Senior QA Engineer

Houston Texans; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in sports performance analytics is seeking a Senior QA Tester to join their team in Greater Manchester. In this role, you will ensure software quality throughout the development lifecycle by executing manual and automated tests. Your passion for quality, attention to detail, and collaboration with cross-functional teams will be critical as you develop test plans, analyze results, and drive improvements in product quality. Prior experience in Agile testing methodologies and proficiency with defect tracking tools are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Quality Assurance Tester or similar.
• Proficient in creating and executing test plans.
• Strong ability to report bugs with detailed documentation.

Responsibilities

• Work with Engineering and Product to ensure high-quality features.
• Execute test cases and analyze results.
• Develop comprehensive test plans based on product requirements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Knowledge of the SDLC

Agile testing methodologies

Creating and managing test cases

Functional testing

Regression testing

Defect tracking and management

Analytical mind

Education

ISTQB Foundation level certification

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Kitman Labs is a global human performance company, disrupting and transforming the way the sports industry uses data to increase the performance of the world's top athletes.
Driven by a passion to innovate in the areas of sports performance, analytics and user experience, we have assembled a team of the industry’s top data scientists, sports performance scientists, product specialists and engineers. The company received recognition by Fast Company in 2019 as one of the most innovative companies in the world.
Kitman Labs’ advanced Outcome-driven Analytics and Performance Intelligence Platform are used by over 700 teams in 50 leagues on 6 continents spanning soccer, rugby, American football, baseball and ice hockey.
The Role
Are you passionate about quality? Are you competent in executing test cases & passionate about SaaS products, applications & systems?
We are looking for a Senior QA Tester to join our team to work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout our software development lifecycle, to help us assess & improve our software quality through manual and automated testing.
As a QA Tester in Kitman Labs you will use your attention to detail and passion for quality to understand product requirements and develop comprehensive test plans that will deliver robust systems to our clientsWe will expect you to;

• Work directly with Engineering and Product to deliver high quality features to our clients
• Work cross functionally to participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle from planning to execution of tests
• Execute test cases (manual or automated) and analyse results
• Evaluate product code according to specifications
• Identify test scenarios based on requirements
• Develop and agree test plans with product and engineering leadership
• Review test results and provide feedback to team leadership
• Identify software bugs and provide analysis to drive quality within the team
• Act as the voice of quality within the team at all times

Must have skills;

• Focused on quality with a strong attention to detail
• Knowledge of the SDLC
• Proven experience as a Quality Assurance Tester or similar role
• Experience with Agile testing methodologies.
• Proficiency in creating, executing, and managing test cases and test plans.
• Understanding of functional, regression, system, and user acceptance testing.
• Experience with defect tracking and management tools like JIRA, or equivalent.
• Strong ability to identify and report bugs, along with detailed documentation of issues.

Nice to have skills;

• Familiarity with Agile frameworks and Automation testing is a plus
• Self motivated with the ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team
• Communication and presentation skills
• ISTQB Foundation level certification or equivalent
• Experience with different test types
• Expertise using different test tools
• Knowledge of databases and SQL
• Analytical mind and problem-solving aptitude