Quality Assurance Test Analyst

We are looking for a dedicated and efficient QA Analyst to join a team of multi-skilled digital professionals.

This will be a Hybrid role 3 days a week in our Avonmouth Office and 2 days working from home.

Our ideal candidate has at least 3 years of test experience within an Agile, SCRUM or DevOps environment with a strong understanding of TDD, BDD or XP methodologies. They should have a determined approach to chasing down defects, delivering quality products, and ensuring an excellent user experience. Our ideal candidate will be highly competent in their current QA career with aspirations to further shape and improve current processes by deploying best practices.

They will be reporting to our Web Technical Services Manager and will collaborate with the broader development team, including our external Systems Integrator, providing manual testing and driving high standards for all deliveries, cultivating an environment of quality and encouraging others to consider it at all stages.

They will be responsible for maintaining and exceeding high standards when detecting bugs and errors, effectively managing any bugs they may find, communicating them to their teammates, and working hard to resolve them. Responsibilities include creating and executing test documentation, providing exploratory testing, collaborating with developers and stakeholders, and keeping up to date with the market to apply findings and improve team knowledge.

Key Accountabilities

• Bring passion, creativity, expertise, openness, flexibility, and drive.
• Proactive and collaborative approach to working with colleagues and clients.
• Understand the big picture and how your work fits into it.
• Exemplary communication, listening, and negotiating skills.
• Inquisitive or knowledgeable about automated testing.
• Experienced in working in an Agile environment.
• Experienced in web testing.
• Self-motivating, self-managing, and able to work autonomously.
• Strong task orientation (“getting things done”).
• Passion for quality delivery.

Capabilities, Skills and Experience Required

• 3 years+ experience with Agile delivery – SCRUM and DevOps.
• ISEB, ISTQB qualification or suitable alternative.
• Strong communication skills in writing and managing test documentation with the capability to explain complex problems to colleagues.
• Exposure to, but not limited to, Selenium and Gherkin.
• Familiarity with modern testing techniques such as BDD, TDD, and XP.
• Familiarity or a strong desire to learn automated testing tools.
• Detailed knowledge of the software development life cycle.
• Demonstrable experience working in an agile environment.
• Working knowledge of the following (nice to have): Jira, Hybris, Virtuoso, Cucumber, FitNesse, Selenium, SpecFlow, Quicktest Pro.

About Us

Nisbets is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all colleagues. We aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that all colleagues and potential future colleagues are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. Please inform us of any reasonable adjustments that we may need to make to the application or interview process.

Here at Nisbets, we aim high and dream big. From a one-man operation in 1983 to the UK’s market leader today, it’s always been our determination to hit whatever goal we set ourselves, no matter how big.

We’re looking for experts—passionate, forward thinkers who obsess about our customers as much as we do. We need strivers, trailblazers, and problem solvers who are as determined to grow, develop, and succeed as we are.

We’re determined to take the next step. But we need your help to do it. It’s all about you.

If you’re looking for a forward-thinking business where you can leave your mark, where your work is valued, and where you’ll test your skills and develop them further than you thought possible—Nisbets is for you.

You’ll be pushing the boundaries with us, day in and day out. You’ll work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment, collaborating with a wide range of other experts around the business, bringing big ideas to life, and playing a leading role in taking our journey to the next level.

We are a business with heart. From the small indie diner to the Michelin-star restaurant, Nisbets delivers the equipment needed to excel. If you join our team, you’ll be working in a family-owned business that isn’t afraid to let you grow, understands the value of innovation, and prioritizes our impact on the environment, commitment to ethical trading, and determination to be a fully transparent business.

Ready to take the next step with us? Apply today.