QA Tester

SiXworks; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance Scheme

Contributory pension scheme

Professional Development opportunities

Cycle to Work scheme

Free hot and cold drinks

Secure on-site parking and gym facilities

On-site parking & facilities

Casual dress

Free drinks

Job summary

A secure digital solutions provider in Farnborough seeks an enthusiastic tester to join their team. Responsibilities include participating in diverse development projects, ensuring product quality, and maintaining communication with the development team. Ideal candidates will have strong communication abilities, experience in Agile methodology, and a passion for testing. They offer a competitive salary along with benefits such as private medical insurance and a robust professional development program.

Qualifications

• Excellent documentation skills.
• Versatility, analytical mindset, and problem-solving aptitude.
• Willingness to undergo Security Clearance.
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Working knowledge of testing tools and test management software.
• Versatility, analytical mind and problem-solving aptitude.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Willingness to undergo Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of diverse projects.
• Ensuring product quality before production.
• Communicate with the development team and stakeholders.
• Working with complex systems and applications.
• Analyse requirements and user stories and help provide acceptance criteria.
• Feed into non-functional testing requirements.
• Exploratory testing.
• Communication with the development team and project stakeholders.
• Reporting on test outcomes at the level required for the project.
• Test gap analysis – identifying scenarios to be tested and/or automated.
• Ensuring quality of products as they move from prototype / proof of concept into Production.

Skills

Passion for testing

Excellent communication skills

Experience with Agile methodology

Exploratory testing

Strong organizational skills

Testing tools

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Security Clearance

Tools

Testing tools

Test management software

Job description

Responsibilities

• Involved in the development of a diverse range of projects.
• Active part of the development team.
• Helping shape and expand Agile working practices.
• Working with complex systems and applications.
• Analyse requirements and user stories and help provide acceptance criteria.
• Feed into non-functional testing requirements.
• Exploratory testing.
• Communication with the development team and project stakeholders.
• Reporting on test outcomes at the level required for the project.
• Test gap analysis – identifying scenarios to be tested and/or automated.
• Ensuring quality of products as they move from prototype / proof of concept into Production.

Requirements and skills

• A passion for testing.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience with Agile methodology and exploratory testing.
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Working knowledge of testing tools and test management software.
• Versatility, analytical mind and problem-solving aptitude.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Willingness to undergo Security Clearance.

Please mention if you have:

• Test automation experience.
• Performance testing experience.
• Security testing experience.

About SiXworks

SiXworks is a leading provider of secure digital solutions, specialising in digital experimentation and focused on fail-safe-fast cutting-edge technology solutions deployed in highly secure environments. We are unified in our mission to accelerate innovation and adoption of secure, digital technology to improve the operational agility of Defence and National Security. This is an exciting time for us, we have ambitious plans for continued growth and development, and we are seeking to add brilliant, experienced, motivated, and passionate people to our team to work with us on this journey.

Why join SiXworks?

Our team is a fusion of brilliance, featuring senior operational, technical, and business leaders from various industries and the armed forces. We're also powered by a league of extraordinary IT engineers, architects, developers, and project managers. Together, we're an unstoppable force of digital innovation!

SiXworks’ expertise includes Secure-by-Design, cloud computing, advanced network and infrastructure design, rapid application development, cross-security domain systems, multi-tenanted High-Performance Compute, multi-source data platforms, cyber vulnerability mitigation, and intelligence systems. We provide supplier-agnostic, technical, and business consultancy to customers while championing open-source and best-of-breed technologies.

What can we offer in return?

SiXworks offers a unique work culture around our core principles Agility, Security, Innovation, Quality, Collaboration and Inclusivity. Together, these six principles form SiXworks'NORTH STAR, guiding the organisation towards success. This is reflected in the raft of benefits available to all our employees.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Life Assurance Scheme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Professional Development opportunities.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Perks at Work scheme.
• Contributory company pension.
• Discretionary Bonus scheme.
• Secure, on-site parking, cafe, restaurant, and gym facilities.
• Casual dress.
• Free hot and cold drinks in our own, modern kitchen/break-out.

A word on UK Security Clearance

Due to the secure nature of the position and working environment, you must have, or be eligible to obtain Security Clearance.

More details relating to UK Security Clearance can be found here: United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Notice

SiXworks recognises the benefits of Reserve service to Country, Company and individual.

We support Reservists and actively encourage them to apply.

We are not considering submissions from agencies.