Test Analyst

"At KCS we've introduced a flexible hybrid work policy, where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work."

Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) is the market leader in developing and delivering fully integrated business management solutions for distributors, suppliers, resellers, wholesalers and merchants. Our mission is simple: to design, implement and support high performance systems that enable our customers to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively.

Working as a Software Test Engineer within the Testing function of KCS you will ensure the quality of the products by generating and executing product functionality tests and identifying and reporting product defects as part of a cross functional project team. You will be part of a dynamic, energetic and accommodating team.

The VAST Enterprise Retail automotive service management software is a comprehensive point-of sale application that drives new revenue growth and generates incremental profits for single and multi-site auto service shops, while efficiently managing day-to-day shop operations.

VAST's behind-the-scenes application, VAST Maintenance, plays an integral role in the implementation and use of the VAST Enterprise Retail software.

Key Responsibilities:

You will be expected to undertake a wide range of activities and your responsibilities will include:

• Develops Automated and Manual Tests

• Participate in all aspects of QA product lifecycle: understand the product requirements, test cases creation, feature/regression/integration/end-to-end test execution.

• Runs through test cases and reports on results

• Ensure defects are being reported on and tracked.

• Working with developers to diagnose and rectify software problems.

• Understand product business requirements and review functional specifications, to detect and remove defects early in the product development lifecycle

• Write test cases in line with a specification to test core functionality, identify and investigate ambiguities in test results and propose solutions

• Execute test cases on specific areas of product functionality and check outcomes against expected results

• Participates fully in Agile development processes including communicating and voicing ideas, questions, and concerns openly with the team

• Participates fully in the relevant scrum events; planning and estimation, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

• Implement and use the departmental standard QA processes and tools.

• Working collaboratively with developers and testers to ensure quality is built into our applications as new feature and technologies are introduced.

• Embraces continuous improvement as part of our Scrum process.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Experience of software developments using Agile methodology

• ISTQB qualification (preferred)

• Experience of Automated testing (C#, Selenium Webdriver, Specflow, Appium, API or web application or mobile testing)

• Experience of writing, maintaining and executing manual test cases

• Expertise across the entire test lifecycle

• Experience of integration testing.

• Knowledge of SQL Server and executing SQL scripts to validate all defined criteria.

• Install Testing of the Product MSI in the QA Environment

Skills & Competencies:

• The ability to solve problems and take decisive action within a highly complex ecosystem and within a global context

• The ability to facilitate and clearly document and communicate product requirements effectively to all levels of business, delivery and customer stakeholders

• The ability to build and maintain strong and trusted relationships with all levels of business, delivery and customers stakeholders

• The ability to present objectively with authority and confidence to senior levels of business, delivery and customer stakeholders

• The ability to adapt to change in any periods of change/disruption

• The ability to accurately prioritize, organize and plan their work and to seek continuous improvement to drive efficiencies in their product space

• The ability to analyze current business processes and recommend improvements or optimizations, with an emphasis on enhancing user experience.

Key KCS behaviours:

• Must have a pro-active, positive, open and collaborative approach to working with others in a team

• Must be open to learning new skills and self-development to drive both personal and team growth

Company Info

Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) is the market leader in developing and delivering fully integrated business management solutions for distributors, suppliers, resellers, wholesalers and merchants. Our mission is simple: to design, implement and support high performance systems that enable our customers to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively.

Equal Opportunities

KCS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires us to adjust the recruiting process please do advise us when contacted.

If this role is of interest to you please apply online.

Health and Safety

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 puts a legal obligation on KCS as an employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of its employees at work.

Employees also have a duty to take reasonable care for their own health and safety and of others who could be affected by their actions. Understanding the safety policies and co-operating with the arrangements that are in place is therefore an essential part of your employment.

To all recruitment agencies: KCS does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our careers site or direct to KCS employee. KCS is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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