Senior QA Engineer 5 Month Contract

Connells Group; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK property services group is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to join their technology team in Milton Keynes. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in C# and experience with test automation frameworks, particularly using Gherkin for UI and API testing. This role is pivotal in ensuring high quality outputs within an Agile/Scrum environment, and offers a hybrid working model for flexibility during a 5-month contract. If you thrive under pressure and are a proactive team player, this could be the right opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in C# development.
• Expertise in creating and managing test automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with Git for collaboration and code management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a Test Automation framework for UI and API.
• Build relationships within project teams and QA community.
• Act as a Quality Champion throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Strong C# coding experience

Git workflow including pull requests

Test automation framework using Gherkin

Testing complex systems

Testing web-based applications

Azure DevOps experience

Written and verbal communication skills

Team player mentality

Experience in Scrum teams

Proactive mindset for testing

Tools

Microsoft Azure DevOps

C#

Playwright

Cucumber

Git (Github)

React

Job description

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We're seeking a Senior QA Engineer (SQA) with strong expertise in writing test automation code for both UI and API testing to join our Group Technology Team in Milton Keynes. You will work in a maturing Agile/Scrum team that is both fast-moving and dynamic. The SQA roles are expected to hit the ground running in terms of writing robust, production strength Test Automation Code, have a positive intent when faced with challenging deadlines, and a determination to always produce high quality outputs and outcomes.

This is a 5-month contract position. We offer a hybrid working arrangement and expect you to attend our Milton Keynes office on the same days as your team.

Key Responsibilities

• To deliver a Test Automation framework:
  • To deliver automated test coverage for both the UI and APIs
  • That can be easily embedded into an Azure build pipeline
  • That uses Gherkin feature files to drive automated test coverage
  • That is environment agnostic
  • That, if needed, can manage its own test data
• To build a healthy working relationship with project team members and the wider QA community
• To carry out exploratory and (when necessary) scripted testing to support discovery, ad-hoc testing, and incident management.
• Acting as a proactive Quality Champion ensuring Quality is embedded at all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Provide meaningful estimation during Sprint ceremonies based on business needs.
• Coordinating and implementing testing to ensure products / changes are suitable for deployment
• Executing tests within agreed timescales and release schedules
• Provide test estimates based on change specifications
• Logging of defects found and providing actionable feedback against user stories
• Following agreed coding standards and best practices
• Actively and positively contribute to all Agile/Scrum ceremonies and meetings.

Experience & skills

Essential

• Strong C# coding experience
• Git workflow including pull requests and code reviews
• Designed & implemented at least 1 test automation framework using Gherkin
• Proven ability to test complex systems
• Strong experience of testing web-based applications
• Commercial experience of using Azure DevOps to support testing
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Team player mentality
• Strong experience of working in a maturing Scrum team
• Ability to work under pressure
• A proactive and curious mindset to securing the knowledge needed to deliver Automated Testing

Desirable

• Exposure to using React for Test Automation
• Quality Champion mindset to embed test-first approaches such as TDD and BDD from the outset

Technology Stack

• Microsoft Azure DevOps
• C#
• Playwright
• Cucumber
• Git (Github)
• React

Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.