Junior Software QA Engineer

Arqit Quantum Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking cybersecurity company as a Junior Software QA Engineer, where you'll contribute to innovative cloud-based products that secure data and communications. In this role, you will collaborate with experts to tackle security challenges, develop test plans, and ensure high-quality software releases. With a strong emphasis on user experience and agile practices, this position offers a unique opportunity to grow within a dynamic team culture that values innovation and ownership. If you're ready to make a real-world impact in a fast-paced environment, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of manual testing experience, with strong analytical skills.
• Proficient in developing and executing test plans and cases.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cybersecurity experts to address security threats.
• Develop and test cloud-based cybersecurity products.

Skills

Manual Testing

Exploratory Testing

Risk-Based Testing

Test Plan Development

Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Degree in Computer Science

ISTQB Foundation

Tools

Automation Tools

Agile/SCRUM

Database Testing (SQL/NoSQL)

Job description

Junior Software QA Engineer

Department: 480 - Software Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: London

Description

Arqit is a global cybersecurity company delivering quantum-safe encryption to secure data and communications for enterprises, governments, and critical national infrastructure (CNI). Powered by its advanced symmetric key cryptography, the Arqit SKA-Platform offers scalable encryption that is resilient to quantum threats. The platform allows devices to seamlessly generate and share secure encryption keys, ensuring robust data protection across sectors like telecoms, defence, and finance. Stronger, simpler encryption.

We have a new opportunity for a junior software QA engineer who is interested in joining a fast-paced, exciting tech scale-up. We can offer you fun and interesting work in cloud cybersecurity. We have a great team culture that gives you the opportunity to innovate, take ownership, and scale new heights in your career as the company grows.

About you

You're an innovative thinker with a track record of delivering results on complex problems. You take ownership and are a team player, committed to team success. You're honest, respectful, and value diversity. You thrive in ambiguous environments where no two days are the same. You understand the importance of working quickly and focusing on user experience to ensure customer satisfaction.

Your New Position

As a junior software QA engineer at Arqit, you'll work on strategic cybersecurity products, contributing to the design review, testing, and support of software components throughout the SDLC, using modern cloud architectures, frameworks, tools, and languages.

This role offers the chance to make a real-world impact within a high-performing team, working alongside product managers, scientists, cryptographers, and engineers on emerging technologies.

What you'll be doing

• Collaborating with cybersecurity experts to address security threats.
• Developing and testing cloud-based cybersecurity products using distributed cloud technologies.
• Fostering a quality-driven engineering culture to ensure confident product releases.
• Working with the product team to ensure high-quality features and assessing risks.
• Creating and executing tests for services and applications across various platforms and cloud environments.
• Refining agile practices to deliver superior software quality.
• Working with product management to refine requirements and ensure excellent UX.
• Investigating issues, identifying root causes, and providing solutions.

What we're looking for

• At least 2 years of manual testing experience.
• Experience with exploratory and risk-based testing.
• Proficient in developing and executing test plans and cases.
• Knowledge of at least one scripting or programming language.
• ISTQB Foundation or equivalent qualification.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Experience with automation tools and frameworks is a plus.
• Degree in Computer Science, electronic engineering, or related fields, or significant relevant experience.
• Ability to work in the UK without restrictions; future security clearance may be required.

Additional useful skills include:

• Cybersecurity industry experience.
• Experience with software triage and root cause analysis.
• Knowledge of cryptography.
• Experience with database testing (SQL/NoSQL).
• Agile/SCRUM/Lean Kanban experience.
• Knowledge of hardware security features (TPM, SGX, SME/SEV, Keychain).
• API testing experience.