Development Support/QA Administrator
£18-25k
Sittingbourne
VR/03083R

Our client is a leading MarTech company delivering CRM and marketing solutions to help businesses increase productivity, enhance efficiency, and track sales and marketing pipelines. They work with some of the UK’s best-known to overcome genuinely challenging marketing problems.

For their clients, they produce various web products, such as eCommerce sites and registration systems, and windows products, such as data mining tools, which tie into their award-winning marketing software, which is quickly becoming industry standard, and various web and windows based applications.

THE ROLE

Our client is currently recruiting for a Development Support/QA Administrator to work within a dynamic development team. This role will focus on the testing and development of their software and web products, supporting the developers by triaging incoming issues and communications, and ensuring updates are communicated to stakeholders.

The responsibilities are as follows:
· Owning the test strategy for each project
· Sprint planning for specific projects
· Communicating updates to key stakeholders on projects
· Testing of bespoke software and systems on multiple platforms. Considering UI, UX and functionality whilst testing.
· Signing off versions as ready for release and creating release notes.
· Ensuring testing processes are followed by all.
· Writing and following test scripts.
· Receiving bug and feature requests for investigation from internal clients, raising bugs or tasks where required.
· Writing/updating specs for features where necessary.


Ideal skills needed -
· Analytical skills - fast learner/problem-solver
· Effectively applying general test knowledge
· Understanding test execution methods and tools
· Applying project management capabilities - highly organised
· Passion for testing and ensuring quality
· Some knowledge of SQL to assist with automated test writing and investigating issues
· Excellent English skills
· Good customer service skills
· Ability to communicate technical information
· Enthusiasm to learn and progress


Personal qualities

· Good communication skills
· A strong passion for IT
· The ability to use your own initiative
· Ability to work in and learn from a team
· Confident
· Good time-keeping skills
· Working within deadlines
· Prioritising workload


Benefits

Salary £18-25,000 depending on skills and experience

Paid holiday of 20 days in the first year rising to 25 in subsequent years. Also offer a contributory pension.