Senior/Lead Test Engineer

• BACKGROUND:

  Blockchain technology is poised to become the next big computing paradigm, disrupting existing processes and unlocking new business models through secure multi-party computation.   In a rapidly evolving digital economy, blockchain technology will form the backbone of the next era of distributed enterprise and consumer applications with its business value surging to exceed $3.1 trillion by 2030 per Gartner.  Businesses are looking to understand and apply the distributed ledger technology that started with Bitcoin to streamline and innovate their business problems. 

  
  ABOUT THE TEAM & ROLE

  This position is located at the Rakuten Blockchain Lab in Belfast city centre. We currently an engineering team of 13 and have  multiple active blockchain projects due for production launch in the next 3-6 months as well as others already delivered.  The existing team collectively has many years of experience in building secure, high availability enterprise platforms for financial services, health and consumer electronics sectors.  We will be growing the team to 20 over the next 12 months and as a result are now actively seeking a passionate and motivated Senior/Lead Test Engineer.  This is the first dedicated QA focused role in the team and the successful candidate will work as an integral part of our multi-disciplinary team focused on delivering high quality enterprise-class blockchain-based solutions and platforms.

  This is an exciting opportunity for an individual that comes from a software engineering background and has strong technical skills, who is now looking for a challenging role with a broader remit and greater responsibilities.  You will get a chance to work on the emerging blockchain frameworks and learn from the experienced blockchain engineers in the team.

  
  TECHNICAL STACK

  We take ownership for the full end-to-end solution from inception through to production and beyond. Our services are built in Node.js with various relational databases and follow a micro-services architecture.  We work with multiple public and private blockchain protocols & frameworks depending on the requirements. We package our services with Docker and use Google Kubernetes for automating deployment, scaling and management of these containers in both public and private cloud environments. We value short feedback loops and have implemented a CI/CD pipeline as well as automated unit, integration and acceptance tests.

  
  ABOUT YOU

  We need a Senior Engineer in Test who has both breadth and depth of knowledge, taking overall responsibility for the test engineering strategy, practices, automation and execution of the applications we are building.  You need to be able to work in a collaborative manner with colleagues across multiple office locations on different time zones.

  
  JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  As a key member of the software development and delivery team, you will:

  • Work with the rest of the team to establish a QA discipline that promotes high quality software releases
  • Envision, plan, develop and execute automated and exploratory testing of our applications at multiple levels of complexity
  • Build test harnesses, test suites, test scenarios, and metrics collection mechanisms
  • Perform component, system, integration and acceptance testing
  • Work collaboratively with engineers to plan and execute appropriate performance and throughput testing
  • Analyze test results and prepare load, performance, and throughput projections
  • Incorporate test automation mechanisms into continuous-integration pipelines
  • Work with other teams in Rakuten to ensure the successful planning and execution of Security Testing
  • Work with developers to reproduce, locate, and identify bugs
  • Explore and evaluate potential test tooling and test automation enhancements
  • Cultivate expertise in relevant aspects of target business domains and apply that knowledge to maximize technology value
  • Assist project and product leaders in making risk-managed planning and release decisions

  
  EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE

  Essential

  • 5+ years working as an Engineer in Test
  • Experience of test automation using a variety of tools
  • Proficiency in one or more scripting languages
  • Experience with testing APIs in a service oriented architecture
  • Knowledge of planning, bug tracking & collaboration tools is essential
  • Hands on experience of managing multiple test environments

  
  Preferred
  

  • Prior experience of working with high availability, secure enterprise platforms in the financial services sector
  • Experience running, troubleshooting, and testing distributed systems
  • You don’t need to have direct experience of working with blockchains, but you will need to be able to demonstrate an interest in new and emerging technologies and be eager to take on new challenges.
  • Experience of working with the following stack:
    • Micro-service based architectures
    • API Gateways (e.g. Kong)
    • Containers (e.g. Docker) & Container Orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes)
    • Cloud based platforms (i.e. deploying and running in AWS, Azure, OpenStack, Google Compute Environment, etc.)
    • API testing libraries such as Mocha & Hippie

  
  ABOUT RAKUTEN

  Rakuten, Inc. (TSE: 4755) is a global leader in internet services that empower individuals, communities, businesses and society. Founded in Tokyo in 1997 as an online marketplace, Rakuten has expanded to offer services in e-commerce, fintech, digital content and communications to more than 1 billion members around the world. Since 2012, Rakuten has ranked in the top 30 of Forbes Magazine’s annual “World’s Most Innovative Companies” list. The Rakuten Group has over 14,000 employees, and operations in 29 countries and regions. 

  Our mission is to empower people and society through innovation and entrepreneurship. Our goal is to be Global Innovation Company. We believe in innovation as a driver of global change – enriching the lives of people around the globe and bringing joy to the everyday.  We embrace new and disruptive ideas, the commitment to act on them and the venture spirit that believes in our potential to change the world. That’s why we were selected by Forbes magazine to be in the Top 20 of World’s Most Innovative Companies in four consecutive years!

  This is where you come in: Rakuten is built on a philosophy of empowerment where everyone has the chance to make an impact. We believe in taking on new challenges and driving innovation. Together, we get ahead through success and learn from failure. In the end, truly empowered people produce amazing results. No matter your area of interest, we need your spirit, energy and drive to push us further and help unlock our potential.

  If you are interested in becoming part of an organization that aims to empower society and become the World’s best, join the company where YOU shape the future. Come and work with us!