Endur Quality Engineer

Endur Test Lead

Responsible for developing and implementing a test strategy for the migration of European Gas, Power and Carbon trading from Aligne to the latest version of Endur.

This will be a greenfield Endur implementation, defining and adopting best practice in every aspect of the project including the testing function.

A key deliverable will be the ability to regression test a significant proportion of the solution with little involvement from the business. New versions of Endur should be deployable with confidence in weeks, not months as a result.

Responsibilities

Selection and implementation of appropriate test tools

Designing and implementing a scalable, optimized API-based testing approach, focused on automation and minimizing manual testing

Recruit, lead, coach and develop a team, directing them to deliver an effective end-to-end test capability including smoke, acceptance, integration, system, regression and performance tests

Understanding the requirements of the business and ensure testing adequately covers these needs within practical constraints such as time and cost

Effective communication with other senior stakeholders across the project, particularly progress reporting

Working closely with the Development Lead to ensure customizations are more easily testable

Working with other test leads (e.g. on the SENA & LNG Endur projects) to ensure best practice approaches can be leveraged across Shell Energy

Endur Knowledge Requirements

Deep knowledge of the Endur application and the challenges this presents for most test tools and traditional testing models

Understanding the importance of JVS and OpenComponents in the context of an API-based testing approach

Knowledge And Understanding Of Key Endur Concepts Such As

• Grid
• Domain Services - (APM, Credit, Log Monitor etc.)
• Workflows
• User Defined Simulation results (UDSRs)
• Accounting

Experience testing Endur integrations (both inbound and outbound)

Knowledge of the Endur data model for transactional data, with focus on power and gas markets

Knowledge of the Endur data model for static data

General Requirements

Experience running a distributed testing team

Effective management of tasks, timelines, and progress reporting to senior management stakeholders

Understanding of the pros and cons of available Endur testing tools in the market, and experience of at least one

Demonstrate a thorough understanding and experience of agile and waterfall delivery methodologies, often in combination

Experience with Behaviour Driven Development testing (BDD testing)

Technical skills such as SQL, Azure, PowerShell scripting, JVS and OpenComponents an advantage

Must have experience following a structured CI/CD process to ensure standards and processes are uniformly upheld