QA Analyst — Manual Testing Specialist

About Us

We are a fast-growing multi-brand media technology company operating across France the Netherlands the UK Canada and Morocco. Our platform delivers premium digital content experiences news entertainment and education to partners and consumers worldwide. With nearly 140 employees and 15 years of product history we are scaling our QA practice to match our ambitions.

We are looking for an experienced QA Analyst who takes pride in deep hands-on manual testing. This is a role for someone who genuinely loves the craft of testing: designing rigorous test cases uncovering edge cases and ensuring users only ever see a polished product.

Role Overview

You will be the quality guardian of our web and mobile applications owning the full manual testing lifecycle from test plan creation through execution defect tracking and sign-off. You will work closely with developers product managers and customer care teams across our international offices and mentor junior testers to raise team-wide standards.

This is a manual-testing-first role. Automation experience is a bonus but your instincts analytical thinking and thoroughness as a hands-on tester are what matter most here.

Key Responsibilities

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Design write and maintain comprehensive test plans test cases and test reports grounded in functional and business requirements
• Execute manual test cases across functional regression integration smoke and system testing phases with rigour and full traceability
• Conduct thorough cross-platform testing on web browsers iOS and Android on real devices as well as emulators/simulators
• Perform manual API testing (REST/HTTP) using tools like Postman or Insomnia to validate back-end services and data integrity
• Log reproduce and track software defects with clear steps screenshots and evidence in bug tracking tools (e.g. JIRA)
• Participate actively in sprint ceremonies: test estimation test planning backlog grooming and retrospectives within an agile/scrum environment
• Continuously improve QA processes test coverage metrics and testing methodologies

Collaboration & Mentoring

• Partner with engineers product managers and UX designers to clarify acceptance criteria and define edge cases before development begins
• Mentor junior QA testers through test case reviews and structured feedback sessions
• Serve as a quality advocate pushing back when features are not ready to ship

Customer Care Support

• Collaborate with the customer support team to investigate reproduce and resolve reported user issues
• Analyze recurring defect patterns to drive root-cause fixes and long-term product improvements

Required Skills & Experience

• 2 years of hands-on manual QA testing experience
• Proven ability to write structured detailed test cases test plans and defect reports
• Strong experience testing web applications (cross-browser compatibility responsive design)
• Solid experience in mobile application testing on iOS and Android including real devices and simulators
• Comfortable with manual API testing using Postman Insomnia or cURL
• Familiar with bug tracking and project management tools (JIRA Confluence Trello or similar)
• Working knowledge of agile/scrum methodologies
• Excellent analytical thinking and meticulous attention to detail
• Clear written and spoken English and/or French (Arabic a plus)
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience

Nice to Have

• Exposure to test automation concepts (Selenium Cypress Playwright or similar) not required but appreciated
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions Jenkins GitLab CI)
• Basic SQL or scripting knowledge for data validation
• Experience in digital media publishing or SaaS environments
• ISTQB Foundation or equivalent QA certification

What We Offer

• Hybrid work: 2 days onsite / 3 days remote
• Health insurance & CIMR
• Gym membership
• Premium media app access
• Monthly team events and offsites
• Transparent all-hands meetings with full business updates

Diversity & Inclusion

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. You dont need to match every requirement if this role excites you we encourage you to apply. We evaluate candidates on talent potential and overall fit. Our professional equality index score is 93/100.