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Quality Assurance Engineer - Avayler

Quality Assurance Engineer - Avayler

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Worcestershire, United kingdom

£ 40,000 /year

Full Time

30-04-2025

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Job Specifications

Job Purpose

As a QA Engineer at Avayler, you will be instrumental in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our software products. You’ll apply both manual and automated testing techniques, working closely with cross-functional teams to identify business risks early and deliver high-quality user experiences across a wide range of devices, browsers, and environments.

You Will

Develop and execute test strategies that balance thorough manual testing with efficient automation.
Continuously improve QA processes and tooling to optimize test effectiveness.
Collaborate across departments to uphold quality standards and mentor junior team members in best practices.

Key Responsibilities

Test Case Design & Maintenance: Create and maintain comprehensive manual and automated test cases.
Manual & Automated Testing: Conduct performance, functional, regression, and security testing using tools like Cypress, Appium, and Postman.
Test Execution: Perform functional, regression, smoke, and UAT testing to ensure deployment readiness.
Defect Tracking: Identify, log, and track defects, collaborating with developers for timely resolution.
Reporting: Deliver regular updates on quality metrics, progress, and risks to stakeholders.
Collaboration: Work with developers, product managers, and UX teams to align on quality standards.
Process Improvement: Proactively enhance testing frameworks, methodologies, and tooling.
Mentorship: Guide junior QA engineers in testing practices and foster a culture of quality.

Required Skills And Qualifications

Technical Skills

Manual testing: test case writing, execution, and regression testing
Automation testing using Cypress, Appium
JavaScript scripting for test automation
Familiarity with Azure DevOps (test case & defect management)
Performance & security testing tools: JMeter, LoadRunner, OWASP ZAP
API testing with Postman
SQL for database/backend testing
CI/CD pipeline exposure using Azure DevOps

Soft Skills

Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
High attention to detail
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration
Adaptable and quick learner of new technologies
Agile mindset; experience working in Scrum environments
Knowledge of defect lifecycle and test management best practices

About the Company

We are Halfords. And we think journeys are important. Every single one of them. Long ones, short ones, adventurous ones, everyday ones. For 130 years, we’ve been making journeys better with our unrivalled expertise, services and an unbeatable range of motoring and cycling products. - We have over 12,000 people wowing our customers with product knowledge and services. - You’re never further than 20 minutes away from one of our 393 stores in the UK and Republic of Ireland. - 2000 technicians service and repair over 1 millio... Know more