qa engineer

We are looking for an experienced QA Analyst to join our Autowork Online project team. Autowork Online is a comprehensive web-based application that simplifies and manages every aspect of running a busy workshop or garage. It automates and organises essential everyday tasks, from generating quotes and invoices to maintaining service records and managing the diary.

Working as a QA Analyst you will work to ensure the quality of the software by generating and executing product functionality tests and identifying and reporting product defects as part of a cross functional project team. Working with the QA lead & Head of QA, you will use your experience & skills to help drive best practice within the team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing & Executing software tests.
• Participate in all aspects of QA product life-cycle: understand the product requirements, test case creation, feature/regression/integration/exploratory/end-to-end test execution
• Log defects and track fix progression.
• Work with developers & Product Owners to diagnose and rectify software problems.
• Understand product business requirements and review functional specifications, to detect and remove defects early in the product development lifecycle.
• Write test cases in line with a specification to test core functionality, identify and investigate ambiguities in test results and propose solutions.
• Execute test cases on specific areas of product functionality and check outcomes against expected results.
• Participate in Agile development processes including communicating ideas, questions and concerns openly with the team.
• Participate in the relevant scrum events: planning and estimation, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Implement and use the departmental standard QA processes and tools.
• Working collaboratively with developers and testers to ensure quality is built into our applications as new features and technologies are introduced.
• Embrace continuous improvement.

Key Requirements:

• Experience of software testing within an Agile environment
• Experience of Azure DevOps and test management tooling
• Experience of writing, maintaining and executing manual and automated test cases
• Experience of the entire SDLC
• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Good communication skills both verbal and written
• Experience of SQL database queries
• Experience of integration testing
• Experience with working in TDD/BDD environment
• Must have a pro-active, positive, open and collaborative approach to working with others in a team
• Must be open to learning new skills and self-development to drive both personal and team growth
• Must be comfortable in giving feedback at all levels with integrity as well as receiving it to build trust
• Advantageous - ISTQB qualification
• Advantageous - experience with C# language
  Advantageous - Experience and understanding of Automated testing (Selenium WebDriver)
• Advantageous - Experience of API testing (Postman & Swagger)

Company Info

Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) is the market leader in developing and delivering fully integrated business management solutions for distributors, suppliers, resellers, wholesalers and merchants. Our mission is simple: to design, implement and support high-performance systems that enable our customers to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively. Whilst Kerridge takes work seriously, we also like to have fun. You’ll be supported and you will work amongst the brightest minds in the industry. Our culture is one of massive support and growth.

Equal Opportunities

KCS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires us to adjust the recruiting process please do advise us when contacted.