QA/Test Engineer

Job Description

You may have been working as a Senior Software Engineer in Test, Senior Test Engineer or Senior Test Analyst who is confident in their ability performing manual test but also enjoy conducting automation testing. 

You'll be part of an agile team helping our clients achieve their business transformation goals by identifying requirements, developing solutions and providing ongoing guidance and advice in test. 

You may also get involved with:

• Defining and executing test strategies, plans and scripts
• Accurate recording and monitoring of issues
• Providing support to the development of scrum teams to automate tests to guide development
• Reviewing test environments and processes to facilitate continuous improvement and maintenance of quality standards
• Providing test estimates

Qualifications

• Professional experience in some the following technologies Java, Selenium, Cucumber BDD, REST Assured, BrowserStack, Postman/Bruno, PostgreSQL, Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps (sprint backlogs, pipelines, test plans), GIT, YAML, JSON, OpenText Web Inspect, JMeter 
• Highly skilled in creating, maintaining and peer reviewing test automation code, preferably in Java  or C#
• Previous working experience supporting, contributing to and enhancing extensive Java-based Selenium test frameworks.  
• Strong API test automation skills  
• Experience with performance testing using tools such as JMeter  
• Knowledge of security testing techniques & tooling, and an awareness of threat reports such as OWASP Top 10  
• Experience with BDD (Behaviour-Driven Development) software development methodology.  
• Excellent knowledge and skills in software testing & industry best practices  
• Working experience with Agile Scrum, collaborating with the team for backlog refinement and ability to estimate testing activities for sprint planning  
• Working experience of CI/CD, and how it integrates with testing practices  
• Experienced with the management of defects, identifying, debugging, and working with the team to resolve them. 

Additional Information

Why Version 1?  

 At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.  

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits  
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme  
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance  
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme  
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies  
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat  
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.  
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.  

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.     

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.  

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.  

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact your recruiter at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.  

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