QA Test Engineer

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Bytes is actively recruiting a Software QA Test Engineer with 5+ years of Manual Testing experience at a UK-based company, backed by a strong, positive reference. This role is designed for a well-rounded general tester with hands-on experience across frontend, backend, and API testing. The position requires a minimum of 3 days onsite weekly, promoting direct collaboration with our dynamic QA and development teams to enhance software quality and reliability.

In this role, you will play a vital part in our QA team, performing comprehensive manual testing and gradually contributing to our automation efforts. We highly recommend candidates with a QA Test Certification (such as ISTQB), and experience in test automation (using Cypress or Playwright) will be a valuable asset, as you’ll have opportunities to move into automation-focused tasks.

Working in a collaborative and agile setting, your expertise will be highly valued, and your insights will actively shape our testing processes. This position provides a unique opportunity for career growth, enabling you to bridge the gap between manual and automation testing. If you are passionate about quality assurance and eager to contribute to a supportive and close-knit QA team, we encourage you to apply and join us on this exciting journey.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Using appropriate techniques to design test cases, test scripts and test data that will address identified test requirements and presenting them in an overall test design.

• Conduct comprehensive testing across frontend, backend, and APIs to validate software integrity and quality.

• Develop, document, and execute test plans, cases, and scripts to meet identified requirements and ensure complete test coverage.

• Perform API testing to validate interactions and data exchange between services.

• Identify software weaknesses and suggest areas for improvement, targeting both functional and non-functional requirements.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand project requirements and quality objectives.

• Leverage technical tools like Postman for API testing and SQL for database testing and verification.

• Integrate testing activities within a CI/CD pipeline to support rapid development cycles.

• Document and prioritize defects, working closely with developers to resolve them promptly.

• Collaborate with the design and development teams to troubleshoot and refine software applications.

• Collaborating with the design and development teams to troubleshoot and refine software applications.

WIDER TEAM NETWORK

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Development and Business Analysis teams

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QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science, software engineering or a similar field

DESIRABLE

• QA Testing Certification at any level, e.g. ISTQB

ESSENTIAL

• SQL/Data interrogation techniques

ESSENTIAL

Years of Experience

• 5+ years commercial development testing

ESSENTIAL

Other Requirements

• Previous experience working as a QA/Tester automation engineer

DESIRABLE

• Familiarity with popular programming script languages

ESSENTIAL

• Detailed knowledge of application functions, bug fixing and testing protocols

ESSENTIAL

• Co-work with development teams, project managers, solution designers, information security for successful resolution of bugs/issues

ESSENTIAL

• Experience in manual testing of business applications

ESSENTIAL

• Experience of Agile development project lifecycles

ESSENTIAL

• Experience and building and executing test cases and plans.

ESSENTIAL

CORE Competencies & SKILLS:

• Ability to work proactively, independently and in an agile manner to achieve desired outcomes.

• Ability to work both independently and as a team player and enjoy working in an environment that requires continuous learning

• Written and Verbal Communication skills, and capable of communicating with senior stakeholders across the business

• Ability to take ownership and drive cross functional collaborative meetings

• Lateral thinking: generate innovative approaches and solutions to complex problems

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to juggle multiple demands without missing deadlines

• Strong attention to detail

• Good project Management skills