Lead Automation QA

At KFC, our platform has constantly evolved to make it as easy as possible to order our great chicken.  We brought our development in-house four years ago which has helped to drive collaboration and innovation.  Here at KFC, we empower people to be their best self, make a difference and have fun.  

Think you can only buy our chicken in-store at our restaurants?!  Think again!  We’ve created a fast, simple omnichannel experience to help people order and get their food in the way that is most convenient to them, whether that be through our app to collect service via the front counter or drive-thru, in-store kiosk integrations, or fully integrated aggregator delivery (Deliveroo, JustEat, UberEats etc) and there’s more to come.  KFC’s digital technology stack has grown to process nearly half of the transactions processed through our restaurants, so we are looking for people to help drive these developments and keep everything ticking… so no-one misses their chicken.

We want everything that’s built to not only be fit for purpose but work well, so we test everything rigorously from inception to being released to our customers.  We currently use a mix of manual and automation testing but we’re looking to drive more automation across all parts of the business to help improve quality and efficiencies and as the Lead, it will be part of your role to help influence this change.

You will be leading the team but also be hands-on in testing across all our platforms including, but not limited to, our mobile apps (iOS and Android), websites and third-party integrations.  Part of leading the team, will be coaching and mentoring the other QAs helping their talent to grow, as well as your own.

We use a lot of different Testing tools so are quite open in what your experience is with but some key tools for us include

• Selenium WebDriver; TestCafe; Nightwatch and Cypress
• Utilising Postman and creation of automation frameworks for API tests within Node.js, such as Mocha/Chai

We use React on our front-end and Node.js on our back-end, within a Serverless environment (AWS), so experience with JavaScript is ideal, but we’re happy to support your learning if you don’t have it.  You can read more about our tech stack here:  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/the-technology-behind-kfcs-finger-lickin-good-success/

Whilst we’re one of the world’s biggest and most loved brands, we’re still a small tech team of around 50 people (and growing!) so it’s a great environment to get exposure to lots of different projects.  Everyone gets to contribute and collaborate so you should be comfortable discussing and challenging ideas with other QAs, Developers, Scrum Masters, DevOps Engineers and Designers.

WHAT WE’D LOVE FROM YOU

EXPERIENCE

We’ve listed the various languages, tools and frameworks that we use inhouse so experience with any of the below is ideal, but we can help provide support and training for gaps within reason:

• Selenium Webdriver.io / TestCafe / Nightwatch / Cypress or similar
• Utilising Postman and creation of automation framework for API tests within Node.JS such as use of utilising Mocha / Chai
• JavaScript
• Experience in application testing - iOS and Android
• Automation testing on app systems
• Cross browser and device testing
• AWS experience: Step Functions, S3, DynamoDB
• Database experience, SQL, Postgres, MySQL or other DB schemas
• Load testing: JMeter, Blazermeter, SmartBear or other available market tools
• Test case management: TestRail or other similar tooling
• Ticket management: Jira (Atlassian Suite)

ABOUT YOU

We deliver together as a team so are highly collaborative, even when remote, so we’re looking for skills to help further foster this:

• Familiarity and use of Agile frameworks including Scrum & Kanban
• Leading, building and mentoring
• Management and leadership skills to make informed decisions on priorities for teams/individuals
• Ability to flex across different levels, programme, team & individuals
• Proactive and not afraid to ask questions or for help when needed
• Good communication skills (especially verbal)
• Positive can-do attitude

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

REWARD, PROGRESSION AND LOTS OF RECOGNITION

A career with KFC offers much more than just fantastic earning potential. We reward achievement with amazing incentives and benefits, including:

• A great work-life balance with a 35hour working week and Summer Fridays
• Company and performance related bonus
  
• Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution
• Private healthcare with the option to increase to include family cover and extra dental cover
• Annual holiday allowance starts at 25 days with the option to buy or sell up to 3 extra days per year
• After 5 years’ service, annual holiday allowance increases to 30 days
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
• International career opportunities across Yum!
• Pick n Mix Benefits, options include gym membership, health screening and travel insurance.

At KFC, our platform has constantly evolved to make it as easy as possible to order our great chicken.  We brought our development in-house four years ago which has helped to drive collaboration and innovation.  Here at KFC, we empower people to be their best self, make a difference and have fun.  

Think you can only buy our chicken in-store at our restaurants?!  Think again!  We’ve created a fast, simple omnichannel experience to help people order and get their food in the way that is most convenient to them, whether that be through our app to collect service via the front counter or drive-thru, in-store kiosk integrations, or fully integrated aggregator delivery (Deliveroo, JustEat, UberEats etc) and there’s more to come.  KFC’s digital technology stack has grown to process nearly half of the transactions processed through our restaurants, so we are looking for people to help drive these developments and keep everything ticking… so no-one misses their chicken.

We want everything that’s built to not only be fit for purpose but work well, so we test everything rigorously from inception to being released to our customers.  We currently use a mix of manual and automation testing but we’re looking to drive more automation across all parts of the business to help improve quality and efficiencies and as the Lead, it will be part of your role to help influence this change.

You will be leading the team but also be hands-on in testing across all our platforms including, but not limited to, our mobile apps (iOS and Android), websites and third-party integrations.  Part of leading the team, will be coaching and mentoring the other QAs helping their talent to grow, as well as your own.

We use a lot of different Testing tools so are quite open in what your experience is with but some key tools for us include

• Selenium WebDriver; TestCafe; Nightwatch and Cypress
• Utilising Postman and creation of automation frameworks for API tests within Node.js, such as Mocha/Chai

We use React on our front-end and Node.js on our back-end, within a Serverless environment (AWS), so experience with JavaScript is ideal, but we’re happy to support your learning if you don’t have it.  You can read more about our tech stack here:  https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/the-technology-behind-kfcs-finger-lickin-good-success/

Whilst we’re one of the world’s biggest and most loved brands, we’re still a small tech team of around 50 people (and growing!) so it’s a great environment to get exposure to lots of different projects.  Everyone gets to contribute and collaborate so you should be comfortable discussing and challenging ideas with other QAs, Developers, Scrum Masters, DevOps Engineers and Designers.

WHAT WE’D LOVE FROM YOU

EXPERIENCE

We’ve listed the various languages, tools and frameworks that we use inhouse so experience with any of the below is ideal, but we can help provide support and training for gaps within reason:

• Selenium Webdriver.io / TestCafe / Nightwatch / Cypress or similar
• Utilising Postman and creation of automation framework for API tests within Node.JS such as use of utilising Mocha / Chai
• JavaScript
• Experience in application testing - iOS and Android
• Automation testing on app systems
• Cross browser and device testing
• AWS experience: Step Functions, S3, DynamoDB
• Database experience, SQL, Postgres, MySQL or other DB schemas
• Load testing: JMeter, Blazermeter, SmartBear or other available market tools
• Test case management: TestRail or other similar tooling
• Ticket management: Jira (Atlassian Suite)

ABOUT YOU

We deliver together as a team so are highly collaborative, even when remote, so we’re looking for skills to help further foster this:

• Familiarity and use of Agile frameworks including Scrum & Kanban
• Leading, building and mentoring
• Management and leadership skills to make informed decisions on priorities for teams/individuals
• Ability to flex across different levels, programme, team & individuals
• Proactive and not afraid to ask questions or for help when needed
• Good communication skills (especially verbal)
• Positive can-do attitude

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

REWARD, PROGRESSION AND LOTS OF RECOGNITION

A career with KFC offers much more than just fantastic earning potential. We reward achievement with amazing incentives and benefits, including:

• A great work-life balance with a 35hour working week and Summer Fridays
• Company and performance related bonus
  
• Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution
• Private healthcare with the option to increase to include family cover and extra dental cover
• Annual holiday allowance starts at 25 days with the option to buy or sell up to 3 extra days per year
• After 5 years’ service, annual holiday allowance increases to 30 days
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
• International career opportunities across Yum!
• Pick n Mix Benefits, options include gym membership, health screening and travel insurance.