QA Tester, Methods
+ Discretionary Company Bonus
IT services consultancy
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IT services consultancy
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Discretionary Company Bonus
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help safeguard public-facing services and apply digital thinking to make sure the future of our public services is centred around our citizens.
Role
Who you are
- Technical Mindset: Proven experience in software testing with a strong understanding of the SDLC and Agile methodologies
- Test Planning: Writing and maintaining test plans including product quality, risk coverage, quality gates and test completion
- Test Design: Ability to write clear, concise test cases based on user stories and technical requirements
- Cloud Platforms: Exposure to testing in cloud-native environments (AWS, MS Azure, or GCP). Experience with integrating testing as part of the Secure-SDLC and CI/CD tooling in an DevSecOps environment
- Automation Skills: Practical experience with automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress) and an understanding of TDD/BDD methodologies (Cucumber/Gherkin)
- Full testing lifecycle: Perform testing (unit, system integration, acceptance testing)
- API Testing: Experience testing RESTful APIs using tools like Postman SoapUI or ReadyAPI
- Modern Tooling: Familiarity with version control and source code hosting platforms (Git/GitHub) and how testing integrates into CI/CD pipelines. Awareness of Application Lifecycle Management and IT Service Management using tools such as Splunk and ServiceNow
- Analytics: Experience with analytics and interactive visualization tools such as Grafana or Kibana
- Problem Solving: A natural curiosity and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues
- Communication: Ability to explain technical bugs to non-technical stakeholders clearly and effectively
- ISTQB Software Testing Foundation or Advanced Certification
Desirable
- Accessibility: Experience with WCAG standards and accessibility testing tools (e.g., Axe, Wave)
- Performance & Security: Basic knowledge of performance testing (JMeter/K6/Gatling) or security principles (OWASP Top 10)
- Infrastructure: Understanding of containerization (Docker) and how it affects the test environment
- Public sector: Experience with testing Government citizen facing services
What the job involves
- Hands-on Testing: Execute functional, regression, and exploratory testing across web and mobile applications
- Automation: Build and maintain automated test scripts within existing frameworks to support CI/CD pipelines
- Collaboration: Participate in Agile ceremonies (Stand ups, Sprint Planning, Refinement, Retrospectives) to provide test effort estimations, ensure requirements are testable and provide accurate reports of the testing activities
- Defect Management: Identify, document, and track defects, working closely with developers to ensure timely progression and resolution
- Technical Advocacy: Help the team maintain high standards for code quality and test coverage
- Continuous Learning: Use your dedicated development time to explore new tools (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, K6) and share knowledge with the wider QA community
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The UK public sector has long understood the need for digital transformation, but antiquated systems and outdated processes can make even the most ambitious plans for adaptation fall short. Methods has existed for more than 30 years to assist government departments and agencies make the leap, helping them understand the possibilities of digital transformation and guiding them through strategic planning, data migration and implementation phases.
Methods is an acknowledged leader in IT consultancy within the public sector, praised for their human touch and focus on sustainability which it believes sets it apart from firms. Indeed it is trusted by huge swathes of the UK public sector including the NHS, the Office for National Statistics, the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Defence, to name just a few.
Methods was acquired by the Alten Group in mid-2022. This acquisition will help to reinforce Method's position as a leading player in the public sector while also allowing it to broaden its role in the private sector. It is poised for growth and is investing heavily in talent to make this a reality.
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Company benefits
- Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
- Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
- Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
- A supportive and collaborative environment
- Development access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme and training
- Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme
- Social - Breakfast Tuesdays, Pizza Thursday monthly, weekly social in the office and commitment to charitable causes
- Time off 25 days a year
- Pension Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
- Discretionary Company Bonus based on company and individual performance
- Life Assurance of 4 times base salary
- Private Medical Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
- Worldwide Travel Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
- Benefits Platform offering various retail and leisure discounts
Company HQ
Farringdon, London, UK
Leadership
Pat Crossley-Smith
(Executive Director)Previously worked in Agile Product at BUPA and Senior Manager in Development at British Airways.
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