Test Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Colchester; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a proactive Test Engineer to join their digital transformation team. This role is essential for ensuring the quality of applications supporting vulnerable customers. The ideal candidate will have robust experience in testing within agile environments, coupled with strong technical skills in tools like Java/Selenium and CI/CD. If you are passionate about quality assurance and want to contribute to critical public services, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in testing within agile environments.
• Proficiency in Java and Selenium; familiarity with Playwright and Cypress is a plus.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Review requirements and define test conditions.
• Create and execute manual and automated test scripts.
• Collaborate with stakeholders in an agile setting.

Skills

Testing in an agile environment

Java/Selenium

Test Automation

CI/CD

Analytical skills

Tools

JIRA

AWS

Git

Playwright

Cypress

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Our Digital team at Talent Consulting is working on an exciting digital transformation with a public Sector organisation!

We're seeking a proactive and experienced Test Engineer to join our collaborative team. You'll play a vital role in ensuring the quality and accessibility of applications that support some of our most vulnerable customers.

What you'll do:

• Review requirements, define test conditions, and create manual and automation test scripts (e.g., using Test Complete).
• Raise and manage defects using tools like JIRA, prioritising them based on severity.
• Ensure products are Accessibility compliant and meet departmental standards.
• Evaluate software for bugs, execute test cases, and enhance usability.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans, scripts, and reports.
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders in an agile environment.
• Produce and maintain robust test automation scripts in a CI/CD environment.
• Perform non-functional testing for UIs and APIs.

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience testing in an agile environment.
• Proficiency in Java/Selenium, with experience in Playwright or Cypress preferred.
• A strong understanding of CI/CD approaches and tooling in AWS and Git.
• A proactive, self-starting attitude, able to work remotely with minimal supervision.
• Excellent analytical skills to identify testing requirements.
• The ability to work comfortably with and elicit information from technical and specialist stakeholders.

If you're passionate about quality assurance and ready to contribute to critical public services, we want to hear from you!