Quality Assurance Test Engineer

Due to the nature of the work of our client, the successful candidate must be eligible for SC Clearance (or already cleared). Specific requirement for this clearance is a minimum of 5 years, continuous, verifiable UK residency (if not already cleared).

What you'll be doing:

• Define and write comprehensive test plans, test cases and test scripts (system test, system integration test) based on requirements and designs, proving the system works.
• Understand the design and the implementation details and assess the affected areas and risk areas that the implementation can introduce.
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and project managers to understand requirements and translate them into test scenarios.
• Perform manual system tests and system integration tests across multiple environments as well as utilising a variety of test tools to enhance testing efficiency and identify vulnerable areas of the software.
• Test newly developed software, existing software upgrades and deployments to ensure quality is maintained.
• Perform sanity and regression testing in an agile environment with continuous integration and deployment of new releases.
• Identify, raise, prioritise and track defect reports through to conclusion.
• Write detailed defect descriptions and work with developers to prioritise and assign bugs depending on the business impact and severity on timelines to test and go live.
• Participate in test reviews, walkthroughs and sign off processes.
• Support the test lead in planning, reporting and stakeholder management, deputising where necessary.
• Ability to execute testing tasks independently, yet work collaboratively within the team on major decisions and respond to high-level guidance & support.
• Create a culture of transparency, ownership, collaboration, accountability and quality.
• Work cross-functionally with various stakeholders including project managers, test leads, business analysts and client stakeholders.
• Good communications skills and ability to articulate the impact of defects to non-technical stakeholders.
• Be an advocate of Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement and industry recognised Best Practices.
• Passion for great technology and user experience.

What experience you'll bring:

• You should currently have or be eligible for SC Clearance.
• ISTQB Foundation (or higher) or equivalent.
• Proven experience as a test analyst in a similar role in a complex system integration project.
• Strong knowledge of system testing methodologies, tools and best practices.
• Familiarity with JIRA.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience of translating business requirements into legible, complete, executable test cases.
• Experience of creating and executing test cases with relevant focus and context (System Test, Integration Test, UAT etc).
• Experience of testing business processes.

Nice to have:

• Implementation and use of Provar for test case design and execution.
• Testing of Salesforce Service Cloud.
• Co‑ordination and management of User Acceptance Testing.
• API testing.
• Exposure to automation testing tools or frameworks.

Who we are:

We’re a business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and we undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Our advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues, and clients, on exciting projects. Our inclusive work environment prioritises mutual respect, accountability, and continuous learning for all our people. This approach fosters collaboration, well‑being, growth, and agility, leading to a more diverse, innovative, and competitive organisation.

What we’ll offer you:

We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are also a proud Disability Confident Committed Employer - we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us, during the application process, that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.