QA Analyst

QA Analyst

Department: Software Development

Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time

Location: London – Paddington

Reporting To: QA Manager

Description

As a QA Analyst you will ensure that the quality and reliability of our software product through comprehensive testing and validation. Your role will involve creating, automating and executing test plans and cases while collaborating with the development team to identify defects and resolve them in a time sensitive manner. You will play a crucial role in delivering high quality IT applications that meet both customer needs and business needs.

Key Responsibilities

1. Create test cases, test plans and test strategies from User Stories and work items
2. Execute test cases, using automation where possible
3. Identify and log defects found during testing
4. Communicate effectively with the development and product teams
5. Perform relevant testing on assigned projects, including end-to-end, confirmation, acceptance, regression, smoke, automation, integration, functional and non-functional testing
6. Participate in project-related meetings
7. Keep up-to-date with testing tools selected by Dye & Durham
8. Train other QA team members on processes and standards
9. Drive improvements in processes and standards
10. Ensure quality of delivered products
11. Maintain traceability of testing undertaken
12. Support the creation of knowledge bases

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

1. Minimum 2 years of experience working in a similar role
2. Experience in writing test cases, executing tests and documenting defects
3. Strong communication, problem solving, time management and documentation skills
4. Keen attention to detail
5. Able to use SQL queries to identify and maintain test data
6. Experience in manual testing
7. Experience using Postman for API testing
8. Experience in automating test cases using Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript
9. ISTQB qualification or similar

Job Benefits

At Dye & Durham we strive to be visionaries! As a leader in our field, we ensure our employees are ready for the next challenge in their journey with us by offering internal and external training opportunities. We offer competitive salaries and a whole host of benefits including healthcare, pension, company discounts, wellness programs, and paid days off to move house or volunteer for your favourite charity.

Do you share our DNA?

• We ask how tomorrow can be better than today
• We are passionate about solving our customer’s challenges
• Our ideas break boundaries
• We value different perspectives and encourage dialogue
• We take ownership and celebrate together

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