Mid QA Engineer

Immediate; London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus a day for your birthday

Flexible / hybrid working

Enhanced Family Policies

Competitive pension plans

Electric vehicle leasing option

Tailored training and development

Regular social events

Job summary

A prominent media company in London is seeking a Mid QA Engineer to maintain high quality standards across digital platforms. You will be integral to the development team, responsible for ensuring product integrity through rigorous testing. The ideal candidate has experience in automated testing, agile methodologies, and strong communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £40K and a range of employee benefits, including flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of working in an agile environment.
• Significant web and mobile testing experience.
• Experience with Behavior Driven Development and Data Driven Testing.

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent high standards across digital platforms.
• Conduct comprehensive functional and regression tests.
• Collaborate with team members to plan new functionality.

Skills

Agile environment

Communication skills

Test automation tools

API testing with Postman

Exploratory testing

Education

ISTQB foundation level certificate or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Cypress

Postman

Selenium-WebDriverIO

Git

Job description

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Base pay range

Mid QA Engineer (Up to £40K)

Immediate is home to some of the biggest and most loved consumer brands in the UK, including Radio Times, Good Food and BBC Gardeners World magazine. Our trusted, quality content reaches millions of people a month across digital, print, video, podcasts, apps and live events.

We're the destination for people looking to get more from the things they love. We're here to inspire, fuel, encourage and educate.

Whether it's the big things, or the little things; from reaching fitness goals to savouring good food, cultivating outdoor spaces, or enjoying the latest TV sensation - we help bring our audiences joy!

About the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic QA Engineer to join one of our development teams. Reporting to the Acting Lead QA Engineer, the successful candidate will be passionate about quality and will go over and above ensuring consistent high standards are met across Immediate digital platforms and look to drive high standards for all deliveries; cultivating an environment of quality and encouraging others to consider it at all stages.

As a QA Engineer you will

• Act as an integrated member of the development team, working closely to ensure the integrity and quality of changes to the products.
• Take responsibility for representing QA at all team ceremonies.
• Act as a QA role model; understand the grasp of quality in the development team and coach them to higher levels.
• Ensure the execution of comprehensive functional, non-functional and regression tests.
• Communicate bugs early and effectively and manage issues until they are resolved.
• Consider and conduct exploratory testing to increase test coverage and maximise discovery of bugs and defects.
• Work with other QA engineers to develop standards, best practices and guidelines.
• Collaborate with other team members, Product Manager and Delivery Manager to help plan new functionality or major enhancements.
• Foster good working relationships with a diverse group of colleagues.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience of working in an agile environment.
• Detailed knowledge of the software development life cycle.
• Experience with Behaviour Driven Development, Data Driven Testing and Risk Based Analysis methodologies.
• Significant web and mobile testing experience, testing across a range of browsers / devices.
• Logging and reporting bugs in Jira (or an equivalent).
• Demonstrable experience with at least one JavaScript test automation tool (e.g. Cypress, Postman, Selenium-WebDriverIO) and willing to broaden your testing skill set through the latest automation tools and techniques.
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and the importance of continuous testing.
• Great communication, listening and negotiating skills with colleagues.
• API testing experience with Postman.
• Keen learner, who continually wants to improve, to grow their own skills, their team's skills and adapt to new tools and processes.

Desirable

• Automated API testing
• Accessibility testing
• Source Control Management (SCM) e.g. Git
• ISTQB foundation level certificate or equivalent.
• AWS / Docker / Jenkins

Benefits

• A relaxed working environment with regular socials including a summer festival
• Immediate Community webinars, well-being initiatives and Mental Health First aiders
• 25 days holiday plus a day for your birthday. Our offices will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s which are in addition to your annual entitlement
• Claim back everyday health care cost with Medicash our Health Cash back plan
• Lease an Electric vehicle through our EV salary sacrifice scheme
• Tailored training and development through our Love Learning platform
• A progressive and transparent culture with clear career progression
• Flexible / hybrid working plus early finish Fridays
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced Family Policies including paternity, adoption and surrogacy leave. We also provide a pregnancy loss, fertility, and carers policy
• Competitive pension plans and Life Assurance
• A newly renovated modern office with lots of collaborative spaces

At Immediate, we pride ourselves on our open, collaborative, and dynamic culture that empowers our people to thrive and give their best. We care deeply about our people, environment, and impact. Our active Diversity & Inclusion network, comprehensive well-being programs, and clear sustainability strategies reflect this commitment.

Immediate is an equal opportunities employer. We'll never treat anyone less favourably because of their sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, marital/civil partnerships, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief or disability. We're also committed to supporting applications from those who are returning to work following a career break, maternity leave or caring responsibilities.

Immediate is a place where you can grow, be supported, and make a difference