IT​/Tech Tester, IT QA Tester ​/ Automation

ROLE

TITLE:

Tester

LOCATION: Manchester or London (3 days per week on site with some weeks 5 days)

LENGTH: 12 months

SALARY: £41,000 to £45,000 per annum

** 5 Years UK Residency AND based in UK **

We are actively looking to secure a Tester to join Experis.

Experis Consultancy is a Global entity with a well-established team with over 1000 consultants on assignment across 20 clients globally. Our UK operation is growing and has very aggressive plans for expansion over the coming years. We form part of the Manpower group of companies that turn over $20 billion a year collectively.

Experis UK have partnerships with major clients across the UK spanning multiple industries; our approach is a very personal one, with both our clients and our own employees. We are passionate about training, technology and career development.

• Design, develop, execute, and maintain performance test plans and test scenarios.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and client teams to understand functional and non-functional requirements.
• Analyse application performance and identify bottlenecks, capacity issues, and areas for optimisation.
• Develop automated performance test scripts and frameworks.
• Execute load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing activities.
• Produce detailed performance test reports and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Support defect investigation and resolution activities alongside development teams.
• Contribute to test planning, estimation, and assurance activities throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Work within Agile delivery teams, participating in ceremonies and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure testing activities align with HMRC quality standards, security requirements, and programme objectives.

• Strong experience in Performance Testing within enterprise-scale applications.
• Proven experience designing and executing:
  • Load Testing
  • Stress Testing
  • Volume Testing
  • Endurance Testing
  • Scalability Testing
• Experience analysing performance metrics and tuning recommendations.

• Strong hands-on experience with JMeter for performance and load testing.
• Experience using Cucumber for Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) and automated testing.
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence for test management, defect tracking, and documentation.

• Good development and scripting experience in Java.
• Experience working with REST APIs and service-based architectures.
• Understanding of test automation principles and frameworks.
• Experience investigating application logs and performance monitoring data.

• Experience working within AWS environments.
• Familiarity with AWS tooling and cloud-based application architectures.
• Understanding of performance considerations within cloud-hosted systems.

• Experience with in HMRC, Government, or wider Public Sector programmes.
• Knowledge of customs, border, taxation, or regulatory systems.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices.
• Familiarity with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools.
• ISTQB Certification or equivalent testing qualification.