience using programming languages for test automation (Bash, Shell, Perl, Python, Java, etc.).
• Linux proficiency is preferred.
• Demonstrable experience in functional and non-functional testing.
• Strong knowledge of web applications: JavaScript, AJAX, cookies/sessions, browser differences, web servers, REST APIs.
• Experience with the setup and design of QA test projects from scratch (API & UI automation)
• Cloud platform knowledge (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
• Experience with CI/CD concepts and tools (Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes , Terraform, etc.)
• Strong understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and best practices
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies (preferably Scrum)
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills comfortable working as part of a distributed team
• Ability to learn and tackle new or unfamiliar technologies and methodologies.
• Degree in computer science or related field

 

As a plus

• Experience in publishing or content management
• Experience leading/overseeing QA activities between QA team members.
• Experience with setting up secure Web Servers
• Experience with performance monitoring tools
• Bullets

 

Benefits: 

• Amazing benefits! (Seriously!)
• Generous paid time off package, starting at 25 days per year (10 sick days and 15 vacation days) plus company holidays, birthday day off, paid volunteer time, and 100% paid parental leave. 
• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match. 
• Company-wide agile work policy with flexible work arrangements. 
• Opportunities for training, professional development, and personal growth. 
• Smart, engaged co-workers and a global culture of diversity, innovation, and opportunity. 

• The rare opportunity to impact how organizations communicate globally. There’s a reason we work with 90 of the top 100 brands. 

 

Base Pay: 

Starting at $80,000 year

FLSA Status: Exempt 

 

Actual rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to: position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. Total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other perks, as outlined in any formal offer made.  

 

Must live in one of the following States: AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MN, NH, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, WI

 

 

 

Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. 

 

In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner with colleagues and clients, to adopt a pioneering spirit, to be positive in progressing the work we do, and always to deliver what we promise. 

 

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics. 

Covid Vaccination - All RWS employees hired for positions that require working on-site at RWS offices, customer offices, travel on behalf of RWS, and/or in-person meetings will be required to comply with the RWS USA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Policy. RWS complies with federal, state, and local laws regarding accommodations related to this policy.

 

RWS Values

 

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as One RWS.