Junior Quality Assurance Analyst

Full-time | Remote Working | Monday-Friday
Office Located in Bourne, Lincolnshire

The Business

Since 2007, Point74 has been the trusted leader in food lifecycle management software for manufacturers and retailers across the food industry. As the preferred choice in the UK and with a global reach, Point74 revolutionises product development, pricing and risk management by enhancing design, profitability and quality for food businesses. Our unique solution digitises the entire food product development process, ensuring compliance with regulations and market trends. As a rapidly growing software provider, Point74 is committed to its core values of integrity, intelligence, innovation, humility, progression, and reciprocation for both clients and team members. We are extremely proud of our achievements and acknowledge that our success stems directly from our exceptionally bright and collaborative team. If you want to join us, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

We are seeking two motivated Junior Quality Assurance Analysts to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring the highest standards of quality across our software solutions. Your responsibilities will include assisting with technical problem-solving tasks such as API integrations, automated testing, and administrative duties, as well as collaborating with various stakeholders to document and resolve a wide range of quality and support challenges. This position requires a balance of technical aptitude, business acumen, troubleshooting skills, and excellent interpersonal abilities. As a Junior Quality Assurance Analyst, you’ll work closely with our team to maintain and enhance the reliability of our software. We offer a thorough induction program led by industry experts to help you quickly become familiar with our products and internal processes. Additionally, you’ll receive mentored training designed to develop the skills essential for success in this role. The role can be performed entirely remotely, and provision of hardware will be made.

The Candidate

We are looking for a technically minded, intelligent and enthusiastic individual who will relish the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the growth of this dynamic business. The ideal applicant will have some experience in software testing or a strong interest in building a career in QA. You will work closely with developers and QA Analysts to ensure high-quality releases and a seamless user experience.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure consistent adherence to QA standards throughout agile development.
  • Verify software development to ensure finished product quality.
  • Systematically record QA activities in agile user stories and backlogs.
  • Contribute to ongoing QA process enhancements through retrospective sessions
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams (business analysts, developers and quality teams) in agile development

Requirements

Essential

  • Basic understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and QA methodologies
  • Experience with manual testing or a keen interest in learning QA processes
  • Strong attention to detail and excellent problem-solving skills
  • Effective communication skills for collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Desirable

  • Familiarity with test management tools
  • Basic knowledge of any scripting language or interest in automation
  • Basic programming knowledge, preferably in JavaScript/TypeScript or similar languages
  • Exposure to multi-tenanted SaaS applications or cloud platforms
  • Understanding of Agile principles and routines

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience working on captivating international projects across the food industry for the UK’s leading food lifecycle management software provider, used by 1/5 of the top food brands, including Waitrose, Morrisons and Charlie Bigham’s.

To apply, please send your CV and Cover Letter to hr@point74.co.uk with details as to why you are an ideal candidate.