Quality Assurance Engineer

Overview

Location: Telford, Hybrid minimum 2 days per week onsite

Rate: up to £493.76 p/d Umbrella inside IR35

The QA Engineer will be responsible for planning, preparing, and executing test activities across assigned work streams, ensuring adherence to the client’s MU’s organisational test strategy and Actian Exit governance standards.

Test Planning & Design

• Analyse requirements and design artefacts to derive test conditions and acceptance criteria.
• Prepare detailed test cases and data sets for ST, SIT, E2E, UAT, and OAT phases.
• Contribute to risk-based testing approaches and prioritisation.

Execution & Reporting

• Execute functional, integration, and non-functional tests (performance, security, accessibility).
• Log, triage, and retest defects using agreed defect management tools.
• Provide daily progress updates and contribute to RAID management.
• Work closely with engineers, delivery managers, and business SMEs.
• Support knowledge transfer and documentation for the client’s stakeholders.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and quality assurance reviews.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure all testing aligns with the client’s MU’s Baseline Test Policy and security standards.
• Strong experience in system testing within complex, multi-supplier environments.
• Proficiency in test management tools (e.g., Azure Dev Ops/Jira) and defect tracking.
• Knowledge of automation frameworks and scripting (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber/Gherkin).
• Familiarity with the client’s governance and assurance processes.
• ISTQB Foundation or higher certification.
• Experience with legacy remediation testing (VB6/Java) and modernisation programmes.
• Exposure to performance and security testing tools (e.g., Gatling, OWASP ZAP).
• Understanding of accessibility and usability testing aligned to  standards.

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!