QA Test Analyst

The Opportunity:

My client based operating successfully in the sustainability sector are currently on the lookout for a QA Analyst where you will be responsible for performing hands-on manual testing, including functional, regression and exploratory testing.

You will collaborate closely with other QA’s, product managers, developers and DevOps teams in an agile environment to ensure product quality and stability, contributing to create clear test documentation, managing defect lifecycles, supporting automation frameworks and executing SQL queries to validate data and interact with database.

Please note this role will not be fully remote and there is no flexibility on the 2 days a week in the Exeter offices.

Skills and Experience:

• 3 years plus of hands-on experience in Software Testing or as QA Analyst, with a strong foundation in both manual testing and supporting automation frameworks.
  
  
• Experience with manual testing, including functional, regression and integration testing.
  
  
• Familiarity with automation frameworks (e.g. Selenium and Cypress) and Test management tools like TestRail, Zephyr or X-ray will be beneficial.
  
  
• Experience working in agile teams, collaborating with developers, product managers, and DevOps to meet sprint goals and deadlines.
  
  
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues effectively.
  
  
• Familiarity with Git for version control and collaborate with team members on code repositories.
  
  
• Good understanding of SQL queries to validate data and interact with databases.
  
  
• Basic Familiarity with scripting or programming languages (e.g., Python, Java and JavaScript) to contribute to automation efforts, with a willingness to grow in this area.
  
  
• Exposure to testing in cloud environments (e.g., AWS and Azure) and an understanding of microservices architecture is advantageous
  
  
• ISTQB Foundation level certification or similar certification in software testing or quality assurance.
  
  
• Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Performance testing (Gatling, Load Runner, Locust, etc.) and CI/CD practices (CircleCI, Jenkins, etc.)
  
  Please contact John here at ISR to learn more about our exciting client leading the way in the sustainability sector based in Exeter and their ongoing growth plans??