Job description
We’re looking for people to join the Access family, who share our passion for believing in better, and who will help us continue to grow. Love Work. Love Life. Be You. - is central to our success and how we give our customers the freedom to do more of what's important to them. What does Access offer you? We offer a flexible, hybrid working environment, expecting you to collaborate and connect in one of our thriving offices on average three days per week. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We’ll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career. You will start with 25 days annual leave that increases with your seniority in the company, a private healthcare and life insurance. We pride ourselves on being an organisation that gives back so you’ll also have one charity day allocated to support a cause that matters to you. There are plenty of other perks. Apply to find out more. About you: You are collaborative, pragmatic, positive, assertive, commercially aware and driven to continuous learning/improvement. You demonstrate great communication skills and are able to communicate with, and advise stakeholders in various departments at various levels, making recommendations based on risk, commercial factors, Quality approach and strategic objectives. You show a great understanding of best practice, including: Why QA is necessary, objectives, cost of defects, principles of testing, software development models, testing levels & types. You actively promote and show ownership of Quality centred activities. You are able to report risks and observations and identify areas where further testing may be required. You genuinely care about quality; collaboratively work with your team-mates to embed quality wherever possible. Day to Day, you will: You are collaborative, pragmatic, positive, assertive, commercially aware and driven to continuous learning/improvement. You demonstrate great communication skills and are able to communicate with, and advise stakeholders in various departments at various levels, making recommendations based on risk, commercial factors, Quality approach and strategic objectives. You show a great understanding of best practice, including: Why QA is necessary, objectives, cost of defects, principles of testing, software development models, testing levels & types. You actively promote and show ownership of Quality centred activities. You are able to report risks and observations and identify areas where further testing may be required. You genuinely care about quality; collaboratively work with your team-mates to embed quality wherever possible. Key accountabilities and responsibilities: Design and develop testing to meet agreed acceptance criteria and stories using a range of techniques and technologies Where appropriate, write, develop and maintain automated Test Scripts within existing Automation Frameworks to help ensure maximum coverage, quality and scalability across products. Follow, and help peers to follow, the agreed QA process and approach for both manual and automated testing, in order to align with the test & business strategy. Ensure manual testing is designed and executed to a high standard, taking an approach suitable to an agile, fast-paced environment, according to the product teams’ definitions of done. Skills, knowledge, experience & qualifications: Experience of Automated Testing Experience of Playwright or other Browser testing frameworks Experience with testing API’s with Postman Good understanding of test approaches and techniques. What are we all about? The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered providers of business management software to small and mid-sized organisations in the UK, Ireland, USA and Asia Pacific. It helps more than 100,000 customers across commercial and non-profit sectors become more productive and efficient. Our products and solutions go beyond providing technology, we connect the right people with the right data, at the right time, through Access Workspace. At Access, we are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If you're excited about this role, (even if your previous experience doesn't align perfectly), you might just be the perfect fit for us! We wholeheartedly believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity. Why not join our vibrant team where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you? Let's make a difference together. Love Work. Love Life. Be You.