Graduate QA Automation Engineer at Sage

Job Description

• As part of our 2025 Graduate programme, we’re looking for Software Test Engineers to join the team. In this role you’ll play a mission critical role, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality of software product by conducting thorough testing.
• This includes manual testing, creating automated tests, and maintaining test artifacts.
• The Graduate Software Test Engineer will gain the required skills to work closely with the development team to identify, plan, and execute testing strategies, contributing to the overall efficiency and success of our project.
• Throughout the 2-year Graduate programme and your career at Sage, we want you to be enthusiastic about your personal development, and continuously learn new things to strive for excellence.
• We expect a lot from our Graduates and will encourage you to bring innovative ideas to add real value for our customers, in an environment where ambition for future progression is rewarded.

  Key Responsibilities 

• Complete all required training and mentoring sessions.
• Ensure all tasks are completed to the required quality standards.
• Take responsibility for own development and learning via self-study.
• Gain an understanding of formal testing principles, approaches, and test automation tools and techniques e.g., rapid software testing, security testing, usability testing, load testing, automation principles.
• Collaborate with the delivery team to create source documents used for testing artifacts and create and maintain test artifacts that maximize the efficiency of the test phase, cover all requirements, and allow for timely delivery of products and/or components to our customers.
• Follow a test plan and execute against this in a timely manner to deliver on sprint goals.
• Identify, plan, design, develop, and maintain projects and processes that can extend the reach of automation with the goal of reducing/redirecting manual testing costs while increasing product quality.
• Run and maintain existing test automation scripts for the product or component under test.
• Demonstrate continuous improvement in product and/or component knowledge.
• Seek out and act upon feedback from team members.

What are we looking for?

• As this is a Graduate scheme, you’ll need to be educated to degree level, ideally within a related field, though we are open to people of any Degree discipline.
• You’ll be provided with training and support throughout your career with us, the following criteria will of skills & know-how and experience will be required:
• Proficiency in VS Code, Cucumber, and Gherkin language for writing and managing test cases.
• Solid understanding of GitHub operations including branching, merging, and pull requests.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and experience with databases, particularly in the context of data-driven applications.
• Comprehensive understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and testing processes.
• Familiarity with different testing approaches and the ability to discern when each should be used throughout the different phases of a project.
• Understanding of Agile Methodologies and how testing fits into Agile processes.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, Node.js, and experience with Azure DevOps.
• Understanding of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail, consistently providing logical solutions and options.

Preferred:

• Previous exposure to testing and the design and implementation of test artifacts.
• ISTQB certification or similar.

Technical / professional qualifications:

• Computer Science (or related degree/qualification)