QA Automation Engineer

Dec 25, 2023 - Moonshot is hiring a remote QA Automation Engineer. ????Location: Ireland. Moonshot believes that marginalized people in society — including minority ethnic people, people from working class backgrounds, women, Disabled and LGBTQIA+ people — must be centered in the work we do. We strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other communities who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We know a diverse workforce will enable us to understand drivers behind violent extremism and online harms in an in-depth way and do better work to counter them. About the role: Do you have a passion for a career in Tech and a genuine interest in working for an organisation tackling online harms - from violent extremism and gender-based violence to disinformation and child online exploitation. We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a Quality Assurance Automation Engineer to join Moonshot, supporting the Director of Engineering. We are building our Ireland-based development team from the ground up, and we’re looking for an experienced individual to help with this effort and take our software to the next phase of its evolution. You are someone who:

• Is passionate about producing high-quality user-focussed software systems, and keeping them that way.
• Understands how to test software that deals with large-scale data collection, processing and analysis.
• Loves to work in a high-performance team and operating environment, built on mutual trust, and continuous improvement.
• Wants to grow their technical and non-technical skills and responsibilities in a unique organisation.
• Deeply cares about using your skills to solve the complex problems to which your software applies.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Testing user-focused products at pace in an environment that promotes agile methodologies and continuous collaboration.
• Developing test automation suites for new and existing software systems and capabilities.
• Preparation and execution of test scenarios.
• Preparation and maintenance of test data sets.
• Ensuring software is fully tested for happy-path and negative/failure scenarios.
• Participating in code reviews, providing and receiving constructive feedback.
• Writing clear and unambiguous bug and defect reports, and tracking through lifecycle.
• Reporting quality status to immediate team and product/business stakeholders.
• Assisting developers with issue investigation and reproduction.

Requirements Essential:

• 2-3 years of software testing experience, with at least 1 of which writing and executing automated tests.
• Strong working knowledge of test automation tools for REST APIs, UIs and/or data processing pipelines.
• Experience defining and executing test cases and scenarios.
• Can test software features in isolation as well as conduct full regressions.
• Can prepare and maintain appropriate test data.
• Experience tracking bugs and defects through the entire lifecycle.
• You are comfortable working with DevOps, CI/CD development and infrastructure practices (e.g. source code management & practices, containerisation, build/deployment tools).
• You’re resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple perspectives.
• Ability to learn quickly.
• Excellent problem solving and strong communication skills.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with and passion for ending online harms including violent extremism, disinformation, gender-based violence, etc.
• Well-versed in Scrum and/or Kanban.
• Experience with performance, stress, or load testing.
• Adept at anticipating failure scenarios and testing accordingly.
• Experience with cloud-based software (especially AWS).
• You spot opportunities for improvements which unblock wider teams / improve delivery capabilities.
• Relevant test/QA certification.

Benefits Working at Moonshot: We’re growing quickly, have big ambitions, and high expectations of our staff. Our dedication to finding effective responses and leading innovation means that our work environment is fast-paced, dynamic and creative. We match this by offering our staff access to a range of learning and development options, scope to advance personal subject-matter expertise, and opportunities for career progression. Moonshot Values that drive and guide our work each and every day:

• Optimism - We are ambitious and daring about our ability to impact global problems with innovative solutions, and positive about people’s ability to change. We value joy, while pursuing a serious mission.
• Kindness - We recognise the unique value of every single member of our team. We care for and support our colleagues, and cultivate a safe working environment for all. We empathise with victims of online harms as well as those at risk of perpetrating them.
• Authenticity - We root our work in evidence, and see the humanity behind online harms. We remember the people behind the data points. As we navigate fast-changing trends and increasingly complex environments, we stay true to our mission: one based on creativity, integrity, and hope.
• Accountability - We push ourselves to be personally responsible and hold ourselves and others to account in our work; we believe that trust and challenge can co-exist. When we make mistakes, we acknowledge them and find ways to improve. We provide autonomy and opportunity to our team as a pathway to personal growth and collective excellence. We incorporate ethics in all aspects of our decision making.
• Excellence - We use our deep regional knowledge and subject matter expertise to deliver high quality work. Where we don’t have the knowledge or skills, we find those who do, and build collaborative partnerships.
• Equality - We recognise the harms caused by racial inequality and gender inequality globally and especially in our own sector. We commit to our own ongoing education. We actively take steps to dismantle these, and other forms of inequality, through our internal policies and through the delivery of inclusive, ethical and effective programming.

Inclusivity Moonshot values the diversity of our team, and is committed to ensuring our workplace is inclusive. We are determined to ensure that our applicants and employees receive no less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race. We recognise that our staff have different requirements based on their circumstances, and we are committed to providing a workplace that caters for these, including flexible working time to allow for caring responsibilities and remote working arrangements and work space adjustments to accommodate people with disabilities and other health conditions. Benefits package:

• 30 days paid leave per annum.
• Dental and Vision package.
• Private healthcare package, including coverage for partners and children.
• Employee Assistance Programme providing access to mental health support.
• Generous maternity and paternity package.

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