QA Engineer - Mobile

About Protecht
We are a fast growth Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) SaaS business. We provide world-class enterprise risk management, compliance, training, and advisory services to over 350 customers across various industry sectors through our offices across APAC, USA & Europe.


Why join us?
At Protecht, a positive and super friendly culture awaits you, where learning is valued and supported. We empower our people through leadership, training, knowledge-sharing, and mentorship. Here are some of the perks of working with Protecht:

• A modern Tech Stack and a great opportunity to work within a dynamic mobile development team.
• A highly flexible culture – our way of working lets people work across home and our offices.
• A strong commitment to your learning and development - fortnightly dedicated L&D afternoons
• Reward & Recognition programs
• A strong focus on work / life balance with access to Birthday leave, bonus days, paid parental leave and long service leave.
• Monthly social events
• Competitive remuneration and Annual Performance Bonus
• Generous Employee Referral program

About you!
As a Mobile Application QA Engineer at Protecht Group, you will test new functionalities for our ERM (Enterprise Risk Management), React Native mobile application. Located in our central Sydney office and reporting to our Development Manager, you be part of a small team that strives to implement best practices for mobile app testing and agile project delivery.

You will be responsible for evaluating software functions and designing test protocols to ensure that products work as intended. You will also be responsible for completing all testing procedures, suggesting performance changes, and preparing performance reports for the development managers

Typically, you will:

• Be part of an agile team to test and maintain the Protecht.ERM mobile app built with React Native.
• Work closely with developers, product managers, and UI/UX designers to understand requirements and provide feedback.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies like sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive test plan for React Native mobile applications.
• Define testing strategies for both iOS and Android platforms, considering platform-specific and device-specific behaviours.
• Create detailed, reusable, and maintainable test cases for functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Write test cases to cover UI/UX, performance, security, and compatibility aspects.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using tools like Jest, Detox, Appium, or Cypress. Ensure test automation frameworks are scalable and efficient.
• Test APIs and backend integrations to ensure data consistency and proper functionality.
• Validate API responses, error handling, and data synchronisation.
• Build, code, and implement software evaluation test programs.
• Run test programs to ensure that testing protocols evaluate the software correctly.
• Tweak the software testing systems for maximum performance.
• Finalise and document testing procedures.
• Create and present test reports to management and suggesting software fixes.
• Continuously improve testing processes and methodologies.
• Periodically provide third-level support to business users.
• Keep up to date with the latest trends, tools, and best practices in mobile app testing and React Native development.

You’ll be a great fit if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or similar field.
• Proven work experience as a software test engineer with a mobile app focus.
• Experience in testing mobile applications on both iOS and Android platforms.
• Knowledge of device-specific and platform-specific behaviours and guidelines.
• Ability to test apps across multiple devices, screen sizes, and OS versions.
• In-depth knowledge of program testing software.
• Proficiency in testing tools like Jest, Detox, Appium, Espresso, XCTest, or Cypress.
• Ability to develop clear and concise test plans and collating data to compile test reports.
• Ability to design and write complex software testing procedures.
• Excellent software troubleshooting skills.

Essential skills

• Ability to test RESTful APIs using tools like Postman or SoapUI.
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git.
• Experience testing mobile applications, preferably React Native.
• Experience with debugging tools like React Native Debugger or Flipper.
• Experience with automated testing using Detox (requires JavaScript basics and Jest framework, which is used within detox).
• Experience with manual testing using an iOS Simulator (Xcode knowledge preferred), and Android emulator (Android Studio).
• Experience with non-production iOS Testing using TestFlight.
• Experience with testing of API services using automated tools such as JMeter and Soap UI.
• Experience creating test reporting. Use Allure Report for tracking test results and logs.

Up for the challenge?

If you think this may be your next opportunity and you want to be part of a Great Place to Work™ – Certified organization, Apply online today!

To be eligible for this role, you must be an Australian citizen / permanent resident.

Visit our website https://www.protechtgroup.com/ to find out a little more about working with us.