Summary: The Senior QA Test Engineer role is a 6-month contract position within a prominent Financial Services organization in Nottingham. The successful candidate will work in an agile development team, focusing on quality assurance throughout the software development lifecycle. Responsibilities include implementing effective test solutions and collaborating with engineers and product teams to ensure applications meet customer needs. The role requires a strong background in QA testing, particularly within financial services, and a commitment to fostering a quality-focused culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work within an agile team to achieve sprint goals and contribute to stand-ups, planning, and retrospective sessions.
• Drive a quality-focused culture and mindset within the team.
• Test web applications and microservices, both manually and through automation, alongside development changes.
• Conduct functional and exploratory testing.
• Perform Postman and API testing, utilizing automation testing tools.
• Document and present test results to stakeholders or product owners.
• Support escalation, root cause analysis, reproduction, and resolution of product issues.
• Collaborate across business areas and assist in obtaining stakeholder sign-off.

Key Skills:

• Experience in a QA Testing role within an agile team.
• Background in QA Testing within large Financial Services organizations.
• Strong knowledge of testing web applications and microservices (.NET or Java).
• Proficiency in functional and exploratory testing.
• Experience with Postman and API testing.
• Familiarity with automation testing tools.
• Ability to document and present test results effectively.
• Strong collaboration skills across business areas.

Salary (Rate): £530

City: Nottingham

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Finance