Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

1 month ago

Islington, United Kingdom Rail Safety and Standards Board Full time

Fixed Term Contract

The Lead Quality Assurance Engineer will be responsible for leading the development and execution of software testing processes, ensuring the quality of software products. You will work closely with the development team and business to identify and resolve issues, and ensure that the software meets the specified requirements and standards.

Responsibilities

Ownership for the end-to-end life cycle of testing and assurance

Develop and execute test plans and test cases based on software requirements and technical specifications

Control test environment including assuring it is reflective of the production environment

Ensure engagement in sprint cycles and ceremonies

Leverage experience in manual testing to identify test scenarios, create test models, and execute exploratory testing

Manage and control automated test scripts, as well as assisting engineers in adopting good testing principles

Accountable for UAT activities

Ensure that test results are recorded and compare them to expected results

Manage, identify, and track bugs throughout testing

Collaborate with different stakeholders including product managers, project managers, engineers, architects and the business to ensure project/product are well understood and the testing and assurance strategy is well defined

Advise in driving improvements in QA efficiency and maturity through processes and ways of working

Qualifications

Essential:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

QA experience across manual and automation testing

QA management experience

Knowledge of software development methodologies and processes.

Experience in Selenium and Python

Communicate effectively and share thoughts and ideas through methods appropriate to the audience.

Adapt and respond effectively when embracing new opportunities, change and in navigating uncertainty.

Actively contribute as part of a team and work towards achieving team goals and outcomes.

Take responsibility and demonstrate accountability in completing tasks and achieving objectives, actively seeking to resolve problems and identify opportunities.

Committed to customer service and placing customer satisfaction at the heart of our success to ensure we deliver against our shared goals.

Can work collaboratively within an evolving industry, gaining stakeholder confidence through understanding their goals and motivations and demonstrating credibility as an expert.

Make timely, informed decisions taking account of the benefits and constraints involved.

Desirable

knowledge of .Net ; Javascript ; Python ; SQL

We are committed to investing in our staff and offer formal and informal learning opportunities for development.

We value diversity and equal opportunities in employment and are committed to creating a workplace which is inclusive to everyone. As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we encourage candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria, to apply for our jobs. If you have applied under the Disability Confident Scheme, please let us know in advance by emailing Find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at RSSB: Rail Safety and Standards Board Careers - VERCIDA

If you require any reasonable adjustments with respect to our selection process including information in an alternative format, please contact us at

We understand the importance of work-life balance and we offer our staff the flexibility to work within our core hours and the option to vary their location between both the office and home. If you are looking for further flexibility, speak to us at interview stage so that we can consider your request.

We value our staff and we offer a competitive benefits package to ensure our staff can achieve their best throughout their journey with us. This includes 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays); a holiday buy and sell scheme; private medical and dental cover; a season ticket loan and travel subsidy; access to a cycle to work scheme; volunteer leave; a performance related bonus and pension.

Fixed-Term Full-Time or Secondment

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