Senior Functional Quality Engineer in City of Westminster

City of Westminster Full-Time 55000 - 65000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible

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At a Glance

Tasks: Lead testing strategies for custom applications and mentor junior team members.
Company: Join a dynamic team focused on delivering high-quality testing solutions.
Benefits: Enjoy 25 days holiday, flexible working, and comprehensive medical cover.
Other info: This role requires pre-employment screening per UK Government standards.
Why this job: Drive automation testing and enhance project outcomes in a collaborative environment.
Qualifications: Extensive experience in functional and end-to-end testing with proficiency in SOAP-UI and JMeter.

The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and execution of comprehensive testing strategies for custom applications.
Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring successful project outcomes.
Contribute to the development of testing strategies and roadmaps.
Drive the adoption of automation testing and test efficiency improvements.
Create and execute test automation for biometric workflows and matching, executing back-end web-services as the system does not have a UI.
Construct appropriate input test messages and expected outputs for a wide range of scenarios and automate the creation of these inputs to accelerate delivery.
Test functional and non-functional (performance/operability) aspects.

Qualifications

Extensive experience in functional, system integration, and end-to-end testing.
Masterful proficiency in testing methodologies and tools.
Proven track record of delivering high-quality testing solutions in a professional setting.
Exceptional communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
Strong portfolio showcasing a diverse range of testing projects.
Expertise in continuous integration and delivery practices.
Knowledge of agile methodologies.
Automation and scripting skills.
Proficiency with test technologies including SOAP-UI, JMeter, Jira, Zephyr, XML and SOAP Web Services.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Additional Personal Security Controls such as National Security Vetting (NVS) may apply, including eligibility requirements for the Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).

Benefits

Tools and policies to support work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programmes, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme.
More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Programme, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.