Quality Assurance Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by nineDots.io
Negotiable
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This role is a 6-month fixed-term contract for a Quality Assurance Engineer focused on delivering high-quality software through robust testing practices and automation. The position requires ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and customer expectations while participating in various testing activities. The role follows a hybrid working model, requiring two days per week in the London or Birmingham office. Candidates must have full current working permissions for the UK.
Key Responsibilities:
- Creation and maintenance of test plans, test cases, and scripts.
- Execution of functional, regression, and integration testing on web applications.
- Development and upkeep of automated test scripts to support scalable delivery.
- Management of defects using Wrike and JIRA, ensuring timely resolution.
- Participation in user acceptance testing to align platforms with customer needs.
- Contribution to retrospectives and sprint reviews to enhance processes and quality.
Key Skills:
- Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes for front-end web development.
- Hands-on experience in functional, regression, and integration testing.
- Proficiency in both manual and automated testing, including script creation and maintenance.
- Experience working in agile environments (Scrum or Kanban).
- Strong analytical skills to identify, troubleshoot, and mitigate risks.
- Familiarity with Wrike, JIRA, Confluence, and TestRail.
- Knowledge of automation frameworks and Python scripting.
- Exposure to customer-facing roles and usability testing principles.
- Understanding of version control systems.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: City Of London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
This is a 6 month fixed-term contract role. The role will focus on delivering high-quality software through robust testing practices and automation, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and customer expectations.
Key responsibilities:
- Creation and maintenance of test plans, test cases, and scripts.
- Execution of functional, regression, and integration testing on web applications.
- Development and upkeep of automated test scripts to support scalable delivery.
- Management of defects using Wrike and JIRA, ensuring timely resolution.
- Participation in user acceptance testing to align platforms with customer needs.
- Contribution to retrospectives and sprint reviews to enhance processes and quality.
Essential experience:
- Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes for front-end web development.
- Hands-on experience in functional, regression, and integration testing.
- Proficiency in both manual and automated testing, including script creation and maintenance.
- Experience working in agile environments (Scrum or Kanban).
- Strong analytical skills to identify, troubleshoot, and mitigate risks.
Nice to have:
- Familiarity with Wrike, JIRA, Confluence, and TestRail.
- Knowledge of automation frameworks and Python scripting.
- Exposure to customer-facing roles and usability testing principles.
- Understanding of version control systems.
This position follows a hybrid model, with two days per week required in either the London or Birmingham office. It offers the opportunity to develop technical expertise while contributing to high-quality software delivery in a regulated Insurtech environment. You'll need full current working permissions for the UK.