QA Tester - Manchester, United Kingdom - Canopius

Canopius

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

QA Tester

Main Purpose

The main purpose of this role is to provide testing for the development of IT processes and systems, ensuring Canopius' operational stability, regulatory requirements, and a positive user experience.

Testing will include functional testing, user acceptance testing, regression, integration testing and end to end testing

Responsibilities
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To write and implement test plans:

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To write and review test scripts:

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Carry out testing and logging, tracking of bugs/defects, and retesting to confirm, corrections and system/process is working as designed
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Working within the Agile methodology using Kanban and Scrum to work within organised IT teams:

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Functional testing to ensure specifications of the software component under test
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Regression testing to re-run functional and non-functional tests to ensure that previously developed and tested software still performs after a change
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User acceptance testing (UAT) to agree go-live and rollout. During UAT, tester would be required to act as the end user to validate changes are performing according to the required real-life scenarios:

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Business engagement (Liaising with Dev Team, BA/s, Business):

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Security testing to reveal flaws in the security mechanisms of an information system protecting data and maintain functionality as intended.

Skills & Experience

Experience of working in an agile environment
Good communication both written and verbal
Proactive in recommending and contributing to team discussions
Working both within a team and independently
Experience of working within a scrum

Personal Qualities

A strong collaborator; excellent relationship building and communication skills with the ability

to engage people from diverse cultures and different levels.

Able to work on own initiative whilst understanding the journey.
Able to adapt and respond to changing corporate objectives as opportunities open up
Ability to articulate Testing and Quality issues in a clear and concise manner to nontech people

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