Are you an experienced and detail-oriented test engineer with a passion for ensuring quality in an Agile environment? We are looking for a talented Agile Development Test Engineer to join our growing testing team. In this role, you will use both manual and automated testing techniques to ensure that our software delivers the best experience for our customers and meets the highest standards of quality. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to help us achieve our goal of providing a seamless and personalized pet care experience that spans across stores, online, and veterinary services.
Role and Responsibilities
As an Agile Development Test Engineer, your work will be critical to the successful delivery of testing initiatives. You will define, develop, and implement tests to assess both new and existing features. This role requires close collaboration with a dedicated DevOps squad to understand feature requirements and maintain quality from the start.
Key Responsibilities
* Work collaboratively with your assigned DevOps squad to understand how new features should be tested and to ensure quality is embedded from the start.
* Create comprehensive test plans, prepare test data, execute end to end test cases and document results in Azure DevOps.
* Contribute to the design and development of automated test scripts.
* Identify, document and track defects in a timely manner using issue-tracking tools. Work closely with Delivery Leads to ensure bugs are resolved and retested.
* Participate actively in sprint planning, daily stand-ups and retrospectives.
* Conduct smoke testing and regression testing, ensuring new and existing features meet the required quality standards.
* Proactively suggest improvements to testing processes, tools and methodologies to enhance team productivity.
* Support other test team members/other squads as appropriate.
* Regularly support the Production environment.
Qualifications and Experience
We’re looking for a test engineer who has:
* ISTQB Foundation Level Certification (minimum requirement).
* Solid experience with Agile, Scrum, and DevOps methodologies.
* Demonstrated knowledge of testing techniques for test design and execution in manual testing.
* Ability to plan, estimate, and create test scenarios from business requirements.
* Familiarity with acceptance test-driven development (ATDD) and behaviour-driven development (BDD).
* Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
* Proven experience conducting smoke and regression testing.
* Ability to track test progress, report issues, and address blockers effectively.
Benefits and Perks
At Pets at Home Group, you’ll enjoy a dynamic career in a supportive environment, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
* Bonus potential
* 28 days holiday + Bank Holidays
* Pension scheme
* Discounted healthcare options
* Share options
* Group discounts
A few things to note
* This is a hybrid role, 2-3 days a month in our Handforth, Cheshire office
* Unfortunately, we can't offer visa sponsorship or relocation support for this role
If you're ready to join a forward-thinking, purpose-driven company and make a meaningful impact on pets and pet owners alike, apply now and help us shape the future of pet care!
Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you.
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