Introduction

Company cultures & job summary

Our client is looking for a QA Engineer to join their Mission Critical Services team, working on technology that genuinely cannot afford to fail. You'll need solid experience in software or system integration testing and a strong grasp of QA principles. Apply now!

Working Patterns and location - Fully on site

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and execute testing activities across complex technology environments.

• Create and maintain test environments, test cases and test data to a high standard.

• Identify, investigate and manage defects through to resolution with engineering teams.

• Support integration, regression, functional and non-functional testing throughout delivery.

• Contribute to automation and continuous improvement initiatives to boost delivery confidence.

• Assess quality risks and communicate appropriate mitigations to stakeholders.

• Share knowledge and promote engineering best practice across the team.

Skills & experience

• Experience in software and/or system integration testing or quality engineering environments.

• Strong understanding of testing principles, methodologies and QA practices.

• Experience identifying, documenting and managing defects through to resolution.

• Ability to analyse problems, investigate issues and communicate findings clearly.

• Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary engineering and delivery teams.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.

The client would also like to see some of the below, but this is not essential:

• Experience supporting or implementing automated testing approaches.

• Exposure to large-scale, mission-critical or highly assured technology environments.

• Understanding of integration and end-to-end testing practices.

• Knowledge of secure or regulated delivery environments.

• Experience contributing to process improvement or quality transformation initiatives.

• Experience mentoring junior colleagues or supporting team capability development.

Additional benefits

• Annual bonus up to 10%.
• Pension up to 5% Employee/10% Employer.
• Private Medical Cover.
• Dental Insurance.
• Health Assessment.
• Life Assurance.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Part-time opportunities/flexible working is available to suit individual needs.

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