Quality Engineer

Rate: £420 £470 Clearance Required: BPSS Duration: 6 months Location: Telford - 2 days onsite per week IR35 Status: Inside Job Description Quality Engineers are the custodians of quality within the scrum team, who implement the Core Modernisation Test Strategy and Project Test Approaches defined by the QA and QA Service Leads. They Embody The Quality Engineering Approach Ensuring quality is a full team responsibility across all test levelsGoverning and supporting the whole team to follow best practiceAchieving the appropriate level of test coverage throughout the test lifecycleEnabling the use of automated tools to 'shift left' quality assurance and reduce risk - shortening the feedback loop for proving featuresEnsure applications are built to be tested via automation.Supports manual testing when all automation avenues have been exhausted. Main Roles And Responsibilities Include Designing and implementing test solutions and the automation to support these, often from scratch, by applying best practice approachesApplying structured testing and automation approaches, utilising technologies aligned with TDD/BDDBringing a breadth of experience of testing within the CI/CD lifecycle, its supporting technologies and experience of automation testing frameworksApplying test approaches and applying risk-based testing methodologiesUpskilling the engineering team to increase QA capability as a whole team responsibilityImplementing test design techniques, strong test analysis skillsKnowledge of databases and test data creationApplying best practices when identifying and managing Test dataResponsible for the quality of the testing collateralBroad knowledge of test levels across Unit, System, Functional and Integration along with NFR testing (typically performance, accessibility, and security testing)Analyse complex business requirements, business processes, and technical architectures and designs. Uses these as the basis for the Testing solution. Quality Engineers are expected to be, or become, T-shaped, able to operate across the product stack, including involvement in development activities through pair-programming techniques. Required Skills CI/CDSoftware TestingGitlab (understanding of Git at least is essential)Java/SpringProven communication skillsProven team engagement skillsProven coaching skillsQuality DrivenAdaptable/ability to context switchStakeholder Management Optional Skills JunitPlaywrightGatlingOWASP ZapSonarQubeGitHub Co-pilotWiremockWaveAxeKubernetesDockerMicro-servicesAWSOpen APIWCAGCucumber/GherkinSeleniumAgile ScrumAgile Practices If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.