Quality assurance - Contract

Ready for a new challenge?
Are you looking for work that makes a difference? Do you want to work with people who learn and grow together?
If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We’re a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government and business.
The Role
You'll work on public and private sector projects. You’ll likely be working as a lead software quality engineer on internal and client-facing projects, contributing to the leadership of teams.
Leading by example and promoting the Opencast approach, you’ll support colleagues to develop knowledge and work through challenges in all testing types. You’ll decide the best thing for your team to be working on. You'll collaborate with team members, clients and users to ensure that high quality is maintained and best practices are followed throughout the project. You'll adapt to different tools and technologies, advising on the best ones to use.
Essential experience
To succeed in this role, you must have experience working as a lead software tester on multiple complex projects and have a good understanding of what it means to be a senior consultant.
In your CV and at interview, you’ll need to show experience of:
· your working area and how you apply this to your role · functional and non-functional automation testing on React front-end and Node back-end applications on AWS stack· carrying out accessibility testing against WCAG 2.2 standards using tools like JAWS and/or Dragon· using tools like Selenium, Cucumber, Mockito· creating test documentation · resolving complex issues and presenting to stakeholders · creating tasks from high-level requirements · defect triage· active SC clearance due to the nature of client work
You’ll need a good understanding of:
· data migration projects within the financial services industry· basic principles of programming paradigms, such as object-orientated programming and procedural programming · the concepts and benefits of OAT testing.
As well as QA skills, there are essential core skills you’ll need to be a great consultant. In the interview, we will assess how you have:
· strong attention to detail and high-quality outcomes · a methodical approach to resolving complex problems · respectfully challenged decisions or solutions communicated with technical and non-technical people · been proactive and taken the initiative in seeking solutions to mitigate risk · raised risks and issues through the correct tools. · built relationships and resolved conflicts · led project meetings and contributed to workshops and events.
Desirable experience Some areas of experience are not essential but relevant to the role: · UK government service standards
If you don’t have experience, we can coach you if you join us.
Where you’ll work
Your working time at Opencast will be split between multiple locations, including from our HQ and hub locations, client site or home. Travel is part of life at Opencast, and takes in account requirements of your work, our clients and your team. We include you
We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all. Interview
Job interviews are on Microsoft Teams. We’ll make any adjustments to help you. Want to know more?
Visit our website or email [email protected].
We are not working with recruitment agencies on this vacancy. If you are interested in this position, please apply directly with Opencast.