QA Engineer

Assured Data Protection; Harewood; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A global data protection company seeks a QA Engineer to ensure reliable software through testing in a hybrid environment. Candidates should have 3-5 years of software testing experience and strong communication skills. The role offers flexibility and a collaborative atmosphere, focusing on quality and client satisfaction.

Benefits

Hybrid working options

Team-building events

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in software testing, especially in an Agile environment.
• Good knowledge of the software development and testing lifecycle.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create various tests to support different stages in the development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure timely completion and testing.
• Work with other teams to ensure software meets all needs.

Skills

Software Testing

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Attention to details

Tools

Jira

MySQL

Postman

Playwright

QAlityPlus

Job description

Location: Hybrid – Remote / Harewood, Leeds
Position Title: QA Engineer
Job Type: Full-Time

About Us
Assured Data Protection is a global leader in data backup and disaster recovery managed services, specializing in safeguarding against data loss and downtime in the event of a disaster, cyber, or ransomware attack. Our fully managed services include immutable backup, disaster recovery, and cyber resiliency to protect data on-premises and in the cloud, with 24/7/365 expert support. We offer a flexible, consumption-based model to grow with your business, making data protection cost-effective and scalable. Our purpose-built software provides industry-leading monitoring and reporting capabilities to provide actionable insights into your data protection strategy. Our global data centers ensure data sovereignty, meeting your organization’s compliance requirements. A dedicated team is always available to recover your data and minimize disruption in the event of a disaster.

Job Summary:
The Senior QA Engineer at Assured Data Protection is a member of the agile development team and has a key role in ensuring our software is reliable and supports to minimise errors and defects. The role of a Senior QA Engineer is to be a role model for good quality tests and guide others in best practices in software testing. You will have excellent knowledge in all aspects of the software development and testing lifecycle working in an Agile environment. You will help in ensuring that our software meets the defined requirements, quality, and our clients\' expectations.

Job Overview

The QA Engineer at Assured Data Protection is a member of the agile development team and has a part in requiring our software is reliable and helps to minimise errors and defects. The role for a QA Engineer is to provide good quality tests and follow best practices in software testing. You understand the software development and testing lifecycle working in an Agile environment. You will ensure that our software meets the defined requirements, quality, and our clients\' expectations.

Responsibilities

• Software Testing:
  • Understand the differences between the various testing types and the benefit each provides.
  • Able to create a variety of tests to support different stages in the development lifecycle.
  • Understand and analyse Acceptance Criteria and produce tests according to the requirements.
  • Provide clear and concise defect reports and able to document / demonstrate steps to reproduce.
  • Have good communication skills.
  • Able to work autonomously or part of a team.
  • Ability to prioritise and organise their tasks.
• Testing Processes:
  • Follow and have an input into areas of improvement to our software testing processes.
  • Be a member of the Agile development team, following the ways of working and our Scrum adoption.
  • Collaborate closely with the team to determine the software requirements defined.
• Developers:
  • Work closely with the developers to ensure work is completed and tested within the agreed deadlines.
  • Maintain software quality through testing protocols, and documentation practices.
  • Contribute to software releases by ensuring they are tested to the correct level.
• Collaboration:
  • Able to work with other teams such as Support/ Marketing/ Client Services to ensure our software is tested in line with their needs.

Qualifications & Experience

• 3-5 Years experience of software testing, ideally in an Agile working environment (Scrum or Kanban).
• Good knowledge of the software development and testing lifecycle and agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Attention to details.

Desirable Attributes:

• ISTQB Foundation
• Knowledge of Performance Testing
• Knowledge of Automation Testing
• Knowledge of API Testing
• Willingness to learn new skills.
• Ability to prioritise and organise their tasks.

Technical:

• Jira/ Confluence or other project management tools.
• MySQL/ SQL Databases
• Postman (nice to have)
• Playwright (nice to have)
• VSCode (nice to have)
• QAlityPlus (nice to have)

What We Offer

• Hybrid working options for flexibility.
• Regular team-building and off-site company events.
• A dynamic, inclusive, and collaborative work environment

At Assured Data Protection we value diversity and inclusivity. We offer perks such as flex holidays and flexible working practices to allow our employees to show up as their whole selves. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.

You must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.