Test Engineer (SFIA5)

Zaizi; City Of London; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services company is seeking a Test Engineer. This remote role involves designing automation frameworks, managing testing activities, and requires excellent communication skills. Candidates should have strong knowledge of Selenium and API testing, with a passion for IT. The position offers a salary of £70,000 - £85,000 and includes various benefits such as medical insurance, pension contributions, and flexible working.

Benefits

BUPA medical insurance

Workplace Pension 5% employer contribution

Group Life Assurance

Cyclescheme

5 days a year for approved Training

WFH equipment allowance

Buy / Sell Holiday

2 days paid volunteering days

Flexible working

Work on exciting projects

Empowered to make decisions

Encouraged to fail fast and learn quickly

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of testing frameworks like Selenium.
• Medium knowledge of Java, JavaScript, or Python for scripting.
• Experience with API and performance testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and build automation frameworks from scratch.
• Manage exploratory and automation testing activities.
• Ensure quality issues are documented and resolved.

Skills

Selenium

Java

JavaScript

Python

API testing

Rest Assured

Postman

Performance testing

JMeter

Agile environment

AWS

Security testing

Communication

Job description

Zaizi is looking for a Test Engineer who has a passion for technology, with an analytical approach to problem solving and a keen eye for detail. This role will be client-facing and you will be learning on the client project, so great communication skills are essential. As a Test Engineer we will teach you the skills you need to develop your career.

Our work culture is inclusive, modern, friendly, and democratic. We look for bright, positive-thinking individuals with a can-do attitude. Our people enjoy challenging themselves to be the best at what they do – if that sounds like you, you’ll fit right in!

This role is remote for the foreseeable future with onsite client working where required and occasional travel to head office in London for workshops/meetings.

Responsibilities

• Design and build Automation from scratch, Web Services/API, Performance & Accessibility test frameworks with DevOps CI/CD
• Propose solutions to clients, when needed
• Manage, plan and perform exploratory and automation activities throughout the project
• Ensure that quality issues and defects are appropriately identified, documented, tracked, and resolved in a defect tracking system.
• Own and manage the release process to deliver the product effectively.
• Work closely with developers, Junior test engineers and cross-functional scrum team members to increase the test coverage and reduce the test bottlenecks.
• Update and maintain regression suites as the products evolve
• Work collaboratively and effectively in a DevOps way of working environment.

Skills & Qualities

• Strong knowledge of Selenium and other test frameworks-(BDD, cucumber, Nightwatch JS)
• Java or Javascript or Python- (medium knowledge of reading and scripting)
• API testing with Rest Assured or Postman
• Performance testing with Jmeter or equivalent
• Great communication skills - you will be speaking with and presenting to your team members and the clients
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Passionate about IT and new technologies
• Working knowledge of AWS nice to have
• Experience with security testing-nice to have but not essential

You don’t meet all the requirements?
Studies show that women and black, Asian and minority ethics people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification. So if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we’d love you to still apply. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role here at Zaizi.

SC Clearance

Zaizi works with UK Central Government departments on a range of projects. To be able to work on our customer projects, employees must be Security Cleared to a standard acceptable to our Government customers. Due to this restriction we can currently only recruit candidates who have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship and who have lived in the UK for the last 5+ years continuously.

Salary: £70,000 - £85,000

25 days paid holiday, plus bank holidays

Benefits

• BUPA medical insurance
• Workplace Pension 5% employer contribution
• Group Life Assurance
• Cyclescheme
• 5 days a year for approved Training
• WFH equipment allowance
• Buy / Sell Holiday
• 2 days paid volunteering days

Other Benefits

• Flexible working
• Work on exciting projects - make a difference
• Empowered to make decisions
• Encouraged to fail fast and learn quickly