Quality Assurance Engineer

Reference: DD252136_045

Vacancy: 1

Job title: Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Leicester/ Client Location

Salary: GBP 42000 to GBP 52000 per annum

Published Date: 04November 2025

Closing Date: 03 December 2025

Job Description (Main Duties and Responsibilities):

• Review business requirements, functional specifications, and technical design documents to create comprehensive test plans and test cases.
• Identify appropriate test scenarios, including positive, negative, regression, integration, and performance test cases.
• Participate in requirement analysis and provide early feedback to improve design and usability.
• Define and maintain test data, test environments, and test coverage metrics.
• Perform manual testing of web, mobile, and API-based applications.
• Execute automated test scripts and maintain automation frameworks where applicable.
• Log, track, and manage defects using tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, or Bugzilla.
• Collaborate with developers to reproduce and resolve defects quickly.
• Conduct regression, smoke, sanity, functional, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Prepare and share test summary reports, including test results, quality metrics, and defect trends.
• Design and maintain automated test scripts using tools like Selenium, Postman, JMeter, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Support CI/CD pipelines with automated test execution in tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure Pipelines.
• Ensure that automation scripts are scalable, reusable, and aligned with project goals.
• Work closely with developers, product owners, and project managers in an Agile/Scrum setup.
• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives for QA processes, tools, and standards.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and provide guidance to business stakeholders.

Key Skills, Qualifications and Experience Needed [The candidate must demonstrate these in all stages of assessment]

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Relevant testing certifications (e.g., ISTQB Foundation, Agile Tester, Certified Selenium Professional) preferred.
• Proven experience (3–7 years) as a Software Tester, QA Engineer, or Test Analyst.
• Strong understanding of STLC, SDLC, and defect lifecycle management.
• Experience with manual testing and exposure to test automation frameworks.
• Good working knowledge of SQL for data validation and backend testing.
• Proficiency in using testing and defect management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, Zephyr, HP ALM).
• Knowledge of API testing tools such as Postman, SoapUI, or ReadyAPI.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology and sprint-based delivery cycles.
• Excellent attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills for effective stakeholder collaboration.
• Experience with Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, or Playwright for UI automation.
• Understanding of performance testing using JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git, GitLab, Bitbucket).
• Basic scripting skills in Python, Java, or JavaScript for automation development.
• Knowledge of API automation, BDD frameworks (Cucumber, Behave), or continuous integration tools.
• Experience testing in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• ISTQB or equivalent QA certification is a plus.
• Deep familiarity with Salesforce Lightning Design System (SLDS) and Salesforce platform design constraints.
• Strong proficiency in Figma, Adobe XD, or equivalent design and prototyping tools.
• Experience designing for multi-persona environments, including internal users, customers, and mobile field engineers.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery teams and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• User research artefacts such as detailed personas, empathy maps, and journey maps that capture user needs, motivations, and pain points.
• Well-structured information architecture documents and user flow diagrams to define intuitive navigation and interaction pathways.
• Wireframes and interactive prototypes to visualize and iterate on proposed user experiences before development.
• Design specifications fully aligned with Salesforce Lightning Design System (SLDS) standards to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Thorough accessibility and usability testing reports documenting findings, recommendations, and design improvements.
• Final UI design assets prepared for seamless handoff to development teams, ensuring design accuracy and implementation quality.

Other Key skills:

• Good analytical and Problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills
• A thorough approach and Self starter
• Focus on quality and delivery
• Working together in teams.
• Leadership and effective decision making.
• Flexible Attitude
• Excellent customer service

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £42,000.00-£52,000.00 per year