QA Analyst


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Spring Group Plc

Listed on

25th January 2018

Location

Sutton Coldfield

Salary/Rate

£28000 - £34000

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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QA Analyst

QA Analyst / Software Testing / SCRUM / Automation / Permanent / Sutton Coldfield / West Midlands

My market leading client is looking for an experienced Quality Analyst to join their growing Software Development Team working alongside highly capable software development professionals with the joint goal of re-platforming and modernising their existing legacy product suite, utilising industry standard best practices and user experience techniques.

You will work as part of a cross functional self-organising SCRUM team and be involved with all SCRUM ceremonies to help refine, plan, deliver and deploy quality software solutions while contributing ideas to help the team with its continual improvement.

You will also be responsible for building on their suite of automated Selenium tests to ensure their applications have good test coverage to enable Continuous Integration.

Key Responsibilities:

*Plan, execute and document the testing of our software suite using a combination of manual and automated testing Selenium Tests.

*Work closely with Developers as part of a SCRUM team to test user stories as they're being developed.

*Liaise effectively with Product Owners while in UAT or Pilot phases.

*Collaborate with Product Owners from the onset to understand requirements, define test cases and suggest conditions of acceptance.

*Log and help to prioritise defects using Visual Studio Team Services.

*Update our bank of regression scripts on a continual basis.

*Work with other members of your team to iteratively improve working practices.

*Assist with planning the regression testing activities in preparation for a release.

Skills and Experience required:

*Demonstrable expertise in the whole testing life cycle including knowledge of various test methodologies, definition of test plans and test scripts, test execution and raising defects.

*Experience in creating and executing simple database queries to support testing, such as using SQL and MongoDB.

*Ability to work in an environment which provides a responsive customer experience.

*Experience working in an environment utilising Continuous Integration, and experience in build management.

*Experience writing automated test using tools such as Selenium, Specflow and Ranorex.

*Experience testing web services and web applications, and using API testing tools such as Postman.

*ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level.

*Experience of working within a SCRUM environment is desirable but not essential.

This is a great opportunity to join an established, yet growing organisation during an exciting period of change. The salary on offer for this role is £28,000 - £34,000 plus an excellent company benefits package!

Please apply ASAP to be considered!

QA Analyst / Software Testing / SCRUM / Automation / Permanent / Sutton Coldfield / West Midlands

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