Budapest, Hungary

About Us

Diligent is the global leader in modern governance, providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance, audit and ESG. Empowering more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members and leaders with a holistic view of their organization’s GRC practices so they can make better decisions, faster. No matter the challenge.

At Diligent, you are an agent of positive change. You are joining a team of passionate, smart, creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place. Be a part of a global community on a mission to make a real impact.

Learn more at diligent.com.

Position Overview:

Diligent is looking for a Staff QA Engineer to join our Boards and Leadership Capabilities team and shape the future of GRC with us. Our team is responsible for developing our flagship product Boards and its connected modules. Our applications are used by the highest influential leaders of the globe. Security and quality is exceptionally important in our products so this role has strategic importance.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills and is not intimidated by technical challenges. Love setting up and continuously improving quality processes but still eager to sit together with development teams mentoring them and developing testcases or improving our test frameworks. Be a process and quality geek, but still be hands-on enough to write and review test scripts, mentor younger test automation engineers. Have a good overview of CI/CD practices and tools and how QA is embedded into it. Be open and curious.

Key Responsibilities 

Staff QA Engineer is responsible for implementing and maintaining quality assurance processes throughout the software development life cycle
Owning and maintaining the overall test strategy and QA processes
Optimizes the effectiveness of testing through test automation and continuous test suite refinements  
Mentoring colleagues with less experience
Overseeing functional, automated, regression, and exploratory cross-browser manual testing for regular application releases 
Occasional creation and execution of test cases, with regular analysis of team’s test results  
Ensure all work is carried out and documented in accordance with required standards, methods and procedures to ensure information retention and re-use.  Ensure internal systems are kept up-to-date at all times with the latest activity 
Plan and control their own workflow to ensure all deadlines are met and manage their own tasks effectively 
Involved in continuous improvement of processes by regularly making improvement recommendations at team retrospectives

Required Experience/Skills 

Strong working experience of QA, test concepts, driving best practice, and technology in order to maximise the value delivered by the QA function 
Strong leadership, influencing, and collaboration skills  
Able to explain and champion the principles of a quality deliverable 
Strong test automation experience and ability to choose best fit tools and solutions (We currently use Playwright, Nightwatch, Cypress.io) 
Experience of test management tools (e.g. JIRA, QTest) 
Experience of working in an Agile development environment 
Be passionate about delivering value to our customers 
Be an active participant in the procedural and social evolution of the QA team; look for opportunities to add value and bringing the project teams closer together 
Be able to think on your feet and handle the pressure of tight deadlines 
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of recognising patterns and opportunities for improvement 
Excellent organisational, presentation and communication skills

Preferred Experience/Skills  

10+ years of testing experience 
Degree, or equivalent, in Computer Science, Mathematics or similar discipline 
ISQTB Advanced Certificate 
History of hands-on software development is a plus 
SQL query experience 
Experience of working in regulated markets
Understanding of the “Shift Left” principle in QA
Inquisitive and curious mindset

What Diligent Offers You

Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, global days of service, comprehensive health benefits, meeting free days, generous time off policy and wellness programs to name a few
We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, Singapore, and Sydney.
Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.

Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology, insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability – to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate, smart, and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place.

Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., Baltimore, London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, and Sydney. 

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