Speedy are the UK’s leading hire provider with the widest range of tools, specialist hire equipment, plant, and support services – everything for every job!
Speedy is Transforming with our new Velocity strategy, we are undergoing one of our biggest digital and people focused transformations to build a bigger, better, stronger business for the future.
Flexible hours available this includes job shares/ amended hours, we will consider all. Offering a work/life balance is of great importance to Speedy!
We are looking for an experienced QA Analyst, someone who thrives on challenge and working in a constantly changing and evolving environment.
At Speedy, we need motivated people who are ready to bring their whole self to work and give it their all in a fast-paced team committed to being the best!
The QA Analyst will play a key role in ensuring high quality standards of new software. The QA Analyst will be involved in the early stages of project definition and will work as part of an agile development team to ensure that software meets quality standards during development sprints. The test analyst will work closely with developers and business analysts and must have excellent communication and analytical skills. A large part of the tester role will be writing automated tests.
The principal objectives of the role are:
Ensure that software designs meet business requirements.
Increasing automated test code coverage. Around 40% of testing time will be spent writing automated tests.
Reduce the amount of bugs that we release in our software.
Verify that our software has a good user experience.
Continuously improve the quality of any existing systems.
Improve testing processes.
The duties and responsibilities of the role are:
Work closely with developers to ensure that software designs will satisfy business requirements.
Test that software features meet Acceptance Criteria.
Validate that requirements will meet business objectives.
Write automated test suites.
Build up a regression tests.
Estimate the complexity of developments as part of an agile team.
You will be working within a cross functional agile team and must be willing and able to deliver the software commitments of the team, educating and taking responsibility to ensure that the team maintains consistent delivery speed and quality.
Qualifications & Experience
Manual testing
Automated testing (Selenium)
An interest in improving user experience
An understanding of agile development methodologies
API testing
ISEB / ISTQB certified
Desirable
Microsoft Certification
Knowledge in working with ERP applications
Understanding of agile methodologies
Mobile application testing
VSTS / TFS
Ability to support your business unit/team to deliver our ESG Strategy – Decade to Deliver.
What we offer:
26 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
Life assurance
Pension Scheme
Canteen facilities
95% discount across the Speedy brand
Opportunities for training, development and career progression
Voluntary Health Cash Plan
My Staff Shop: discounts and offers for shopping etc. across many suppliers
Green Commute Initiative: Work scheme for cycling
Vita – Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Offers free and confidential support and counselling to help you through matters such as wellbeing, divorce, legal, and financial management
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements and are promoting our Speedy Work Life Balance initiative which is a huge step in realising our ambition of putting our People First!
Speedy offer a Career Line of Sight which enables a detailed understanding of the route to progression and growth within the Speedy Group.
Please be aware Speedy reserves the right to close our vacancies earlier than the listed date if we have received a high level of applications. We would recommend that if you wish to be considered that you complete the application as promptly as possible.
Please be aware that some roles within The Speedy Group UK&I may require a DBS, Credit or Security Clearance Check. The Speedy Group is an equal opportunity employer where we embrace diversity in all its forms and fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us.
Link below to our policies in line with our ESG Governance.
https://www.speedyservices.com/esg/governance
All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status. All roles within The Speedy Group require proof of right to work in the UK by the start of employment.
