Junior QA Analyst
Immediate Media Co, United Kingdom
Job Description
Junior QA Analyst (27,000 - 30,000)
Immediate is the special interest content and platform company. Our fast-growing, multi-platform media business is home to over 1,000 people across eight divisions. We own and operate some of the best-loved brands in the UK including Radio Times, BBC Good Food, BBC Gardeners’ World and Top Gear to name a few. And we only focus on special interest markets, engaging over 75million global passionate consumers each month, offering them world-class content and innovative new products and services. Immediate was named the UK’s Best Place to Work by Glassdoor in 2022.
About the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic Junior QA Test Analyst to join one of our development teams. Reporting to the team’s Scrum Master, the successful candidate will be passionate about quality and will go over and above ensuring consistent high standards are met across Immediate digital platforms and look to drive high standards for all deliveries; cultivating an environment of quality and encouraging others to consider it at all stages.
You’ll be joining an established development team so being a team player, a great communicator, and an observant and transparent individual who can identify problems early, report and escalate where necessary is key to the role. We’ll be looking for a keen learner, who continually wants to improve, to grow their own skills, their team’s skills and adapt to new tools and processes.
As aJunior QA Analyst you will;
- Acting as an integrated member of the development team, working closely to ensure the integrity and quality of changes to the products
- Taking responsibility for representing QA at all team ceremonies
- Ensuring the execution of comprehensive functional, non-functional and regression tests
- Communicating bugs early and effectively, managing issues until they are resolved
- Considering and conducting exploratory testing to increase test coverage and maximise discovery of bugs and defects
- Work with other QA analysts to develop standards, best practices and guidelines. Collaborate with other team members and the Product Manager to help plan new functionality or major enhancements
- Foster good working relationships with a diverse group of colleagues such as developers and product managers
Requirements
- Experience with web and mobile responsive testing across a range of browsers / mobile devices
- Familiarity with the Behaviour Driven Development Methodology
- Familiarity with at least one JavaScript test automation tool (e.g. Selenium, WebDriverIO, Postman, Cypress) and willing to broaden your testing skill set through the latest automation tools and techniques
- Detailed knowledge of the software development life cycle
- Demonstrable experience of working in an agile environment
- An observant and transparent individual; you can identify problems early, report and escalate where necessary, and be able to articulate progress, both internally and externally
- Great communication, listening and negotiating skills with colleagues
Although not essential, we would love to know if you have an interest in the following areas; API testing, Accessibility testing, Performance testing, Source Control Management (SCM) e.g. Git, ISTQB foundation level certificate or equivalent
Benefits
- Fortnightly Development Day
- Skilled teams with strong collaboration and mentoring attitude
- Training and in-house workshops
- Your choice of operating system (Windows or Mac) and development environment
- A relaxed working environment with regular socials including a summer festival
- Immediate Community webinars including Yoga, exercise, cooking classes and so much more!
- 25 Days holiday
- A progressive and transparent culture with clear career progression
- Flexible/hybrid working
- Cycle to work scheme
- Competitive pension plans
- Life Assurance
We pride ourselves on our open, collaborative, and dynamic culture. This encourages our people to thrive, and give their best whilst being supported, developed, and nurtured. As we care about our people, our environment, and the impact we make, we have an active Diversity amp; Inclusion network, comprehensive well-being programmes, and clear sustainability strategies.
Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of all our values and leadership behaviours to ensure Immediate remains a place where everyone feels included and empowered;
We care
We succeed together
We enjoy the ride
We are bold
We never settle
We get on with it
People are at the heart of our business and creat