Test Engineer

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As a Test Engineer , your main responsibilities would be:

• Work closely with software developers to reach a common understanding of the code base and test coverage at unit level
• Collaborate with analysts to ensure the required business scenarios are covered in the acceptance test scripts
• Work on both functional and non-functional areas of an application
• Coach and mentor testers

You’ll have relevant experience in:

• Functional testing. You can design and execute test cases using standard testing techniques. You can come up with different business scenarios for a feature, working with others in the team.
• Non-functional testing. You can design and execute non-functional test cases using standard testing techniques, in instructed environments. You can come up with different business scenarios for a feature, working with others in the team.
• Technical breadth. You can use a range of technologies for testing. You can use one type of tool to write test scripts. You can use technologies to design and execute test cases under guidance.
• Test analysis. You can identify simple patterns and trends. You can investigate problems and opportunities in existing processes, and contribute to recommending solutions. You can work with stakeholders to identify objectives and potential benefits.

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In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following, this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.