QA Engineer (Contract - Outside IR35)

We are seeking a talented and detail-oriented QA Engineer (Contract) to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the highest quality standards for our digital products, through rigorous testing and a deep understanding of functionality and user experience.

• 3 month contract, view to extend further

• Outside Of Ir35

• Uk Based (London/Basingstoke)

• £250 - £400 per day

Key Responsibilities:

• Test Case Creation: Develop and create comprehensive test cases to ensure thorough coverage of our products.
• Manual & Exploratory Testing: Perform manual or exploratory testing to identify defects and ensure complete test coverage.
• Defect Documentation: Document defects, collaborate with development teams for resolutions, and advocate for continuous product improvement.
• Requirements Validation: Validate and scrutinize requirements, identifying potential gaps, edge cases, and ensuring testability of proposed solutions.
• CMS Experience: Work with or leverage your previous experience in Content Management Systems (CMS).
• Test Documentation: Create supporting documentation for projects, such as Test Plans and Test Summary Reports, with support from other team members.
• Project Planning: Contribute to the planning and prioritization of testing efforts for the project.
• Task Estimation: Provide accurate estimations for testing tasks within a project.
• Risk Assessment: Proactively assess risks and suggest ways to mitigate issues.
• Process Ownership: Own and uphold QA processes and best practices across the team.
• Quickly understanding digital products, their features, and functionality.
• Developing and executing test scenarios for web or mobile applications.
• Analysing and understanding requirements to ensure quality assurance.
• Diagnosing, reporting, and tracking defects.

Requirements:

Expert Knowledge In:

• Maintaining knowledge of core systems and processes.
• Applying industry-standard testing processes and best practices, with an ISTQB foundation certification.

Competency In:

• Software testing techniques and test-support tools, as well as incident/defect tracking systems.
• Experience in mobile app testing software such as Appium
• Familiarity with Agile / Waterfall development methodologies.
• Understanding APIs, with experience using tools such as Charles Proxy and Postman.
• Experience with UI automated testing tools (e.g., Cypress).
• Proficiency in tools like JIRA / Confluence.

If you are passionate about ensuring high-quality digital experiences and have the expertise and drive to contribute to a dynamic team, we would love to hear from you!

Apply now to be part of a cutting-edge team committed to delivering exceptional products.