Quality Engineer : Contractor

Curve Tomorrow (Curve) is an award-winning software company that focuses on digital health software. Curve works together with healthcare organisations, researchers and doctors to develop digital healthcare products. The company has ~ 40 employees and has offices in Australia, India, Pakistan and the Netherlands. We are also a certified B Corp!

We are a dynamic technology company specializing in health software solutions for researchers, health organizations, and hospitals. We are on a mission to help as many people as we can through the projects we do. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Quality Assurance Specialist to join our team. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about maintaining the highest standards of quality across multiple projects, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

1. Multiple Projects
   1. Manage and execute testing activities across multiple ongoing projects.
   2. Prioritize testing tasks and manage time effectively to meet project deadlines.
2. Test Planning & Design
   1. Develop, execute, and maintain test plans, test cases, and test scripts for manual and automated testing.
   2. Proactively identify risks and propose solutions to enhance the quality of deliverables.
3. Test Execution
   1. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and document defects, ensuring clear communication of issues and resolutions.
   2. Implement and maintain automated testing frameworks to improve efficiency and reduce repetitive testing tasks.
4. UAT management
   1. Communicate testing progress, issues, and outcomes clearly with all stakeholders.
5. Project Documentation Support
   1. Assist in creating and maintaining project documentation, including test reports, release notes, and user guides.
   2. Comfortable to communicate directly to the customer to close gaps in requirements and acceptance criteria.
6. Automation & Continuous Improvement:
   1. Stay up-to-date with industry best practices and continuously seek to improve testing processes.

Key Characteristics:

• Strong Organizational Skills: Ability to juggle multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and keep testing efforts on track.
• Attention to Detail: Sharp eye for catching even the smallest issues, ensuring that no bug goes unnoticed.
• Adaptability: Flexibility to adjust quickly to changing project requirements and shifting priorities.
• Proactive Communication: Clear and effective communicator who keeps everyone in the loop on testing progress and issues.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Quick thinker with the ability to diagnose issues and suggest practical, effective solutions.
• Automation Skills: Proficiency or hungry to learn and invest time with automation testing tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress) to enhance testing efficiency and ensure consistent test coverage.
• Agile Methodologies: Familiarity with Agile workflows to effectively contribute in a collaborative, iterative environment.
• Resourcefulness: Able to make the most out of available tools and creatively solve testing challenges.
• Risk Assessment: Capable of evaluating the impact of bugs and prioritising efforts based on risk and project needs.
• Continuous Learner: Committed to staying updated on the latest testing trends, tools, and methodologies.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in a QA role, ideally within a small firm or startup environment.
• Experience with manual and automated testing tools (e.g., Selenium, JIRA, TestRail).
• Solid understanding of software development and testing lifecycle.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

What we offer

This role will offer you a fantastic opportunity to be part of the growth of this organisation. Have impact, ownership and a say! Working at Curve isn’t your typical workplace experience. Our team are super connected, passionate and hardworking, and keeping our culture amazing is our #1 priority. At Curve, it’s more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of the world of opportunities we have available. With infinite possibilities, we could take you anywhere.

Why work at Curve?

A strong mission to improve 1 billion lives through digital healthcare. Use your skills as a force for good and join a team that believes in making the world a better place.

We are a company that lives by its values. The Curve Values are:

• Improve myself, each other & our partners
• Solve problems that improve people’s lives
• Everyone leads
• Become comfortable with being uncomfortable
• Only create products that people love