QA engineer (manual) for websites and apps

We are the UK's leading premium publisher, home to iconic and influential media brands including Esquire, Men's & Women's Health, ELLE, Good Housekeeping, Harper's Bazaar, Digital Spy, Cosmopolitan, Red and more. As our QA Engineer, you'll play a key role in making sure Hearst's websites and apps deliver a seamless, reliable experience for millions of users across the UK. Working closely with Product, Design, Engineering and Editorial teams, you'll test new features, challenge how things work, uncover issues and help bring great digital experiences to life.

• Plan and carry out testing for website and app features across different devices, browsers and operating systems.
• Check that changes meet agreed requirements and work well for people using our products.
• Report bugs clearly, including steps to reproduce them, and work with engineers to confirm fixes.
• Run regression tests to check that new releases have not affected existing features.
• Contribute to test plans and release checks throughout the development process.
• Work with engineering teams on optimising automated testing by identifying suitable test cases.
• Use AI enabled testing tools and workflows to help identify risks, improve test coverage and make quality checks more efficient.
• Raise usability, accessibility and performance concerns with the relevant teams.

• Experience testing websites and mobile apps, with a clear understanding of functional and regression testing.
• Confidence using different devices, browsers and operating systems to identify and investigate issues.
• The ability to write clear bug reports and communicate findings to technical and non-technical colleagues.
• A methodical approach, good attention to detail and the judgement to prioritise issues by their impact on users.
• Familiarity with test management or bug tracking tools, such as Jira.
• A collaborative mindset and interest in improving the quality and accessibility of digital products.
• Будет плюсом: Some experience with test automation tools or basic scripting; this is desirable

• Salary - Circa £55,000 -
• Salary is dependent on experience and will be assessed in line with the candidate's skills, knowledge and relevant expertise.
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• Embrace flexibility with a Location Flex and Holiday Exchange to take time when you need it.
• Take time to give back with a Charity Day and access wellbeing resources whenever you need them.
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