QA Engineer at PlotBox

We pride ourselves on delivering world class solutions to our clients and rely on our talented and experienced Technology team to work together with Delivery to ensure product releases are delivered to the very best quality. 

As QA Engineer you will be involved in the testing stage of software development and deployment.  You will conduct manual and automated tests to ensure the software created is fit for purpose and any bugs or issues are resolved before the software is deployed to our users.

You will be an enthusiastic team worker who has a passion for developing your career in technology.

Responsibilities

• Identify and raise incidents in a timely manner
• Create detailed test plans and test cases
• Liaise with internal teams including developers and product managers to identify system requirements and help to plan out our new features
• Design, develop and execute automation scripts
• Provide QA support on new project implementation

Who we think will be a great fit

ESSENTIAL:   

You will:

• Be educated to degree level (or equivalent) in Software Engineering, Computer Science or similar subject
• Have a strong working knowledge of software methodologies, tools and processes
• Have at least one year experience in a software testing or quality assurance role
• Have experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test cases
• Have experience of working in an agile/scrum environment

We are looking for someone with a keen attention to detail who has a natural curiosity when it comes to technology.  You will constantly question and challenge the functionality to ensure product quality. 

DESIRABLE:  

Ideally you will have some experience of automated testing and/or good working knowledge of SQL but this is not a dealbreaker! We are more than happy to hear from you if you are keen to learn these aspects on the job. 

Company Summary

PlotBox is the leading software solution provider for the bereavement industry, facilitating cemeteries and crematoria in operating to world class standards. We are very clear on our mission; to take away some of the pain for families dealing with death and those who serve them, enabling our clients to focus their attention on the people they support. 

We are a high growth scale up of almost 80 people headquartered in NI and spread out across the globe, collaborating on a journey to make PlotBox the solution of choice for the death care industry worldwide.  We live and breathe our core values – Tenacity, Teamwork and Trust.

We have a passion for tech and innovation, actively exploiting new and cutting-edge tools and technologies to enhance our product and skillset. We actively promote from within and our dynamic scale up culture ensures that proactivity and initiative are rewarded with excellent career opportunities, progression and mobility.

How would our team describe life at PlotBox? When asked to describe our company, they use words such as fun, respect, care, team spirit, family feel, trust, happy, listen, sense of accomplishment, flexibility, development.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join our talented team. We recently made it into the top 10 UK Best Workplaces™ as well as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ in Tech and could not be happier. Our staff have told us loud and clear that they love working for PlotBox; from the relaxed working environment to feeling truly valued in their roles. In addition, our purpose-driven mission and the sense of pride in doing what we do - to ultimately lessen people’s pain at the most difficult time of their lives - means a lot to our team.

Benefits Offered by PlotBox

Our headquarters are ideally placed in the beautiful and scenic countryside location around Ballymena, along with other office locations in the USA and Australia.  We are constantly increasing our list of benefits which currently include:

• Investment in employee growth, development and certification courses. 
• Regular wellbeing initiatives and health cash plans
• Safe and supportive culture; we foster continuous improvement in all aspects of work
• Career mobility and progression 
• Regular travel opportunities 
• Flexible working hours
• Pension
• Working from home options (and not just during the pandemic!)
• Active social and charity committee - lots of social events throughout the year
• Office perks: fridge and larder fully stocked with unlimited drinks and snacks
• Free Parking