Quality Assurance Tester

Adecco; United States; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Adecco is hiring for a QA Tester to join our client’s dynamic team on a 6-month temporary contract. The role involves designing, developing, and executing manual and automated tests across MS.NET C# applications with SQL Server/Oracle, using Azure DevOps, XRAY, and JIRA.

You will work in a hybrid setup with 2-3 days in-office per week and collaborate with global teams. You will create test plans, perform API and data testing, and maintain a dashboard showing quality metrics for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field and understanding of STLC.
• Strong knowledge of MS .NET Framework environments.
• Experience in API, Middleware, and Batch & Data processing testing.
• Extensive testing of Windows and Web applications.
• Solid SQL/data validation and ETL testing experience.
• Proven manual and automation testing experience.
• Experience with XRAY/JIRA/Azure DevOps for test management.
• Automation framework development using Playwright, Selenium, or UI-Path.

Responsibilities

• Test client applications predominantly built with MS.NET C# and SQL Server/Oracle.
• Create test plans and write/execute functional and non-functional test cases using Azure DevOps, XRAY, and JIRA.
• Conduct regression, functional, emergency change and defect testing across production systems.
• Perform API testing, data validation, and batch process testing.
• Design and maintain a test results dashboard for real-time project visibility.
• Collaborate with London and European teams to align on requirements and support UAT.
• Engage with production support, release management and change teams for QA delivery.
• Ensure testing environments exist and manage test data for system testing.
• Run regression tests for monthly/weekly releases and hotfixes.

Skills

Communication skills

Test dashboard creation

Attention to detail

Documentation discipline

Test traceability

Manual testing

Automation testing

Education

BSc Software Engineering

MSc Data Science

BSc Information Technology

BBA / Business Administration

Mathematics degree

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

UIPath

Job description

Location: Hybrid (2-3 days in-office per week)

Contract Type: Temporary

Contract Length: 6 months (Likely extension)

Working Pattern: Full Time

About the Role:

Join our client’s dynamic team as a QA Tester, where you will play a vital role in ensuring the quality and reliability of software applications. You will design, develop, and execute both manual and automated test scripts to validate functionality, performance, and security across various platforms. Collaborating closely with development teams, you will identify defects early, enhance test coverage, and streamline the release process.

Main Duties:

• Test client applications predominantly developed using MS.NET C# with SQL Server or Oracle databases.
• Understand business requirements and create detailed test plans, writing and executing test cases for both functional and non-functional testing using Azure DevOps, XRAY, and JIRA.
• Conduct regression, functional, emergency change, and defect testing across production systems.
• Perform API testing, data validation, and batch process testing to ensure comprehensive system integrity.
• Design and maintain a test results dashboard to provide real-time visibility into project status, test execution progress, and key quality metrics for stakeholders.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business users in London and other European branches to align on business requirements and support user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Engage with production support, release management, and change teams to ensure robust QA delivery.
• Ensure suitable testing environments are available and manage test data for the system test phase.
• Run regression tests for monthly/weekly releases and hotfixes to validate core system functionality.

Requirements:

• University graduate level with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Data Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or Mathematics.
• Proven understanding of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Familiarity with MS .NET Framework environments.
• Experience in API, Middleware, and Batch & Data processing testing.
• Extensive experience in Windows and Web application testing.
• Good SQL/data validation skills and familiarity with ETL/data warehouse testing.
• Strong manual and automation testing experience.
• Experience in test management using XRAY/JIRA/Azure DevOps, defect triage, and reporting.
• Automation Framework development experience, preferably using Playwright, Selenium, or UI-Path.

Skills and Aptitudes:

• Excellent communication skills to interact with various stakeholders.
• Ability to create a test results dashboard that displays project status reports and metrics.
• Strong attention to detail, documentation discipline, and understanding of test traceability.

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.