Salary: Up to £40k Depending on experience

Location: Sheffield

ZOO works with the biggest names in the entertainment industry. We help Hollywood studios, global broadcasters, online retailers and independent distributors reach audiences everywhere through our innovative cloud-based software.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our award-winning Sheffield based research and development team as QA Engineer.

We are looking for a hands-on QA Engineer to work within our challenging but exciting R&D team.  The role is based in our Sheffield office and is a full-time, permanent position.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with developers and product managers to identify system requirements
• Provide input into requirements, specifications and design
• Estimate, prioritise, plan and execute testing activities
• Create detailed, easy-to-read test documentation
• Design, develop and execute API tests using open source tools
• Identify, record, document and track bugs throughout testing
• Perform thorough regression testing
• Research new testing tools, technologies and test strategies
• Drive innovation and efficiency

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Experience in a commercial testing role in Web based environments
• Experience in analysing and providing feedback on UI designs and technical requirements
• Developing test documentation and bug reports
• Creating and maintaining API tests from scratch (Postman etc)
• A full understanding of the project life cycle
• Test planning and execution
• Ability to report to team leads and senior management
• Ability to assess quality of products, highlighting improvements
• Ability to interpret the needs of end users, and helping to design products to meet those needs

Desirable

• Experience in creating and implementing test automation from scratch (Python)
• Experience with performance, load and stress test creation from scratch (JMeter etc)
• Knowledge of UI testing frameworks (Selenium)
• HTML and front-end development knowledge
• Interest in media technologies
• An interest in UI design and UX

Behaviour

Essential

• Approachable
• Ability to work in a team or on your own
• Demonstrates initiative
• Proactive approach to work
• Ability to promote quality throughout the company
• Ability to deliver uncompromised quality during tight deadlines
• Ability to work with teams in different time zones

Benefits & Rewards

We employ the brightest and most original thinkers in our industry. We value all the folks that make ZOO a great place to work. Along with a competitive salary we also offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Flexi time
• Pension scheme
• Free city centre parking
• 25 days holiday
• Free fruit and snacks
• Staff Socials
• Share scheme (save as you earn)
• Reward and Benefits Portal – ZOOPerks
• A day a month assigned to professional development
• Unlimited access to over 3,500 courses on Udemy for business