QA Analyst

TN United Kingdom; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Cardiff is seeking a talented QA Analyst to join their growing Engineering team. This role involves utilizing appropriate testing methodologies, developing test scripts, and ensuring high-quality code delivery. As part of an Agile team, you will manage testing phases and collaborate closely with developers and product managers. The position offers a competitive salary and various company benefits, including enhanced parental leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Enhanced Parental Leave

Generous annual leave

Annual Giving Day

Cycle-to-work Scheme

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Life Assurance - 3X base salary

Rewards Program

LinkedIn Learning License

Qualifications

• Experience in creating, maintaining, and executing test cases based on user stories.
• Comfortable working in Agile teams, contributing to daily stand-ups and sprint planning.

Responsibilities

• Ensure delivery of high quality and error-free code.
• Manage integration and regression testing of releases.
• Design testing scenarios and test cases.

Skills

Technical expertise

Agile

Team player

Tools

TestRail

JIRA

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QA Analyst | £35,000 - £45,000 | Cardiff (3 day per week in office)

Role Overview

We're looking for a talented QA Analyst to join a growing Engineering team. The QA Analyst role holds responsibility for utilising an appropriate testing methodology, analysing testing requirements as the basis for developing testing scripts/scenarios to be executed on a project and working in conjunction with the application development effort, as per specifications, on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical expertise in ensuring the delivery of intuitive, high quality and error free code in relevant language/platform.
• Reviewing requirements and design documents to determine testing effort required
• Providing resource estimates for all testing phases of the release
• Production of overall test scripts, test strategies and test plans
• Managing the integration testing of releases, reporting progress using appropriate test metrics
• Managing the regression testing of releases
• Design testing scenarios and test cases that will demonstrate conformance to all functional and non-functional requirements
• Experienced in creating, maintaining, and executing test cases based on user stories and acceptance criteria to ensure thorough test coverage. Familiar with using TestRail to manage test documentation.
• Skilled in raising, tracking, and managing defects using JIRA, with a focus on clear documentation and effective follow-through.
• Comfortable working in Agile teams, actively contributing to daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Strong team player with experience working closely with developers, QA peers, and product managers.

Company Benefits

• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Generous annual leave
• Annual Giving Day - an extra day to give back to yourself or your community
• Cycle-to-work Scheme
• Pension scheme with employer contributions
• Life Assurance - 3X base salary
• Rewards Program - access to discounts and cashback
• LinkedIn Learning License for upskilling & development