Job description
Employment Type:
Employee
Contract Type:
Permanent
Life at Planet
Do you love putting smiles on faces? Do you want to work in an environment that is obsessed with making customers and employees happy? Do you want to be part of a global mission to revolutionise commerce and payments? Do you want to be working in a progressive organisation with the ambition to be the global player in what we do? If you do, then this role could be for you….
You will be able to find current vacancies on :
https://www.weareplanet.com/careers
Here at Planet, we are extremely proud of our heritage of over 30 years. And it is what makes us a unique payment partner for many of the world’s most prestigious brands. We don’t just provide world class commerce and payment services, we generate revenue for our customers, and we help them grow. In the early days, we set out to simplify the complex payment process of VAT refunds for international shoppers in Europe. Fast-forward to today, and our single payments platform is unique in the industry – the only one that offers acquiring, processing, digital wallets, VAT refunds and currency conversion services. We have recently integrated several other tech businesses – Protel, Hoist, Datatrans, Proiximis – to help us to continue to grow and dominate the market as we set about our mission of being a world leader. And with strong Private Equity Investors from Advent International and Eurazeo, we are well set up to win.
We know that it’s our people that differentiates who we are and what we do…and that is why we are keen to hire world class talent like you.
Role Overview:
The Senior Quality Assurance Analyst is responsible for overseeing the activities of the quality assurance personnel as well as being hands-on in testing and methodical problem solving regarding Planet’s products.
Along with key members of the quality assurance department, the Senior Quality Assurance Analyst provides strategic leadership for the direction of Planet’s software testing roadmap.
With 5-7 years’ experience in a test environment the Senior QA Analyst will help drive test automation within the team leading to higher quality of delivered products.
What you will do:
- Quality Assurance Measures: The Senior QA Analyst leads the creation of quality assurance measures across the business. The Senior Quality Assurance Analyst is also tasked with developing and enhancing both manual and automated test frameworks.
- Shifting Test Left: In this capacity, the Senior Quality Assurance Analyst also actively takes part in the discovery and design phases of new software/product feature development and promotes continuous testing in an attempt to guarantee an error free final product.
- Meet Requirements: The Senior QA Analyst ensures that validated deliverables always meet functional, design specifications and requirements of the software/products.
- Testing: The Senior QA Analyst regularly executes software/product tests and records the results during release cycles. He also reviews functional and design specifications in order to ensure that there is a full understanding of individual deliverables.
- Documentation: The Senior QA Analyst further develops documentation and maintains functional test cases as well as all other test assets, for example, data validation scripts and test data.
- Analytics: The Senior Quality Assurance Analyst also has analytical responsibilities where he conducts regular analysis of software/product requirements and produces test estimations.
- Collaboration: The role is also a collaborative one and the Senior Quality Assurance Analyst works with software/product developers in driving issue resolution.
- Software Release: Work with software/product development teams in ensuring that high quality and timely releases of software/products into market are realized.
- Knowledge: The Senior Quality Assurance Analyst maintains knowledge of the industry best practices, introducing the most suitable practices to the business.
Who you are:
- 5-7 years of direct QA / software tester experience
- Ability to provide direction and guidance to testers
- Take ownership of tasks & projects to deliver highest quality test service
- Ability helping other team members to deliver to a high-quality standard
- Estimation and scheduling experience
- Experience in writing & executing project test plans and test cases based on business requirements
- Experience in designing and working with automation tools
- Experience in API testing and Service Bus
- Excellent working knowledge of QA standards, processes, tools and methodologies
What you will need to bring to Planet:
- A third level degree (or equivalent), preferably in business, IT or finance.
- ISTQB / ISEB (foundation) qualified
- Logical & structured approach to test planning, execution and reporting
- Test automation experience a definite asset (desirable)
- Ability to manage workload and to work to deadlines
- Good problem solving & analytical capabilities to identify and diagnose problems
- Ability to work in a team environment and show initiative
- Well-developed written and verbal reporting / communication skills
- Familiarity with Agile Ceremonies
What do we offer and why should you join us?
We don’t shy away from wanting to hire great people to deliver amazing things for our customers. And once you join us, we want to keep you motivated and engaged in our collective mission.
We don’t shy away from wanting to hire great people to deliver amazing things for our customers. And once you join us, we want to keep you motivated and engaged in our collective mission.
Competitive Pay
We don’t want you to worry about your pay and wonder if you can have it better someplace else. We follow the market and evaluate salary benchmarks through the year to make sure any salary increases remove any worries and keep you satisfied. We review pay annually to make sure we are paying you what you’re worth.
We don’t want you to worry about your pay and wonder if you can have it better someplace else. We follow the market and evaluate salary benchmarks through the year to make sure any salary increases remove any worries and keep you satisfied. We review pay annually to make sure we are paying you what you’re worth.
Growth and skills
We know that for some it’s about growing into more senior and exciting roles, and for others it’s about becoming a deep technical expert. No matter what your ambition, we are with you all the way. We know that investing in you is the way to keep skills relevant and you motivated.
Flexible working
Work from home? Work in the office? Have family and life commitments that mean you need flexibility? What we care about is what you deliver not where you work nor the hours you work. We know flexibility matters and that’s why we offer the flexibility that suits you and your lifestyle.
We know that for some it’s about growing into more senior and exciting roles, and for others it’s about becoming a deep technical expert. No matter what your ambition, we are with you all the way. We know that investing in you is the way to keep skills relevant and you motivated.
Flexible working
Work from home? Work in the office? Have family and life commitments that mean you need flexibility? What we care about is what you deliver not where you work nor the hours you work. We know flexibility matters and that’s why we offer the flexibility that suits you and your lifestyle.
An array of people
We know that to win, our workforce needs to reflect the world in which we live and the customers we serve. We are proud that we have a culture where everyone and anyone can bring their whole selves to work.
We know that to win, our workforce needs to reflect the world in which we live and the customers we serve. We are proud that we have a culture where everyone and anyone can bring their whole selves to work.
Ready to meet us?
We hope this role sounds exciting and could be your next step. If so, we’d love to meet you – click the button to apply. Go on. Make our day.
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