Quality Assurance Engineer

nineDots.io; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company in the UK is looking for a QA professional for a 6-month fixed-term contract. The role focuses on delivering high-quality software through testing and automation, with a hybrid work model in Birmingham or London. Key responsibilities include creating test plans, executing various tests, and managing defects. Experience with JIRA and agile methodologies is required. This role offers competitive pay based on skills and experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in creating and maintaining test plans, cases and scripts.
• Proficiency in both manual and automated testing methodologies.
• Hands-on experience in functional, regression, and integration testing.

Responsibilities

• Execute functional, regression, and integration testing on web applications.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts.
• Manage defects using Wrike and JIRA.

Skills

Test plans creation and maintenance

Functional testing

Regression testing

Integration testing

Automated testing

Agile methodologies

Analytical skills

Tools

JIRA

Wrike

Confluence

TestRail

Python

Job description

Overview

This is a 6-month fixed-term contract role focused on delivering high-quality software through robust testing practices and automation, ensuring regulatory compliance and customer expectations. The role follows a hybrid model with two days per week in either the London or Birmingham office. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Responsibilities

• Creation and maintenance of test plans, test cases, and scripts.
• Execution of functional, regression, and integration testing on web applications.
• Development and upkeep of automated test scripts to support scalable delivery.
• Management of defects using Wrike and JIRA, ensuring timely resolution.
• Participation in user acceptance testing to align platforms with customer needs.
• Contribution to retrospectives and sprint reviews to enhance processes and quality.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes for front-end web development.
• Hands-on experience in functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Proficiency in both manual and automated testing, including script creation and maintenance.
• Experience working in agile environments (Scrum or Kanban).
• Strong analytical skills to identify, troubleshoot, and mitigate risks.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Wrike, JIRA, Confluence, and TestRail.
• Knowledge of automation frameworks and Python scripting.
• Exposure to customer-facing roles and usability testing principles.
• Understanding of version control systems.

Eligibility

You'll need full current working permissions for the UK.

Employment type

• Temporary

Location

• Hybrid model with two days per week in either London or Birmingham, UK

Job function

• Information Technology

Industry

• Insurance