QA Tester

Maritime Transport Ltd; Felixstowe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Felixstowe is looking for a meticulous QA Tester to join their development team. This role is crucial in ensuring the quality of their applications through both manual and automated testing processes. Candidates should have a strong background in testing applications and be proficient with automation tools. A collaborative and innovative work culture, along with competitive benefits, awaits the successful candidate.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Life assurance cover

Employee assistance programme

Discounts on MSC cruises

Qualifications

• Strong experience in software testing is required.
• Proficiency in test automation tools is essential.
• Familiarity with software development life cycle (SDLC).

Responsibilities

• Liaise between Developers and UAT Testers.
• Design and execute test plans and cases.
• Maintain test automation frameworks.

Skills

Testing applications

Test automation tools

API testing tools

Excellent communication

Agile methodologies

Tools

Selenium

NUnit

xUnit

Cypress

Postman

Job description

The Vacancy

We are seeking a meticulous and proactive QA Tester to join our development team. This role serves as a critical interface between our Developers and User Acceptance Testers (UAT), ensuring the delivery of high-quality, robust applications. The successful candidate will be responsible for both manual and automated testing processes, contributing to the maintenance of our high standards for code quality.

About Maritime Transport Ltd

Maritime is a UK-based, market-leading intermodal logistics company offering the complete solution for supply chain requirements including container transport and storage, curtain sided distribution and intermodal services.

This is an excellent opportunity to join Maritime, we are a strong business with a secure future who recognize and reward hard work in very modern office environments.

Whilst a relatively young function at Maritime, the development team has seen significant backing at board level and has quickly gained the requirement to grow to keep up with internal demand and to meet key project milestones and deadlines.

Maritime is fast paced and can be a very busy business which will create challenges at times that have to be solved. The role is best suited to someone quick thinking, organised and good at problem solving.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the liaison between Developers and UAT Testers, ensuring smooth handover and communication.
• Design, develop, and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts (both manual and automated).
• Maintain and enhance test automation frameworks and tools.
• Identify, document, and track software defects through to resolution.
• Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives, contributing QA insights and status updates.
• Validate new features and bug fixes within our C# .NET and Angular applications.
• Ensure software meets performance, scalability, and security requirements.
• Champion best practices for testing, including regression, performance, and smoke testing.
• Collaborate closely with developers and business analysts to understand and validate requirements.
  
  

Required Skills And Experience

• An interest in a QA or software testing role / progression.
• Strong experience testing applications
• Proficiency in test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, NUnit, xUnit, Cypress, or similar).
• Familiarity with API testing tools such as Postman or Swagger.
• Solid understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills, especially in translating technical information for non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines, and work both independently and collaboratively.
  
  

Desirable Skills

• Experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps)
• Knowledge of performance testing tools such as DataDog, JMeter, or LoadRunner.
  
  

Personal Qualities

• Attentive to detail and analytically minded
• Willingness to learn and improve your skills
• Well organised with the ability to prioritise, work to deadlines while using your own initiative
• Willing to ask questions when you’re unsure while maintaining confidence in your own ability
  
  

What We Offer

• Opportunity to shape quality assurance in a forward-thinking dev team.
• A collaborative and innovative work culture.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
  
  

Pay And Benefits

• competitive salary;
• annual salary review (discretionary);
• annual bonus (discretionary);
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays on top from day 1. / 20 days holiday from day 1
• Life assurance cover x3 from day 1 and up to age 66.
• group personal pension;
• employee assistance programme;
• Maritime weekly lottery - every week one employee will win £1,000 Net
• Big discounts on MSC cruises for yourself, family and friends
• a fantastic office and facilities available.
  
  

The Company

Founded in 2001 by Executive Chairman, John Williams, Maritime Transport has evolved from small beginnings into a leading logistics company with a turnover exceeding £400m.

To date, the company employs 3,000 personnel across 40+ sites including a network of strategic rail freight terminals, with a cutting-edge fleet of 1,300 Euro-6 trucks and over 50 container handlers servicing a number of trains, daily. Maritime has a proven track record as an intermodal operator, developing and delivering low carbon, container logistics solutions for first and final miles, and pioneering the modal shift of UK domestic distribution from road to rail.

In 2024, the company was acquired by Swiss-based global logistics and supply chain provider, MEDLOG S.A., supporting Maritime’s growth strategy and strengthening its market position as the UK’s leading provider of integrated road and rail freight logistics.

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