Senior QA Engineer

Our 30-year journey rides on the passion of over 27,000 seafarers and 1,000 onshore professionals. Today, we are one of the largest independent third-party ship management companies managing over 650+ diverse types of vessels.

Headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, China, we operate on a global scale having 27 offices in 12 countries. Our client base spans over 100 world-class ship owners, including Fortune 500 companies from China, Greece, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and the USA, among others.

In a shore career at FLEET, you will be working with a team of a highly passionate, self-driven and committed group of people. We aim to be a place where you can achieve your full potential, regardless of your background. We are looking for individuals who are ambitious about making a strong contribution to FLEET’s short and long-term sustainable growth – whether you are dealing directly with clients or working in a role supporting the business, such as technology, legal or communications.

Job Position Summary

At Fleet Management, quality is our anchor, and an exciting opportunity has arisen — we're looking for a skilled Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join our mission-critical crew at the forefront of maritime technology.

The shipping industry is navigating a sea of digital disruption, and ensuring the integrity and reliability of our systems is essential to staying on course. As a key member of our IT programme, your role will focus on embedding robust quality practices across our solutions, including the redevelopment of our custom in-house PARIS platform.

You will be tasked with steering quality initiatives that safeguard performance, security, and scalability, working closely with senior stakeholders and development teams to deliver solutions that power the operations of over 600 ships and 25,000 seafarers globally. This is a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact, helping us chart the course for the next generation of digital maritime solutions.

If you have less experience, the position may be adjusted to Quality Assurance Engineer, offering a great opportunity to grow into a senior role.

Key Roles and Responsibilities   

As a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, your typical day will include:

🧭Charting the Course: Driving Quality Across Our Digital Fleet

• Lead the design, implementation, and execution of comprehensive QA strategies for both front-end and back-end systems, ensuring adherence to architectural principles and industry best practices
• Define and enforce quality standards across functional and non-functional requirements, including performance, stability, and security
• Champion automation by identifying innovative solutions and leveraging modern tools (including the use of AI) to streamline testing processes and improve efficiency
• Oversee test planning, execution, and defect management to ensure timely delivery of high-quality solutions aligned with project milestones

🫱🏽‍🫲🏽Signalling Assurance: Stakeholder Management & Communication

• Collaborate closely with Project Managers, Business Analysts, and Development teams to ensure QA considerations are embedded throughout the project lifecycle
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, clearly communicating quality metrics, risks, and recommendations in a concise and actionable manner
• Partner with maritime subject matter experts to ensure solutions meet operational realities and deliver tangible value to the fleet

⚓Being an Anchor for the Crew: Mentorship & Teamwork

• Lead and mentor QA engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence
• Share best practices, tools, and methodologies to elevate the overall quality capability within the IT team
• Promote collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver robust, scalable, and user-centric solutions

Relationship

INTERNAL 

• Development Teams (based in HK & India); Ops & Support (based in HK & India);

EXTERNAL

• Answering and helping external development teams.

Job Experience, Functional Knowledge and Qualifications

ESSENTIAL – You MUST have all these skills and experiences 🤩

• 5+ years’ experience in a Quality Assurance Engineering role, with strong exposure to JavaScript/TypeScript or JAVA
• Proven QA mindset with an obsession for quality and best practices, demonstrated through:
• Manual Testing for functional and non-functional requirements across multiple form factors (desktop, mobile, tablet)
• Automation Testing using frameworks such as Playwright, Robot Framework, or Selenium WebDriver
• Hands-on experience in performance testing using tools like Apache JMeter
• Ability to write and execute complex SQL queries on databases such as Postgres, Oracle, and MariaDB
• Skilled in planning and implementing Application Performance Monitoring & Debugging tools such as ElasticSearch, Prometheus, New Relic, and/or Firebase
• Effective and confident communication skills in English, including with stakeholders outside of IT

DESIRABLE – It’s great if you have these too 😇

• Thorough and detailed hands-on experience of QA concepts and tools such as Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and Jenkins
• Experience leading and mentoring QA engineers, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and quality excellence.
• Previous experience working successfully in an Agile environment (Scrum, XP, Lean, or Kanban).

Competencies

• Analysis & Problem Solving: Uses a systematic approach to root cause analysis on complex problems to identify underlying trends and put forward well-thought-out solutions to address the causes and reduce risk.
• Listening & Communication: Focuses on the individual they are communicating with. Writes and expresses thoughts clearly adjusting as necessary to the audience. Asks questions to clarify.
• Collaboration, Inclusion & Teamwork: A good team player that is personable, friendly, polite and takes the time to know people. Helps new colleagues and visitors feel welcome. Mentors and encourages junior members.
• Customer Focus: Understands the needs of the customer clarifying requirements and expectations. Adapts as necessary to changing requirements and is responsive, helpful with all requests. Sets high quality for service delivery.
• Planning & Organizing: Uses technology and tools to drive effective project planning with projects having clear success criteria and milestones. Escalates in a timely manner and seeks feedback with all colleagues throughout the execution phase mitigating risks as they arise.
• Initiative: Challenges existing ways of doing things. Looking for continuous improvement without being asked. Identifies ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness in own work and others in the team
• Accountability: Responsible for delivery own work without unnecessary supervision. Always demonstrates integrity and ethical behavior being a role model for others. Invites constructive feedback adjusting actions accordingly. Thinks through mistakes made and finds ways to prevent reoccurrence.
• Resilience & Managing Wellbeing: Is willing to take on additional unplanned urgent tasks when required without sacrificing performance standards. Knows how to prioritise and break down tasks, and when to escalate to his manager to manage pressure
• Adaptability: Seeks to understand the rationale for changes at Fleet looking from difference perspectives to facilitate and positively contribute to the initiatives within the team and themselves.

Fleet Management Limited is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by local laws.