QA lead (Application Testing)

Rolls-Royce pioneers the power that matter. When we talk about innovation within this business, it’s essential we demonstrate how we do this. We don’t just imagine great possibilities – we push boundaries at every stage and bring our innovative ideas to life through impressive engineering. This is how we create brilliance, which we should sell by letting the facts speak for themselves.

We’re the second largest global provider of defense aero-engine products and services globally with 16,000 engines in the service of 160 customers in 100 countries. Our engines power aircraft in every major sector, including transport, combat, patrol, trainers, helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

As an Application QA lead, you will lead all the application testing and quality assurance activities and will play a crucial role in assuring software quality . Need to be able to review requirements and prepare the test scenarios, execute test scripts and analyze results to provide the impact analysis. You will be working in a fast-paced environment providing highest quality software solutions.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location.  It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.  As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What you will be doing

• Provide oversight and input to all aspects of quality assurance including applying industry best practices, developing new testing solutions, and establishing metrics. Continuously improve test processes, implement knowledge transfer, and communicate effectively with all teams.
• Ensure effective and efficient application of test processes and tools using techniques like test-to-pass, test-to-fail and automation.  
• Manage testing activities on all the projects, define testing approaches, estimate test efforts and provide progress reporting, Analyze test results on database impacts, errors or bugs, and usability
• Preparing reports on all aspects related to the software testing carried out and reporting to the design team, Interacting with stakeholders and team to understand product requirements and translate them to application test scenarios or test cases.
• Participating in design reviews and providing input on requirements, product design, and potential problems, Apply quality engineering principals throughout the Agile product lifecycle, Provide recommendations for automation or uplift of testing practices as required by the project, Train, mentor and supervise junior software engineers and encourage continuous improvement .

Who we’re looking for:

• 5-7 years of experience in Quality Assurance, with a good software development background.
• Knowledge of at least one programming/ scripting language such as C, C++, Java, python etc. Certifications like ISTQB, CQA, CSTE or others may be preferred. 
• Knowledge of at least one database management system
• Proficiency with testing practices and documentation, Exposure to automation testing tools Selenium, HPE, etc.
• Understand business requirement and convert them into Test scenarios, Knowledge of Agile practices & processes.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realize their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce