Description

We are looking for a QA Tester with at least 12 months’ experience to join our super talented Games team in Brighton.

You will work directly with the development team and other testers to implement efficient QA processes.

The QA Tester will be able to analyse development roadmaps, schedules, and sprint goals in order to determine the best test plan and determine what to test in relation to development prioritization. As well as applying hands-on QA testing, the candidate will support and manage the needs of other QA testers in the team.

You will work directly with the development team and other testers to implement efficient QA processes. The QA Tester will be able to analyse development roadmaps, schedules, and sprint goals in order to determine the best test plan and determine what to test in relation to development prioritization. As well as applying hands-on QA testing, the candidate will support and manage the needs of other QA testers in the team.

Responsibilities
Run test cycles on a per sprint and build release basis
Establish and evolve formal QA processes, ensuring that the team is using industry-accepted best practices
Oversee administrative aspects of software testing including establishing metrics and reports
Develop and execute test cases, plans and procedures
Diagnose defects and track them from discovery to resolution
Partner with engineering teams to stay informed of new technologies and new features being introduced and to ensure that system components are designed for testability
Develop deeper technical understanding of our development processes and products in development
Respond to all requests from team members in a timely and professional manner
Support other QA team members

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:
12 months’ experience in the software quality field including prior hands-on quality engineering experience
Ability to develop and execute test cases, plans and procedures to support various development methodologies
Familiarity with the software development life cycle and test cycles; Sprint deliveries, Function and feature testing, Systems and backend services, Deployments and differences therein, User accounts, Stress & scale, Smoke & sanity checks
Understanding of different format testing procedures, and deployment
Understanding of existing QA best practices and methodologies to design, implement and automate processes
Understanding of Jira and available tools for issue management
Experience coordinating with external QA resources and supporting QA resources within the team
Detailed and effective written communication skills for documenting the features tested and bugs found
Highly organised, detail oriented, extremely responsive and able to prioritize a large number of tasks
Self-motivated, works well independently and with other
Jira or similar database experience
Git source repo tools (Bitbucket, Sourcetree, etc)
Testrail, Confluence and automation Tools

Benefits

What West Pier can offer you:
Flexible working hours
A competitive salary which is reviewed on an annual basis
Company pension scheme provided by NEST
Ongoing training with career development
A friendly, creative and focused studio atmosphere
Regular in-house events and social outings, such as board games, poker nights, cheese board Friday’s, escape rooms and much more
Weekly fruit delivery with healthy snacks and locally roasted coffee
Free eye tests + standard glasses for display work
Flu vaccinations are offered on a yearly basis
A West Pier t-shirt is provided on the first day
Enviable location in Brighton city centre, two minutes from the beach and five minutes from Brighton rail station