Senior QA Analyst

Aucerna is the leading global provider of solutions for integrated planning in upstream oil and gas. Our software connects all E&P data and workflows from strategy to execution through innovative technology, expert consulting and first-rate customer service. Aucerna was formed in 2018 through the merger of 3esi-Enersight and Palantir Solutions, combining the expertise of the oil and gas industry's top two software solution providers to form the new market leader. 

We are a global team with offices in Canada, the UK, US, Spain, Australia, the Middle-East, Singapore and India. Aucerna provides a work environment that is entrepreneurial, fast-paced and varied. Our employees are commercially minded self-starters, comfortable working both independently and collaborating with colleagues and clients. Everyone at Aucerna takes pride in delivering solutions that exceed client expectations and developing new ideas to enhance our services and products. 

Are you an experienced QA with a strong record of success, looking for a fresh challenge?

We are looking for a team player with strong skills in black box, white box and regression testing. As a Senior QA Analyst at Aucerna, you would be responsible for testing the Aucerna application suite (both products on the market and in R&D), as well as getting involved in all of the following:

• Writing specifications for both manual and automated test cases; design, implement, test, deploy and maintain testing suites to provide high code coverage, review and challenge functional specifications for specificity and testability
• Contributing to the overall development of the automation test suite using TestComplete
• Developing and owning test artefacts including test plans and test scripts, both functional and non-functional
• Taking ownership of functional areas to ensure that appropriate business analysis and development activities are in place e.g. code reviews, appropriate unit test coverage, user story documentation.
• Executing functional, regression, non-functional (performance, latency, resilience, etc) tests and managing defects
• Taking ownership of all testing activities of a project from planning to post deployment.
• Defining and tracking quality assurance metrics such as defects, defect counts, test results and test status.
• Assessing automation readiness, defining coverage and providing specifications for automated tests.
• Developing strong working relationships with QA Analysts in London and Singapore
• Working with developers and Business Analysts to determine expected functionality and to build a QA test plan accordingly.
• Building a strong knowledge of international fiscal regimes and petroleum industry knowledge

Person Specification

· 5+ Years of Experience in Software Quality Assurance

· 2+ years automation experience

· Agile delivery project lifecycles

· Experience testing complex business processes

· Experienced as a Test Analyst across the full development lifecycle

· Familiarity with MS SQL and Microsoft Excel

· Excellent communicator

· Bright, motivated – must have achieved a 2.1 or above at degree level

· Personable and enthusiastic team player and self-starter with the ability to take the initiative in resolving challenges

Desirable skills

· ISEB Qualifications or similar

· Any experience of working within a financial services organisation or the petroleum industry would be highly desirable. 

· Experience auditing financial calculation results preferably with a background in accounting or finance.

· Experience with advanced financial evaluation techniques such as Monte Carlo simulations, decision trees, tornado diagrams, spider diagrams, portfolio management, efficient frontiers or real options theory.

· Development Knowledge in .NET, especially experience in working with unit testing using nUnit.

Salary: Competitive. 

Job location: Can either be in London or Aberdeen. It can be up for discussion. 

Application Opening Date: 13th May 2019

Application Closing Date: 13th June 2019

We want only the best people for our company. Our people are self-starters, work independently with the latest technology and with an exceptionally intelligent team. Our interviews will require personality, aptitude and skill tests. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful and rapidly expanding global organisation.