Manual Tester
Posted 2 days ago by TXP
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Telford, UK
Summary: The role of Manual Test Engineer requires an experienced professional to support testing activities within a complex and secure government program. The position involves both on-site and remote work, with a strong preference for candidates experienced in Legacy or Mainframe environments. SC Clearance is mandatory for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement test solutions, including building new approaches from scratch
- Apply structured and risk-based testing methodologies
- Complete test design, analysis, preparation, and hands-on execution
- Use recognised test design techniques to ensure comprehensive test coverage
- Create and manage test data, including database knowledge and test data preparation
- Provide accurate estimates and impact assessments for planned work
- Produce clear, concise test progress and status reports
- Perform testing across Unit, System, Functional, Integration and Non-Functional areas (performance, accessibility, security)
- Support wider engineering activities including dependency upgrades, configuration management, application support and pair programming
- Constructively challenge technical solutions and approaches across the delivery lifecycle
Key Skills:
- Strong grounding in manual testing best practices
- Excellent test analysis and test design capability
- Experience preparing and managing test data
- Hands-on test execution across multiple phases
- Working knowledge of databases and data creation methods
Salary (Rate): Up to £0.00 per annum
City: Telford
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Manual Test Engineer - SC Cleared
Location: Telford (onsite 2 days per week) + Remote (3 days per week)
Clearance: SC Clearance required
Contract: (6 Months & IR35 status here)
A major central government programme is seeking an experienced Manual Test Engineer to support a broad range of testing activities across a complex and secure delivery environment. Candidates with experience working in Legacy or Mainframe environments will be strongly preferred.
Key Responsibilities- Design and implement test solutions, including building new approaches from scratch
- Apply structured and risk-based testing methodologies
- Complete test design, analysis, preparation, and hands-on execution
- Use recognised test design techniques to ensure comprehensive test coverage
- Create and manage test data, including database knowledge and test data preparation
- Provide accurate estimates and impact assessments for planned work
- Produce clear, concise test progress and status reports
- Perform testing across Unit, System, Functional, Integration and Non-Functional areas (performance, accessibility, security)
- Support wider engineering activities including dependency upgrades, configuration management, application support and pair programming
- Constructively challenge technical solutions and approaches across the delivery lifecycle
Required Skills
- Strong grounding in manual testing best practices
- Excellent test analysis and test design capability
- Experience preparing and managing test data
- Hands-on test execution across multiple phases
- Working knowledge of databases and data creation methods
Desirable Experience
- Active SC Clearance or SC-eligible
- Experience working within central government environments
- Knowledge of Mainframe or Legacy systems