THE ROLE:

We are looking for a talented and passionate Automation QA Engineer (Cypress) to join our team based in Sofia, Bulgaria. You’ll be an important part of a team delivering quality software. In this role you will help define, implement and continuously improve a testing strategy, aiming to automate as much as possible.

YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO SOMETHING BIG:

• You’ll work in an agile environment with product teams and business analysts to ensure that tickets are clearly understood and are testable
• You’ll collaborate with your peers across QA, engineering, and other disciplines both in London and in Sofia to advocate a test-driven development approach and evangelise the importance of quality

You’ll find these skills useful in this role:

• A solid understanding of testing methodologies, principles, and tools
• A collaborative and engaging approach to team-driven outcomes
• A willingness to broaden your knowledge of testing by learning new skills, tools, and approaches

OUR IDEAL TEAMMATE HAS/IS:

• You’re a self-motivated QA professional who can make right judgement calls based on a sound knowledge of the testing pyramid and best practices
• You have excellent attention to detail and are comfortable collaborating with team members and are not afraid to ask questions
• You are proactive and have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong manual testing skills are required, ideally on a web front end
• Good communication and organisational skills are essential. You will be part of a team of QA’s on The Sun who are responsible for coordination and managing releases in addition to their testing responsibilities

BROWNIE POINTS:

• Some previous experience in writing automated tests would be beneficial. The main tool we use for automated testing is Cypress so any experience using Cypress/JavaScript/Typescript would be ideal
• We also use Percy and Chromatic for visual testing and React Storybook for component creation, so any previous experience with visual test tools is a bonus but not essential
• At The Sun we are looking to improve/maintain our core web vitals as well as improve our accessibility, so any experience in SEO improvements and accessibility testing is a bonus but not essential