QA Engineer

System C; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare software provider in Edinburgh is seeking a driven QA Engineer to ensure their products meet high standards for safety and performance. You will work in an agile environment, reviewing requirements, designing test cases, and championing quality throughout the development lifecycle. Ideal candidates should have experience in software testing, excellent communication skills, and familiarity with tools like Jira. This role offers a chance to significantly impact digital care solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in software testing, ideally within an Agile environment.
• Familiarity with test management and defect tracking tools.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and contribute to product requirements, test plans, and acceptance criteria.
• Design and execute test cases across functional, regression, and exploratory testing.
• Log and manage defects using tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.

Skills

Software testing

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Understanding of web technologies

Education

ISTQB Foundation

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Description

At System C, we're on a mission to improve the lives of service users and patients through innovative software solutions for healthcare, social care, and education. As part of our award-winning team, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of digital care. We're looking for a driven QA Engineer to join our quality assurance team, ensuring our products meet the highest standards for safety, usability, and performance.

What you'll do

In this role, you'll be part of an agile, collaborative team responsible for delivering high-quality testing outcomes across our product suite. You'll work closely with developers, product owners, and business analysts to review requirements, create and execute test plans, and ensure robust test coverage across both manual and automated processes. You'll also contribute to internal knowledge sharing, regression test maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives, championing quality throughout the development lifecycle. As a key contributor to sprint planning, stand-ups and retrospectives, your insights will help shape our roadmap and drive testing best practices.

Responsibilities

• Review and contribute to product requirements, test plans, and acceptance criteria
• Design and execute test cases across functional, regression, and exploratory testing
• Log and manage defects using tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps
• Collaborate with developers and product teams to drive quality from the start
• Support continuous improvement of testing processes and documentation

Requirements

Essential

• Experience in software testing, ideally within an Agile environment
• Understanding of web technologies and databases
• Familiarity with test management and defect tracking tools
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• ISTQB Foundation (or willingness to work to equivalent standards)

Desirable

• Exposure to automation or low/no-code testing tools
• Experience in cloud or virtualised testing environments
• Knowledge of healthcare, social care or education domains