Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

About the role

Job Description

**Role Mission: **Drive automation for our software tests for systems undergoing significant changes in design. Fully reap the benefits in test coverage, speed and confidence that automation offers.

Accountabilities

1. Take over ownership of the existing performance test scripts from vendors

2. Schedule, design and drive performance tests

3. Improve efficiency of performance tests

4. Improve test reliability and time taken for performance test runs

5. Improve performance of applications in terms of user experience and satisfaction

Responsibilities

1. Designing, implementing and optimising processes for performance testing

2. Designing performance tests, with details around desired environment set up, areas to test, expected results and explanations for deviations

3. Establishing and tracking metrics for application and service performance to drive improvement and accountability

4. Work with stakeholders across engineering and QA teams to ensure alignment on goals

5. Driving application and services performance improvements through collaboration with respective engineering teams

6. Design ways to track and report the results of and efficacy of performance test runs

Areas of Impact:

• Stakeholders: QA, Engineering, Program/Delivery Management, Product

• Decision Rights: Strongly advise Automation tools and license purchase, strongly advise KPIs for the performance of applications and systems

• Resources: ~10 automation resources from vendors as peers, some existing licenses for BrowserStack, LoadRunner

Ideal Track Record:

1. Delivered performance test runs measured in the multiples of tens, if not hundreds, demonstrable performance improvements for systems, services and/or applications

2. Designed performance test plans for web and mobile applications, with clear ability to explain environmental considerations in said plans.

3. Designed dashboards for reporting on performance test results and stats to stakeholders

4. Designed or improved processes to include performance tests regularly