Quality Assurance Lead

We're looking for an experienced QA Lead who can work with our UK Product Team as well as our offshore Dev Team to ensure new product features are fit for release and of the highest standard.This role will be primarily based in the Compass UK&I offices in Birmingham within the Digital Team. You will work closely with the Product Manager, UX Lead, Business Analysis, Offshore Dev Team and other areas within the business to ensure everything is ready to test before being released into the live environment. This role is all about playing a key part of the project life cycle, from a quality and testing perspective. You will be required to vocalise issues and/or concerns to project team and developers efficiently and be the driving force behind making efficiency improvements and building strong relationships. If you are someone who enjoys testing to a high standard and learning different parts of the business and systems to avoid issues in production, this role is perfect for you.,

• Translate functional requirements and specifications into detailed test cases.
• Writing your own Test Plans and Status Reports
• Running daily triages during test execution phase
• Perform manual testing for a range of software and hardware products.
• Document test strategy and approach.
• Execute test cases and analyse results.
• Reporting, logging, tracking and managing defects in Azure Dev Ops
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle
• Identify and escalate any risks and issues where appropriate
• Continuously improve testing processes and methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness, identifying areas for improved testing efficiencies, test automation and implementation of automated test solutions
• Participate, Develop and enhance test automation framework for multi-functional web and mobile app-based solution
• Support execution and debugging with internal agile squad teams
• Maintain test environments and test data to support ongoing testing activities.
• Verify entry and exit criteria and defect management activities
• Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure solutions meet user requirements and business requirements.
• Collaborate with software developers, business analysts, and other stakeholders to understand system requirements and ensure test coverage.
• Identify, prioritize, and track defects using issue tracking tools (e.g., Jira) and ensure timely resolution with development teams.
  
  Proven experience as a QA Tester or similar role, with a focus on end-to-end testing and UAT.
• Experience with testing websites, mobile apps and integrated systems
• Experience with both hardware and software testing, understanding how one influences the other
• Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly assimilate risks and issues and impacts to influence decision making to testing
• Technically minded, with an ability to think out of the box and find solutions for complex testing scenarios
• Extensive experience of understanding complex business processes, system, and project interdependencies to anticipate user behaviour or risks to systems
• Experience with Agile, Iterative and Waterfall software development lifecycles
• Working experience of scrum, agile, DevOps methodology
• Working experience of Azure Active Directory B2C, salesforce, WebSphere
• Experience/knowledge of API testing and working with JSON, XML
• Exposure to testing automation tools and principles
• Experience of running automated test suites in CI/CD environments using azure DevOps pipelines
  
  Compass UK&I is a leading contract catering company dedicated to creating innovative and user-centric digital solutions.It's an exciting time to join our digital team as we have developed an award-winning Omni Channel Digital Solution for food and drink ordering such as apps, kiosks and kitchen management systems and are at the forefront of deploying emerging technologies such as frictionless, AI tray scanning and robotics., Join Our Team: We've Got Just the Job for You
Find a rewarding career, working with great people At Compass Group UK & Ireland, we match incredible individuals to rewarding roles and cultivate environments where our people can let their personality and passion shine through. As the UK and Ireland's leading food services partner, we know that when our people feel valued, our clients and customers feel the difference. That's why, when you step into a career with us, you'll be part of a truly supportive network with all the ingredients to go further. We pull out all the stops to make every moment at Compass Group UK & Ireland meaningful, with training schemes and development opportunities on the table for our team members who want to go the extra mile. Could you be our next team member? Why Compass? Joining Compass Group UK & Ireland is about more than getting onboard with the no. 1 team. It's about giving yourself the very best shot at a fulfilling career. We're people powered. That's why we make it our mission to recruit talented people and then help them to thrive, rewarding excellence every step of the way. Find a career that makes you smile A job you truly want to get out of bed for needn't be just a dream. With an exciting range of Compass careers to explore, now is the time to step into a role that inspires you. A role that lets your strengths shine, teaches you invaluable new skills, and drives your career path forward. As the UK and Ireland's favourite food services partner, we've got a position for every taste. Whether you want to bring flavour to our portfolio of brilliant brands as one of our talented culinary professionals, or you're a natural born leader with the management skills to motivate a frontline team, you'll thrive in one of our varied Compass Group UK & Ireland jobs. Compass Group UK and Ireland Compass Group UK & Ireland is the UK's leading food and support services provider. Operating in some 6,000 + locations across the UK & Ireland, Compass provides expert catering, cleaning, and facilities management services to a range of clients and sectors across the country. Tens of thousands of talented people providing tasty, well-cooked food and support services to improve the health and wellbeing of workers, school children, hospital patients, military and visitors to the nation's major sports and cultural events.

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
• Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
• Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
• Receive Wow Points every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
• You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families