QA Team Leader

Job Description

QA Team Leader Helastel is a bespoke software solutions company based in the heart of Bristol, specialising in software development, IT consultancy, data management solutions and IT infrastructure services for both private and public sector organisations.If you are an amazing QA Team Leader looking to work for a progressive, dynamic and social technology company that offers personal development, career progression and a range of flexible benefits, then read on as this could be the job for you! The Role: The QA Team Leader role plays an important part in our companys product development process. You will be driving the quality of our products, by designing and implementing tests, debugging, defining corrective actions and most importantly, driving theHelstel QA Strategy forward. You will also track quality assurance metrics using Helastels Quality Model for QA. You will be responsible for:

• This role is responsible for designing the Helastel test automation framework for all areas across the development and delivery life cycle, including API as well as Web testing.
• Maintaining and enhancing the Non-functional test process and supporting the manual testing undertaken by the test team when required. This role will also predominantly increase the overall automated test coverage.
• Responsibilities of a team leader include decision-making, reporting, coaching, mentoring, developing the teams skills and managing conflict. You will play a pivotal role in developing and coaching team members by leading regular and open communicationand providing constructive feedback; you will be key in identifying team goals and assessing progress.

Youll bring the following to our team:

• Experience in writing, executing and monitoring automated test suites using a variety of technologies such as Selenium, Java
• A proven track record of developing test strategy and process improvement.
• Knowledge of web, mobile and desktop software QA processes
• Knowledge of QA methodologies that cover regression testing, ad hoc testing, functional testing, user interface testing, integration testing, performance testing and security testing.
• Extensive professional experience in software QA testing
• Demonstrable experience of working in QA automation
• Thorough understanding automated QA processes
• Experience with Continuous Integration systems (e.g. Gitlab, Jenkins or similar)
• Experience with Apple hardware and software

What we offer:

• The opportunity to be part of a dynamic software development house that is growing rapidly.
• Collaborative, vibrant and social environment, full of bright minds doing brilliant things!
• A range of fantastic benefits including;
  • competitive salary
  • 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), with the option to buy or sell up to 5 more)
  • A range of benefits including life insurance, private health insurance, pension plan with employer contributions, subsidised gym membership, recruitment and new business referral schemes, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and much more

Our People: We have skiers, runners, cyclists, gamers, puzzlers, musicians and more. Weve got family people, single people and social people - youll find plenty of friends at Helastel! We truly believe that diversity is important at all levels and that it takes avaried workforce to help us to build and develop better solutions for our broad client base. Youre welcome at Helastel, whoever you are!With a 4.8 star rating for Helastel UK on Glassdoor, were proud to be independently rated as one of the best places to work in Bristol. So if youve seen a job you like the look of, you can be confident of a great experience. GDPR: We take your personal data protection seriously and respect EU and local data protection laws.Unless you express otherwise, by submitting your CV you authorise Helastel to store your personal data in its electronic database, for the purpose of assessing your suitability for this and future job vacancies within our organisation. If at any time youwant your personal data to be deleted, you simply need to notify us.We will not share your personal data with any third party and we are committed to equal opportunities for all candidates.