Quality Engineer- Telford

FDM Group Ltd.; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consultancy firm is seeking a Quality Engineer for a hybrid role in Telford. The role focuses on automating testing processes at all levels while ensuring quality deliverables. Candidates should have strong problem-solving skills and experience with CI/CD and software testing. This position offers career development opportunities and a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

Career coaching

Annual leave

Work-place pension

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of automation testing tools and techniques.
• Ability to design and execute system integration tests.
• Leadership and coaching skills for more senior roles.

Responsibilities

• Automate testing processes at all test levels.
• Drive quality deliverables and implement testing strategies.
• Identify opportunities for adopting innovative testing technologies.

Skills

Automation testing

CI/CD

Software testing

Problem-solving

Communication

Tools

Azure DevOps

Gitlab

Jira

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

About the Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Quality Engineer to work for our client within the technology sector. This is a 6-month contract and will be a hybrid role based in Telford.

Quality Engineers are the custodians of quality within the scrum team, who implement the Core Modernisation Test Strategy and Project Test Approaches defined by the QA and QA Service Leads.

Role Overview:

Our client is looking for an experienced Quality Engineer to join their scrum team. The primary focus of this role is to automate as much testing as possible at all test levels, starting from scratch. This role requires sound software and system testing skills and a drive for continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and execute system testing and/or system integration testing.
• Automate testing processes at all test levels.
• Drive quality deliverables, including tools, processes, measurement, environment, and data.
• Identify opportunities to adopt innovative testing technologies and techniques.
• Ensure a high level of confidence in the product through comprehensive testing efforts.
• Work across various platforms, tools, and applications, including Azure DevOps and Jira/Confluence.

About You

• Excellent communication and team engagement skills.
• Quality-driven and adaptable.
• Strong problem-solving and business analysis skills.
• Ability to work within a team under the guidance of a Technical Lead.
• More senior grades - Proven leadership and coaching skills.

Required Technical Skills:

CI/CD, Software Testing, Gitlab (understanding of Git at least is essential), Java/Spring, Automation

Optional Technical Skills: Junit, Playwright, Gatling, OWASP Zap, SonarQube, GitHub Copilot, Wiremock, Wave, Axe, Kubernetes, Docker, Micro-services, AWS, Open API, WCAG, Cucumber/Gherkin, Selenium, Agile Scrum, Agile Practices

Working Environment:

• Hybrid working model with team days in the office as appropriate.
• Collaborative environment with opportunities to influence and improve processes.
• Agile principles with a two-week sprint cadence and multiple scrum teams.

About Us

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension

About FDM

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2,500 Employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.