Quality Assurance Engineer

IBM; Leicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the UK is seeking a Quality Assurance engineer to ensure that all contractual activities meet required standards. The role involves reviewing test documentation, managing timelines, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure robust quality assurance processes. Ideal applicants will possess strong communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently. Eligibility requires valid UK residency and right to work, residing continuously for the last 5 years. The role offers numerous training opportunities, promoting a culture of growth and innovation.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Promotion opportunities

Feedback and checkpoints

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Flexible working approaches

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Valid right to work in the UK, residing continuously for the last 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Review internal and external test documentation for compliance with best practices.
• Manage documentation timelines for suppliers.
• Participate in Test Entry and Exit gate decisions.
• Organise and attend Witness sessions.
• Track stakeholders for documentation updates and votes.
• Report progress through weekly status reports.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Excellent problem-solving skills

Analytical skills

Proactive attitude

Ability to work independently

Job description

As a Quality Assurance engineer, you'll bring your technical expertise and problem‑solving skills to our team, ensuring all the contractual activities and processes involved in delivering a product meet required standards. You'll work alongside experienced professionals, learning and growing as you help ensure robust and reliable quality assurance. Responsibilities:

Responsibilities

• Review internal and external test documentation ensuring they meet industry best practice and contractual obligations.
• Manage documentation timelines according to the over‑arching plan for internal and external suppliers.
• Attend Test Entry and Exit gates providing your vote as to go/no go decisions.
• Organise Witness sessions across the programme both on site and virtually.
• Attend Witness sessions ensuring best practice and contractual obligations are met.
• Track and chase stakeholders for review comments and documentation updates.
• Track and chase stakeholders for votes at key decision points in the test phase.
• Report progress verbally and through weekly status reports.

Key Skills

• Strong communication skills and collaboration abilities.
• Excellent problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to be pro‑active and pragmatic when delays occur.
• Ability to work independently and learn from senior team members.

Eligibility

As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so. You must be a resident in the UK and have been living continuously in the UK for the last 5 years.

About IBM CIC

At IBM CIC, we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK. A career in IBM CIC means you'll have the opportunity to work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, whom may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long‑term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Benefits

• Many training opportunities from classroom to e‑learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognised certifications.
• Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us.
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year.
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and processes as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks.
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome.
• Internal recognition programs for peer‑to‑peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees.
• Tools and policies to support your work‑life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programmes, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme.
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Programme, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.