Manual QA Tester
Posted 3 days ago by SCG Wholesale
£35,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Manual QA Tester role at SCG Wholesale involves testing a suite of telephony applications, primarily through manual testing methods. The position requires collaboration with the lead QA Engineer and emphasizes attention to detail, consistency, and a methodical approach to problem-solving. The role is mostly remote with some on-site requirements and is part of a growing team focused on delivering high-quality software solutions. Candidates should have prior experience in manual testing and a solid understanding of various testing methodologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain test plans for telephony applications.
- Execute manual testing scenarios and document results.
- Reproduce issues and accurately describe them to the development team.
- Review and analyze specification documents and business requirements.
- Define acceptance criteria and report on testing results.
- Collaborate with team members and assist others as needed.
Key Skills:
- Previous experience in manual testing of large applications.
- Understanding of various types of testing (system, functional, regression, load, security).
- Experience working within an Agile methodology.
- Exposure to the full software development lifecycle.
- Knowledge of telephony systems (advantageous).
- Familiarity with Git, Jira, and/or Confluence (advantageous).
- Experience with scripting languages or automation (advantageous).
Salary (Rate): £35,000 yearly
City: Basingstoke
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Location: Dummer, Basingstoke
Salary: £35,000
Employment Type: 6 month contract with possibilty of permanent position
Part of the Southern Communications Group, et al Innovations (trading as SCG Wholesale) has been at the leading edge of internet telephony for almost two decades, specialising in robust, reliable hosted services packed full of the latest features and functionality. We have an outstanding track record for the reliability and stability of our multi-datacentre resilient architecture and a reputation for fast, friendly, and accurate support.
Due to outstanding business growth, an exciting product development roadmap and extensive feature request list we are seeking an ambitious and motivated QA tester to join our development team and play an essential part in testing our full suite of telephony applications, working closely with our lead QA Engineer. This role will be mostly remote but will require some on site days. Rigour, consistency, tenacity and attention to detail are the key attributes required to be successful in this role.
The successful candidate will be confident in building and maintaining test plans, executing manual testing scenarios, reproducing issues and documenting the results. Your goal will be to drive full and thorough testing of all MyPhones systems and to make the development team more efficient by accurately describing reproducible issues.
Essential Technical Skills & Experience
- Previous experience in the manual testing of large applications including: reviewing and analysing specification documents and business requirements, defining acceptance criteria, creating test plans, running test plans and reporting on result, reproducing defects.
- A good understanding of various types of testing (system, functional, regression, load, security etc.) including how, where, and when to apply them.
- Some prior experience working within an ‘Agile’ methodology.
- Exposure to the full software development lifecycle.
Advantageous Technical Skills & Experience
- Knowledge of telephony systems
- Use of Git source control system
- Previous use of Jira and/or Confluence
- Use of any scripting language or automation.
Key Attributes
- A team player who enjoys collaborating with team members and assisting others when the project requires it.
- High attention to detail and a string focus on quality.
- Methodical – solves problems by following a consistent analytical approach
- A tenacious and dogged determination in finding defects and how to reproduce them
- A rigorous approach to consistently following and executing a plan or procedure.
- A confident personality, prepared to be innovative and lead changes to processes, seeking continual efficiencies with good verbal and written communication skills
- Likes to take ownership of problems and see them through to a proper conclusion.
- Continual learner – someone who reads around their areas of expertise, enjoys learning new things quickly, and wants to grow their role beyond its original definition.
Benefits
- 21 days holiday – increasing to 22 days after 3 years and to 25 days after 5 years
- Extra day off for your birthday
- Buy holiday scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free onsite parking
- Enhanced company sick pay
- Discounted retail vouchers
- Reduced gym membership
- Annual salary review
- SCG mobile benefit
- Employee referral bonus
- Onsite canteen offering free croissants and freshly made soup
*Please note that unfortunately this role does not provide visa sponsorship opportunities, all candidates must have the right to work in the UK. SCG is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all parts of the community and are committed to upholding the principles of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to supporting applicants with disabilities. We will endeavour to make necessary adjustments to ensure a fair and accessible recruitment process.