Are you ready to step into a dynamic role that offers a thrilling blend of responsibility, strategic thinking, and operational excellence?
Look no further – Evolve Energy is seeking a passionate and professional Quality Assurance Analyst to join our vibrant team, based at our head office in Lytham St Annes, with occasional travel.
Evolve Energy offers nationwide coverage supplying sites from Land's End to John O'Groats. We operate across a wide range of sectors including retail, leisure, manufacturing, casual dining, luxury hotels and technology - and some public sector organisations too.
Scope of the Role:
The development team are responsible for the design, build, testing, implementation and support of Evolve Energy's critical software solutions via Scrum/Agile practices. The Quality Analyst will take a pro-active role designing and executing the testing elements in our Sprints. This position requires a proactive individual with excellent communication skills and the ability to handle multiple requests within a busy environment.
You will need a 'can do' attitude and a keen eye for detail and, with a proven track record in similar Quality Assurance roles, will be pivotal in our drive to deliver business value to our colleagues via quality software via efficient working practices.
As part of our commitment to delivering quality efficiently, we are keen to develop and deploy automated testing capability within our CI/CD pipelines. This is a green field site in that regard and presents an outstanding opportunity for the right candidate to grow and own that function.
Role & Responsibilities
This role will be fundamental to the continued success of the Development team and to Evolve Energy. You will be working in a supportive, multi-disciplinary team where collaboration and collective effort are the order of the day.
You will work closely with the team and wider colleagues and proactively address the testing elements of our developments, engaging early in the cycle to facilitate a smooth transition of work across the Sprint. You will develop quality testing plans and cases and execute/implement these via manual effort and automated tooling.
We have many upcoming projects and you will be instrumental in our success in delivering these from a quality perspective whilst also establishing a solid regression testing platform to provide the confidence we need as we move through that book of work.
Personal Specification Skills & Experience
* Experience with manual and automation testing across web applications and back-end services
* Proficient in designing, writing and implementing test plans, scripts and test cases
* Experience working with DevOps, or similar test and defect management tools
* Experience working with MS Azure Functions and Service Bus
* Knowledge of integrating Automation testing into CI/CD pipelines
* Experience working with C#, Blazor, SQL Server
* Experience using Automated testing platforms such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright & JMeter
* Experience of different test types (e.g. smoke, regression, security, integration, exploratory, end-to-end)
* Experience analysing and triaging test failures to identify root causes and work towards resolutions though team collaboration
Personal Attributes:
* Exposure to working in multi-disciplinary Scrum teams within an Agile framework
* Confident in contributing to team discussions and challenging when required
* Have strong customer service skills and the ability to work within strict deadlines
* Strong written and spoken communication skills, with the ability to clearly highlight risks/issues and report testing effectiveness
* Have strong problem-solving and analytical skills
The above serves as a guide and is not exhaustive; all professional staff are expected to undertake other duties and projects as may be reasonably required by the business in accordance with the grade of the post.
We celebrate difference and it's important to us that we have a culture where our people feel respected and valued for who they are. We pride ourselves on being accessible and encourage inclusive environments where our people can always give and show the very best of themselves.
At Evolve Energy, we are proud to be a committed partner of the Armed Forces Covenant and the Care Leavers Covenant. We understand the unique challenges faced by those transitioning from military service or from care, and we are dedicated to providing tailored support to help you succeed in your career with us. If you come from an armed forces background or are a care leaver, we encourage you to reach out to discuss how we can support your transition and ensure you have the resources and opportunities to thrive at Evolve Energy. We value your skills, resilience, and experience, and are here to help you build a rewarding career.
We want to give you more than a job, we want to give you a purpose and a career. So, what can we offer you as an employer?
Evolve Energy offer a range of benefits such as:
* An amazing team with a community feel
* Opportunities to grow and develop your career.
* Regular recognition and reward programs
* Enhanced Annual Leave
* Free Refreshments & Breakfast
* Cycle to work & EV scheme
* Private Healthcare, Cash Health Plans & Annual fitness membership contribution
* Flexible & Hybrid working opportunities
* Company Sick Pay Scheme
* Employee Discount Scheme
* EAP – health assistance
* Company pension
* Volunteering Days
* Social Events