QA Engineer
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Position Overview & Specifications
- QA Engineer
- Permanent
- Salary – £40 – 45k
- Hybrid – flexible (Norwich, South Wales, Oxford, or Milton Keynes)
My technology solutions client are urgently on the lookout for a tester on permanent basis. The role will involve working with the development and engineering teams to ensure product releases are of an appropriate quality level through manual and automated testing
Responsibilities and Duties
● Work with the other members of the testing team to implement a manual test strategy
● Work with the engineering team, to specify automated regression and smoke (priority) pre-release (development) and post-release (operational) testing across Integration, Pre-Production and Live environments
● Identify defects, document said defects, how to replicate them and where possible suggest remediation
● Engage with the product / delivery team to ensure consistency in testing across product releases
● Plan and prioritise work to make testing as efficient and effective as possible
Skills
● Experience with Cypress and Playwright
● A proven track record in manual (and possibly automated too) testing implementation on .net platforms
● Hands-on expertise in DevOps, JIRA or ClickUp.
● Desirable: experience in any of the following: Selenium and other test tools, e.g. , Cypress, Postman, Specflow (BDD), Test Project PlayWright JMeter, BlazeMeter, BrowserStack etc.
● Excellent deductive and inductive reasoning and problem-solving; the ability to think logically and step through problems rigorously
● Business and commercial acumen to provide context to the solutions under test
● The ability to work with multiple stakeholders throughout the business to deliver a broader strategy
● Also advantageous: ISTQB foundation (or equivalent) qualified, Certified Agile Tester, Experience of High-volume transaction systems and regulated markets Cloud hosted solutions (e.g. AWS, Azure)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £35,000.00-£45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Milton Keynes: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Milton Keynes
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for QA Engineer roles across Uniting People's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £35,000 - £45,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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