Software QA Engineer
Spectrum IT Recruitment
Abingdon, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Intermediate Compensation
£ 55KJob location
Abingdon, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Testing (Software)
Microsoft Windows
API
Agile Methodologies
Automation of Tests
Azure
C Sharp (Programming Language)
Cloud Computing
JMeter
Load Testing
Microsoft Visual Studio
Microsoft Office
Selenium
System Testing
Performance Testing
Test Scripts
Backend
GIT
Playwright
Front End Software Development
Software Version Control
Api Management
Job description
- In this role, I will have you enhance and maintain our evolving test automation framework using Playwright or Selenium. You will be expected to write clear, maintainable test scripts and collaborate in Agile ceremonies, providing early feedback on testability and quality concerns. You will also expand and maintain regression and feature test suites, conduct exploratory testing during feature development, and review test automation code while contributing to our internal test tools and utilities. Additionally, I will need you to support performance testing efforts using tools like Azure Load Testing, JMeter, or Locust, and contribute to backend/API testing and assist with security testing initiatives.
Technologies:
- API
- Azure
- Backend
- C#
- Frontend
- Git
- Support
- JMeter
- Kanban
- Microsoft 365
- Security
- Selenium
- Office 365
- Cloud
- Visual Studio
More:
This position presents an excellent opportunity for those who enjoy working across both frontend and backend systems and are passionate about automation. You will be a key contributor to our quality assurance efforts for a cutting-edge Microsoft 365 solution. In this capacity, you will help shape the technical direction of our automation framework and support the evolution of quality engineering practices within our QA team. As a hybrid role, it will primarily be remote, with scheduled monthly in-office collaboration days.
Requirements
- We are looking for a QA Engineer with at least 2 years of experience in software testing, particularly in test automation. You should have proficiency in C# and experience with automation tools like Selenium or Playwright. It's important that you have experience working within Agile/Kanban teams and possess a strong understanding of shift-left testing principles. Additionally, you should have a solid knowledge of API testing and backend system validation, along with familiarity in using performance and security testing tools and best practices. Comfort with Git and modern version control workflows is essential. Lastly, we value excellent communication and collaboration skills.