Test Quality Engineer

IBM; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm in the UK seeks a Senior Test Quality Engineer. This role involves leading software testing initiatives, focusing on automation and performance testing. You'll develop quality plans, mentor junior staff, and implement model-based test designs using tools like Cucumber and Java. Ideal candidates have expertise in performance testing, strong communication, and problem-solving skills, aiming to ensure exceptional software quality.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Promotion opportunities

Work-life balance policies

Flexible working arrangements

Healthcare benefits

Employee assistance programs

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in test automation and performance analysis.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers.
• Experience with cognitive tools for quality engineering transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of automated tests.
• Apply prevention-focused QA practices.
• Prepare and maintain project quality plans.

Skills

Cucumber

Java

Performance testing

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

JMeter

IGNITE

Job description

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.

We offer:

• 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 process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
• Internal recognition programmes 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.

In this role, you’ll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centres (Delivery Centres), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centres offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Test Quality Engineer to lead testing initiatives that ensure exceptional software quality. You will apply structured approaches, test practices, and technical solutions to deliver accelerated business outcomes through optimisation, automation, and analytics. Proficiency in Cucumber, Java, JIRA, and Confluence will be essential for designing and executing complex test scenarios. You will implement model‑based test design, accelerate automation using the IGNITE platform, and leverage cognitive tools to transition from detection‑based testing to prevention‑based quality engineering. This role includes preparing detailed quality plans, guiding teams on quality standards, and driving continuous improvement throughout the project lifecycle. You will work closely with cross‑functional teams to ensure quality is embedded into every stage of delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of automated and performance tests.
• Apply model‑based test design and prevention‑focused QA practices.
• Prepare and maintain project quality plans and strategies.
• Use analytics and metrics to drive test improvements.
• Mentor junior engineers in test practices and automation techniques.

Required education

None

Preferred education

Bachelor’s Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Strong expertise in Cucumber, Java, and performance testing tools.
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence for test management.
• Ability to implement automation frameworks using IGNITE.
• Understanding of cognitive tools for quality engineering transformation.
• Excellent communication and problem‑solving skills.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, 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 five years. You must be able to hold or gain a UK government security clearance.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Proficiency with JMeter for advanced performance testing.
• Experience with AWS tooling and cloud‑based testing.
• Background in agile delivery models with integrated QA.
• Knowledge of advanced prevention‑based testing techniques

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market‑leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that dedication to our clients’ success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on‑going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can‑do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organisations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.

Job Title

Test Quality Engineer - Public Sector

Job ID

71083

City / Township / Village

State / Province

Gloucestershire

Country

United Kingdom

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work

Software Engineering

Employment type

Regular

Position type

Professional

Up to 80% or 4 days a week (home on weekends - based on project requirements)

Company

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?