Your tasks
At GRAS we are a team of highly motivated, supportive, and committed young professionals with a multitude of backgrounds. If you feel we are a fit, we are looking forward to welcoming you as a Quality Assurance Engineer in a permanent full-time position in our team at the GRAS head office in Cologne.
- You will be designing and developing the QA management systems and tools and support the implementation of a Product/Application Lifecycle Management System
- You will be assessing software quality by designing and implementing software testing processes
- You will take ownership of code quality through exploratory and automated tests
- You will hunt bugs, identify issues, report them, and see that they’re dealt with
- You will assist in ongoing innovation and digitalisation projects
Main Responsibilities:
- Build a Product/Application Lifecycle management system to support the delivery of high-quality software products
- Review and analyse requirements, specifications, and technical design documents, providing timely feedback
- Develop detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases
- Prioritize and plan user acceptance testing activities
- Play the role of test engineer: Design, develop, and execute automated tests
- Identify and report issues found, then verify that issues are resolved
- Perform regression testing
Your profile
- University degree in IT, computer engineering, business management or another related field
- Proven work experience in software quality assurance
- Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
- Hands-on experience with automated testing tools and ALM/PLM platforms, e.g. Polarion, Jama Connect, JIRA
- Keen eye for detail and a commitment to excellence
- Be willing to help your teammates, share your knowledge with them, and learn from them
- Be open to receiving constructive feedback and turning it into process improvements
- Excellent language skills in English (at least C1) is essential.
- Good command of at least one basic programming language (e.g., Python, Java, C++, R) and DBMS (MySQL, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) is important.
- Familiarity with Web development (JavaScript, HTML, CSS, jQuery, PHP, etc.), cloud computing, QA/SW testing, GIS or Android development is an advantage.
- Experience in UML, use-case writing, and prototype design is an advantage.
Why us?
We are an international and diverse team of passionate and experienced experts, joining forces for a sustainable future! We believe that our team is our core asset and we support our people as best we can.
To help you build your future and thrive with us, we offer:
Great Team Environment
- Various team events throughout the year (Celebrating Diversity, Summer Team Event, Christmas Party)
- Close collaboration with our sister companies ISCC System GmbH, Meo Carbon Solutions GmbH, 4C Services and ClimatePal, giving you even more development opportunities
Individual learning and development plan
- Professional onboarding to help you have an ideal start with us
- Frequently feedback sessions to ensure a high quality of communication and mutual reflection
- Many free language classes
- Access to several technical specific as well as training courses
- The opportunity to work independently and shape processes
- We promote from within!
Work-Life Balance
- Hybrid set-up
- 4 weeks remote work at a place of choice (after probation)
- Flexible working hours and trust based working time
- 30 vacation days and 3 additional vacation days (Christmas eve, new year’s eve, carnival monday)
- Sabbatical options
Financial benefits
- A generous pension scheme (bAV) in line with our sustainability values
- JobTicket/Deutschlandticket
- Annual bonus scheme based on performance
Wellness Programs
- Subsidized Urban Sports Club
- Active Break scheme with weekly Yoga sessions
- Health weeks promoting healthy habits in personal and professional life
Ready to join our team?
Then we would be happy to hear from you soon! Please apply to the link below with a meaningful cover letter, CV and any relevant certificates.
We are looking forward to your application and hope to welcome you in our team soon!
We are a company with equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, race, gender or any other criteria that is not a professional qualification for an open position.
Contact: Lisa Mies
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About us
Global Risk Assessment Services (GRAS) is an innovative service and information provider offering environmental and social knowledge for fully traceable and sustainable supply chains. GRAS helps agricultural producers, processors, traders, auditors, brand owners, NGOs, and investors to assess and monitor their sustainability risks. GRAS offers mapping and tracking tools, mobile apps, dashboards and databases for the verification of compliance with sustainability requirements and improvement measures.
Our close-knit team of dedicated, supportive, and highly motivated professionals at GRAS come from a variety of backgrounds, which contributes to the diverse and dynamic work environment. We all work together with a shared enthusiasm for sustainability and a common objective. We look forward to having you join our team at the ISCC headquarters in Cologne if you think we are a good fit for you.
