Responsibilities
* You will be working as an individual collaborator on one of many sprint teams alongside colleagues that cross multiple disciplines.
* You will be actively taking part in sprint ceremonies; sharing updates and blockers in daily standups, estimating and committing in sprint planning or helping your team move forward in their behaviours by providing input in sprint retrospectives.
* You will ensure user stories are captured in accordance with your teams’ definition of ready, because you know how important that is to the quality of a delivered feature.
* You will ensure work items meet your team definition of ready, ensuring we are only building features from a common understanding.
* You will ensure work items are only complete when they meet the team definition of done and you will not be afraid to call this out.
* You will regularly collaborate with colleagues to write Acceptance Criteria that describe business rules for both functional and nonfunctional behaviours, the bedrock of quality test scenarios.
Qualifications
* You have experience collaborating on an Agile sprint team in at least one of its forms: Scrum, Kanban, SAFE.
* Confident and vocal in sprint ceremonies like stand‑ups, planning, retrospectives, 3‑amigos and backlog elaboration.
* Familiar with contributing to backlog management in Jira or Octane, collaborating with colleagues to define work items.
* Familiar with test case management in Octane or X‑Ray, ensuring test scenarios and results are traceable to work items.
* Capable of writing acceptance criteria using declarative Gherkin for automated tests with Cucumber.
* Strong coding skills in at least one of Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, C# for implementing automated tests.
* Comfortable with source control using GitHub.
* Skilled with UI automation using Selenium, Playwright or Cypress.
* Can implement tests against API in code or tools such as SoapUI, Postman.
Benefits
We offer a competitive package including:
* Salary – Attractive salary based on experience, with pay reviews annually.
* Flexible Working – Hybrid approach, discuss days in office and home.
* Bonus Scheme – Eligible for annual 4Cs performance bonus.
* Physical wellbeing support and healthcare cash plan.
* Financial wellbeing package – life assurance, pension match, discounts, cashback, mortgage advice.
* Mental wellbeing resources – app, assistance programme, FHS, support groups.
* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, option to buy/sell weeks, private healthcare, dental, health assessments, cycle to work, tech schemes, social events.
Unfortunately we are unable to progress with candidates that require sponsorship at this time.
Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status. Please also note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.
At Hastings Direct, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we encourage you to be open with us. Our recruitment team is here to provide the support you need to ensure a fair and accessible experience for all.
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