Remote QA Engineer Platform Engineering

TXP
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 169K

Job location

Remote
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Automation of Tests
Azure
Bash
Static Program Analysis
Continuous Integration
Groovy
Monitoring of Systems
Python
Openshift
Ansible
Prometheus
Selenium
SonarQube
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Google Cloud Platform
Grafana
Cypress
Cloudformation
Containerization
Kubernetes
Playwright
Enterprise Integration
Terraform
Devsecops
Vulnerability Analysis

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a QA/Test Engineer with a focus on both application and infrastructure testing.
  • Strong background in automated testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar).
  • Solid understanding of quality assurance methodologies, tools, and processes.
  • Experience validating Infrastructure as Code (IaC) changes (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
  • Proficiency in working with CI/CD pipelines, particularly within OpenShift or similar containerized environments.
  • Ability to define and implement quality gates in CI/CD workflows.
  • Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, including security considerations in testing and release processes.
  • Strong scripting skills (e.g., Python, Bash, Groovy, or similar) to support test automation and pipeline integration.
  • Comfortable working in agile and fast-paced development environments.
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Desirable:

  • Experience with container orchestration and monitoring tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana).
  • Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) in a QA/testing capacity.
  • Knowledge of static code analysis tools and vulnerability scanners (e.g., SonarQube, Snyk).
  • ISTQB certification or equivalent is a plus.

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