Jr. QA Engineer

What that means day-to-day:

Testing and Quality Assurance

•  Collaborate with developers, product team members and Scrum teams to understand requirements and acceptance criteria. 
•  Create, document and maintain clear test cases and test scenarios. 
•  Perform manual functional, regression, integration and exploratory testing. 
•  Validate new features, enhancements, customisations and system integrations. 
•  Identify, document and track software defects, providing clear steps for reproduction. 
•  Retest resolved defects and complete regression testing before releases. 
•  Support User Acceptance Testing by helping business stakeholders validate new functionality. 
•  Maintain accurate documentation of test cases, test results and identified defects. 

Test Automation

•  Develop and maintain automated test scripts with guidance from experienced team members. 
•  Use tools such as Playwright or Cypress to automate repeatable application tests. 
•  Review automated test results and investigate failures. 
•  Help improve automated test coverage across key user journeys. 
•  Learn and apply test automation standards and development best practices. 
•  Contribute to the integration of automated tests within CI/CD pipelines. 

API and Data Testing

•  Support the testing of APIs, data flows and system integrations. 
•  Use API testing tools to validate requests, responses, error handling and data accuracy. 
•  Work with developers to investigate data or integration-related defects. 
•  Help ensure information remains accurate and consistent across systems and environments. 

Collaboration and Continuous Improvement

•  Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives. 
•  Work closely with developers to identify and resolve quality issues early in the development lifecycle. 
•  Contribute to discussions about test coverage, product risks and release readiness. 
•  Assist with the setup and maintenance of test environments and test data. 
•  Learn from experienced engineers through code reviews, pairing and technical guidance. 
•  Stay informed about emerging testing tools, technologies and best practices. 
•  Contribute ideas for improving testing efficiency, reliability and overall product quality.

What you’ll need to be successful:

Education and Experience

•  A bachelor’s degree, diploma or equivalent training in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or a related discipline. 
•  Approximately 1–2 years of experience in software testing, quality assurance or software development. 
•  Exposure to test automation through professional experience, an internship, academic projects or personal projects. 
•  Experience working in an Agile or Scrum environment is beneficial. 

Technical Skills

•  A foundational understanding of software testing methodologies and the software development lifecycle. 
•  Experience creating and executing manual test cases. 
•  Familiarity with a test automation framework such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium or a similar tool. 
•  Basic programming or scripting ability using JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, Java or another relevant language. 
•  Familiarity with API testing tools such as Postman is an advantage. 
•  Basic knowledge of REST APIs, JSON and data validation. 
•  Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing concepts is beneficial. 
•  Familiarity with defect tracking and test management tools such as Jira and TestRail. 
•  Experience testing Salesforce or other SaaS platforms would be advantageous but is not required. 

Personal Skills

•  Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work. 
•  Good analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. 
•  Clear written and verbal communication. 
•  A collaborative approach and willingness to ask questions and learn from others. 
•  Ability to organise work and manage priorities within a fast-paced environment. 
•  Curiosity about how software works and enthusiasm for developing new technical skills. 
•  Openness to feedback and a continuous-improvement mindset. 

What Success Looks Like

•  You create clear and reliable test cases based on product requirements. 
•  You identify and document defects that help the team improve product quality. 
•  You gradually increase your contribution to automated and API testing. 
•  You collaborate effectively with developers, product team members and other quality engineers. 
•  You demonstrate consistent growth in your testing, automation and technical capabilities.