Summary: The Lead QA Engineer role focuses on ensuring the quality and reliability of software products within the energy trading sector through both manual and automated testing. This position requires collaboration with various stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle to deliver high-quality software that meets customer expectations. The role is a 6-month contract and is classified as inside IR35. The ideal candidate will have experience in Energy Trading and Risk Management, along with strong testing and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute comprehensive test suites, including functional, regression, integration, user acceptance testing, and non-functional testing.
• Analyse test results, identify and document defects, and track them through to resolution.
• Perform exploratory testing to uncover unexpected issues.
• Participate in user story reviews and provide feedback on testability and requirements.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using appropriate tools.
• Design and implement automated test frameworks and infrastructure.
• Integrate automated tests into the CI/CD build and release pipelines.
• Analyse automated test results and identify areas of improvement in test coverage efficiency.
• Collaborate effectively with delivery leads, developers, product owners, and other stakeholders.
• Communicate testing progress, risks, and issues effectively to team management.
• Participate in daily stand-up meetings and other team activities.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest testing methodologies, tools, and techniques.
• Proactively identify and implement process improvements to enhance testing activities.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of the QA process within the team.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience in manual and automated testing.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and testing methodologies.
• Strong planning and organisation skills.
• Experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Ranorex Studio, Postman, Playwright, Selenium, NUnit/JUnit/MSTest).
• Experience using Azure DevOps (e.g., Git repository and pull requests).
• Experience with Agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum and Kanban).
• Experience with programming/scripting languages (e.g., C# .Net, Java, Powershell, JavaScript).
• Experience working with APIs (e.g., REST, SOAP, WebSocket).
• Experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Experience handling data structures (e.g., JSON and XML).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and a strong work ethic.
• Experience in Energy Trading and Risk Management.

Salary (Rate): 500

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT