Test Manager Salary: competitive depending upon experience + benefits Where the job is based: Hybrid (home-based & with occasional working at Kerv Digital office as and when required and / or a requirement to attend client site when required to meet project needs) Kerv Digital UK Office: UK HQ, Seven House, 18 High Street, Longbridge, B31 2UQ Current Security Clearance or immediate eligibility to achieve Security Clearance is required for this role Who we are: Dive into a world where technology meets innovation. At Kerv Digital, we're not just another tech company. We re the problem solvers, the magicians who transform complex challenges into seamless digital experiences. Utilising a powerful blend of Power Platform, DevSecOps, Data experiences, and Software Engineering, we create business solutions that truly resonate with our clients driving extreme value! With our roots planted in Birmingham and branches spreading across the globe from London to Bangalore, we're a proud member of the Kerv Group - a dynamic £112m revenue technology consultancy leader with a dedicated team of over 700 professionals, partnering with 800+ sector leaders. People come first always we are incredibly proud of our unparalleled work culture. Not just words on paper, we wear our "Great Place to Work" certifications from the UK and India like badges of honour. Dive into an ocean of opportunities in an atmosphere that celebrates collaboration. Sharpen your prowess with a global multi-discipline team and be guided by the industry's most forward-thinking architects. Who we are looking for: You are passionate about quality and achieving great outcomes for our customers. Working with our UK & India based teams, you will develop project test plans and strategies tailored to project and client requirements and processes, ensure they are executed to the highest quality, plan and support test phases, and quality assure the output of multiple test and delivery teams. You are someone who is an authority on testing - being able to talk broadly and in detail about all types of testing types, test phases, test techniques or tooling, knowing when to apply them, how and for what purpose in the context of a specific project. You ll be able to speak to colleagues and clients to educate or allow them to participate in or support QA activities and team members and to gain approvals of strategies and approaches where required. You thrive working as part of a collaborative team, are proactive in nature and embrace getting involved in the hands-on testing activities as and when required Main Duties and Expectations: Manage a project team of testers of mixed levels of experience, from junior to lead, who are manual and automation testers, some of whom may also have specialisms in non-functional testing as well Able to handle a medium-large sized project without the direct involvement of a more senior member of the QA team. Work with Kerv Digital Delivery Managers and other team members, as well as client stakeholders and team members in project management, test managers, or independent assurance teams Providing a positive input into discovery workshops from a test and test planning perspective, working to set up projects and programmes for success and to enable the identification and documentation of a test strategy as the output Lead by example - demonstrate calm and professional leadership. Always acting with integrity and capable of getting hands on in testing activities as and when required to support the team Provide assurance / oversight over multiple concurrent projects when required assessing project and team health, compliance with the test strategy and expected standards of work Line management responsibilities, which involve regular 1:1 touchpoints, performance management and development support and monitoring Supports recruitment activities when required A confident and proven decision maker with a proactive nature towards their work and contributions to projects and company objectives Required Skills & Experience: 10+ years of experience working as a Test Manager or Senior Test Lead ISTQB Foundation as a minimum Solid hands-on testing experience, across functional and non-functional testing, including but not limited to; API, Data Migrations, Accessibility Able to evidence experience of being able to deliver the main duties and responsibilities of the role, as above Extensive experience of planning and carrying out testing activities of all types and levels in a Disciplined Agile / Scrum methodology Experience managing QA activities across multiple projects and workstreams leading, prioritising, escalating, supporting, coaching and mentoring Educating, implementing and enforcing best practice in testing Ability to define and implement Test Strategies and plans assessing the need for functional, non-functional, manual and automated testing Ability to produce test and defect related reporting and an ability to identify the right data to monitor test, defect and quality metrics in order to manage the project, suggest and / or implement change where required Ability to recognise how test and bug management tooling on a project could be configured and adjusted to allow for improved management, ways of working and reporting where required and be familiar with configuring tools such as ADO & JIRA in this way Ability to articulate risk, and provide clear and concise escalation and reporting Excellent stakeholder management at all levels, internally and with clients Ensuring quality standards are met across projects Experience reviewing and continuously improving testing practises and processes Experience of using Azure Dev Ops Test Plan module as the project test and defect management tool Desirable Experience: Experience in Microsoft products such as Dynamics, Power Pages, Power Apps Hands-on Test Automation experience, extending into automation practices and frameworks and not just the ability to create an automated test Hands on experience of API testing Non-functional testing specialisms, such as performance and security Experience in testing of AI or utilisation of AI to improve or make efficient, testing tasks and practices We re also looking for people that fit how we work, which is something like; • happiest working under their own direction, but fully supported when needed • an obvious attention to detail • ability to identify and pick up new processes and software platforms quickly • ability to work effectively with remote and geographically spread teams • ability to work flexibly to deliver on-time to tight timescales • Is able to understand, live and breathe the Kerv Values What we can do for you: We re a transparent, honest and fiercely equal employer that believes completely in providing the best possible work experience for our employees: Real Flexibility we re a family first organisation, and if the work gets done, you can work when and wherever you want. A healthy approach for most of our teams seems to be splitting three ways between home, customer sites and the office. Awesome Environment all of our employees will tell you that we foster an easy going environment, are experts at what we do and care deeply about what we work on, and the company was started specifically to find a way for people to take more enjoyment from their work. Interesting Work these days most of our customers are household names and many of our projects have an important impact on the world around us. The kind of things we do regularly include working with not-for-profits to transform how they leverage technology, working with public bodies to shape digital services and working with top tier private entities to bring genuinely new and meaningful products and services to market. Great Benefits all the usual suspects and then some. Some highlights include our choose-your-own tech approach to end-user devices, well stocked cupboards with tasty goodies (we re a food first company too), excellent professional development support including frequent in-house training for tech. you can t get trained on anywhere else and private healthcare. Full disclosure; some benefits can only be provided after probation. Recognition & Growth Recognized as a 'Great Place to Work' in both the UK and India, our commitment to excellence goes beyond our products and services. Our culture is a testament to the dedicated technologists who work tirelessly to drive our vision forward. Being a part of Kerv Digital means embracing a culture of innovation, collaboration, and mutual respect. Our teams in the UK and India thrive in an atmosphere that promotes continuous learning and growth Join us at Kerv Digital, where we don t just build ground breaking technology - we build future. Don t take our word for it though, check out our impartial Glass Door reviews More on equality: At Kerv, we re building something special and we re building it to last. We want everybody to feel valued, included and love working together. With an uncompromising pursuit of amazing employee experience, we always strive to do the right thing. We believe and will relentlessly promote and support the power of diversity, equality and belonging, through collaboration and creating exceptional solutions togethe r.
05/12/2025
Full time
Test Manager Salary: competitive depending upon experience + benefits Where the job is based: Hybrid (home-based & with occasional working at Kerv Digital office as and when required and / or a requirement to attend client site when required to meet project needs) Kerv Digital UK Office: UK HQ, Seven House, 18 High Street, Longbridge, B31 2UQ Current Security Clearance or immediate eligibility to achieve Security Clearance is required for this role Who we are: Dive into a world where technology meets innovation. At Kerv Digital, we're not just another tech company. We re the problem solvers, the magicians who transform complex challenges into seamless digital experiences. Utilising a powerful blend of Power Platform, DevSecOps, Data experiences, and Software Engineering, we create business solutions that truly resonate with our clients driving extreme value! With our roots planted in Birmingham and branches spreading across the globe from London to Bangalore, we're a proud member of the Kerv Group - a dynamic £112m revenue technology consultancy leader with a dedicated team of over 700 professionals, partnering with 800+ sector leaders. People come first always we are incredibly proud of our unparalleled work culture. Not just words on paper, we wear our "Great Place to Work" certifications from the UK and India like badges of honour. Dive into an ocean of opportunities in an atmosphere that celebrates collaboration. Sharpen your prowess with a global multi-discipline team and be guided by the industry's most forward-thinking architects. Who we are looking for: You are passionate about quality and achieving great outcomes for our customers. Working with our UK & India based teams, you will develop project test plans and strategies tailored to project and client requirements and processes, ensure they are executed to the highest quality, plan and support test phases, and quality assure the output of multiple test and delivery teams. You are someone who is an authority on testing - being able to talk broadly and in detail about all types of testing types, test phases, test techniques or tooling, knowing when to apply them, how and for what purpose in the context of a specific project. You ll be able to speak to colleagues and clients to educate or allow them to participate in or support QA activities and team members and to gain approvals of strategies and approaches where required. You thrive working as part of a collaborative team, are proactive in nature and embrace getting involved in the hands-on testing activities as and when required Main Duties and Expectations: Manage a project team of testers of mixed levels of experience, from junior to lead, who are manual and automation testers, some of whom may also have specialisms in non-functional testing as well Able to handle a medium-large sized project without the direct involvement of a more senior member of the QA team. Work with Kerv Digital Delivery Managers and other team members, as well as client stakeholders and team members in project management, test managers, or independent assurance teams Providing a positive input into discovery workshops from a test and test planning perspective, working to set up projects and programmes for success and to enable the identification and documentation of a test strategy as the output Lead by example - demonstrate calm and professional leadership. Always acting with integrity and capable of getting hands on in testing activities as and when required to support the team Provide assurance / oversight over multiple concurrent projects when required assessing project and team health, compliance with the test strategy and expected standards of work Line management responsibilities, which involve regular 1:1 touchpoints, performance management and development support and monitoring Supports recruitment activities when required A confident and proven decision maker with a proactive nature towards their work and contributions to projects and company objectives Required Skills & Experience: 10+ years of experience working as a Test Manager or Senior Test Lead ISTQB Foundation as a minimum Solid hands-on testing experience, across functional and non-functional testing, including but not limited to; API, Data Migrations, Accessibility Able to evidence experience of being able to deliver the main duties and responsibilities of the role, as above Extensive experience of planning and carrying out testing activities of all types and levels in a Disciplined Agile / Scrum methodology Experience managing QA activities across multiple projects and workstreams leading, prioritising, escalating, supporting, coaching and mentoring Educating, implementing and enforcing best practice in testing Ability to define and implement Test Strategies and plans assessing the need for functional, non-functional, manual and automated testing Ability to produce test and defect related reporting and an ability to identify the right data to monitor test, defect and quality metrics in order to manage the project, suggest and / or implement change where required Ability to recognise how test and bug management tooling on a project could be configured and adjusted to allow for improved management, ways of working and reporting where required and be familiar with configuring tools such as ADO & JIRA in this way Ability to articulate risk, and provide clear and concise escalation and reporting Excellent stakeholder management at all levels, internally and with clients Ensuring quality standards are met across projects Experience reviewing and continuously improving testing practises and processes Experience of using Azure Dev Ops Test Plan module as the project test and defect management tool Desirable Experience: Experience in Microsoft products such as Dynamics, Power Pages, Power Apps Hands-on Test Automation experience, extending into automation practices and frameworks and not just the ability to create an automated test Hands on experience of API testing Non-functional testing specialisms, such as performance and security Experience in testing of AI or utilisation of AI to improve or make efficient, testing tasks and practices We re also looking for people that fit how we work, which is something like; • happiest working under their own direction, but fully supported when needed • an obvious attention to detail • ability to identify and pick up new processes and software platforms quickly • ability to work effectively with remote and geographically spread teams • ability to work flexibly to deliver on-time to tight timescales • Is able to understand, live and breathe the Kerv Values What we can do for you: We re a transparent, honest and fiercely equal employer that believes completely in providing the best possible work experience for our employees: Real Flexibility we re a family first organisation, and if the work gets done, you can work when and wherever you want. A healthy approach for most of our teams seems to be splitting three ways between home, customer sites and the office. Awesome Environment all of our employees will tell you that we foster an easy going environment, are experts at what we do and care deeply about what we work on, and the company was started specifically to find a way for people to take more enjoyment from their work. Interesting Work these days most of our customers are household names and many of our projects have an important impact on the world around us. The kind of things we do regularly include working with not-for-profits to transform how they leverage technology, working with public bodies to shape digital services and working with top tier private entities to bring genuinely new and meaningful products and services to market. Great Benefits all the usual suspects and then some. Some highlights include our choose-your-own tech approach to end-user devices, well stocked cupboards with tasty goodies (we re a food first company too), excellent professional development support including frequent in-house training for tech. you can t get trained on anywhere else and private healthcare. Full disclosure; some benefits can only be provided after probation. Recognition & Growth Recognized as a 'Great Place to Work' in both the UK and India, our commitment to excellence goes beyond our products and services. Our culture is a testament to the dedicated technologists who work tirelessly to drive our vision forward. Being a part of Kerv Digital means embracing a culture of innovation, collaboration, and mutual respect. Our teams in the UK and India thrive in an atmosphere that promotes continuous learning and growth Join us at Kerv Digital, where we don t just build ground breaking technology - we build future. Don t take our word for it though, check out our impartial Glass Door reviews More on equality: At Kerv, we re building something special and we re building it to last. We want everybody to feel valued, included and love working together. With an uncompromising pursuit of amazing employee experience, we always strive to do the right thing. We believe and will relentlessly promote and support the power of diversity, equality and belonging, through collaboration and creating exceptional solutions togethe r.
Job Title: Technical Manager - SaaS Location: Bedford Hybrid after probation (3 days in the office, 2 days at home) Salary: £70k - £80k Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Bolt Technical are exclusively recruiting for an innovative and fast-growing SaaS provider specialising in cloud-based platforms. Established over a decade ago and scaling significantly in recent years, the organisation thrives on great customer experience whilst offering a fun internal culture. This is a rare opportunity to join at a pivotal moment, leading a growing development function, influencing the technical roadmap, and playing a key role in the evolution of a widely adopted industry platform. With a culture that is dynamic and collaborative this position offers the chance to make meaningful impact in a business that values innovation and autonomy. Key Responsibilities Team Leadership & People Development Lead, manage and mentor a team of developers and QA engineers (4 direct reports, with scope to grow). Conduct regular 1-to-1s and drive Personal Development Plans (PDPs). Handle HR-related matters with support from external HR consultants. Shape team structure, recruitment strategy and long-term capability planning. Foster a high-performing, inclusive technical culture. Technical Leadership Lead architectural decisions and ensure technical alignment with senior leadership. Oversee code reviews, engineering standards and technical specification writing. Contribute to development tasks where required. Stay current with emerging technologies and evaluate their relevance to platform evolution. Ensure system maintainability, scalability and adherence to security best practice. Project & Sprint Management Own sprint planning, workload allocation and technical delivery timelines. Maintain momentum across the team while balancing business priorities. Collaborate closely with Product to deliver roadmap milestones. Ensure that all releases meet high quality standards (9 planned for 2026). Operations & Infrastructure Oversee deployment processes and ensure smooth, reliable releases. Monitor system performance and implement improvements. Maintain strong, consistent security practices in all development work. Oversee technical support ticket management and ensure team coverage. Continuous Improvement & Growth Strategy Challenge existing processes and promote continuous improvement. Contribute to post-launch customer support excellence. Support the enhancement of QA practices and standards. Engage in quarterly business-wide meetings to drive collaboration. What Theyre Looking For Essential Skills & Experience Previous experience in software development with progression into senior positions Proven experience managing software development teams Strong expertise in Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle APEX, Python, and core web technologies. Expert data modelling capabilities. Strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns. Skilled in Agile methodologies and sprint management. Experience with DevOps practices, deployment automation and secure coding. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders. Strong emotional intelligence and stakeholder management skills. Desirable Experience in a scaling tech business or similar management role. Budget management and cost optimisation awareness. Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field. Professional leadership or management qualifications. What They Offer Salary up to £70,000 - £80,000 depending on experience. Annual discretionary bonus. EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme. Cycle-to-work scheme. Smart Health online GP service. 25 days holiday + bank holidays + full Christmas shutdown. 8% employer pension contribution (matched when employee contributes 8%). 3 days office-based hybrid working after probation. A fun, progressive culture featuring arcade machines, darts, chess lunches, autonomy, modern tech and real career development opportunities. A chance to genuinely influence the future direction of a fast-growing tech platform By applying to this job advertisement, you confirm you have read and understood our Data Privacy Statement and give Bolt Technical authorisation to hold your provided data. Thank you for your interest in this vacancy, which is being advertised by Bolt Technical, who are acting as an employment agency/business. Your application will be considered alongside others, and we will contact you within five working days. JBRP1_UKTJ
04/12/2025
Full time
Job Title: Technical Manager - SaaS Location: Bedford Hybrid after probation (3 days in the office, 2 days at home) Salary: £70k - £80k Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Bolt Technical are exclusively recruiting for an innovative and fast-growing SaaS provider specialising in cloud-based platforms. Established over a decade ago and scaling significantly in recent years, the organisation thrives on great customer experience whilst offering a fun internal culture. This is a rare opportunity to join at a pivotal moment, leading a growing development function, influencing the technical roadmap, and playing a key role in the evolution of a widely adopted industry platform. With a culture that is dynamic and collaborative this position offers the chance to make meaningful impact in a business that values innovation and autonomy. Key Responsibilities Team Leadership & People Development Lead, manage and mentor a team of developers and QA engineers (4 direct reports, with scope to grow). Conduct regular 1-to-1s and drive Personal Development Plans (PDPs). Handle HR-related matters with support from external HR consultants. Shape team structure, recruitment strategy and long-term capability planning. Foster a high-performing, inclusive technical culture. Technical Leadership Lead architectural decisions and ensure technical alignment with senior leadership. Oversee code reviews, engineering standards and technical specification writing. Contribute to development tasks where required. Stay current with emerging technologies and evaluate their relevance to platform evolution. Ensure system maintainability, scalability and adherence to security best practice. Project & Sprint Management Own sprint planning, workload allocation and technical delivery timelines. Maintain momentum across the team while balancing business priorities. Collaborate closely with Product to deliver roadmap milestones. Ensure that all releases meet high quality standards (9 planned for 2026). Operations & Infrastructure Oversee deployment processes and ensure smooth, reliable releases. Monitor system performance and implement improvements. Maintain strong, consistent security practices in all development work. Oversee technical support ticket management and ensure team coverage. Continuous Improvement & Growth Strategy Challenge existing processes and promote continuous improvement. Contribute to post-launch customer support excellence. Support the enhancement of QA practices and standards. Engage in quarterly business-wide meetings to drive collaboration. What Theyre Looking For Essential Skills & Experience Previous experience in software development with progression into senior positions Proven experience managing software development teams Strong expertise in Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle APEX, Python, and core web technologies. Expert data modelling capabilities. Strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns. Skilled in Agile methodologies and sprint management. Experience with DevOps practices, deployment automation and secure coding. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders. Strong emotional intelligence and stakeholder management skills. Desirable Experience in a scaling tech business or similar management role. Budget management and cost optimisation awareness. Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field. Professional leadership or management qualifications. What They Offer Salary up to £70,000 - £80,000 depending on experience. Annual discretionary bonus. EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme. Cycle-to-work scheme. Smart Health online GP service. 25 days holiday + bank holidays + full Christmas shutdown. 8% employer pension contribution (matched when employee contributes 8%). 3 days office-based hybrid working after probation. A fun, progressive culture featuring arcade machines, darts, chess lunches, autonomy, modern tech and real career development opportunities. A chance to genuinely influence the future direction of a fast-growing tech platform By applying to this job advertisement, you confirm you have read and understood our Data Privacy Statement and give Bolt Technical authorisation to hold your provided data. Thank you for your interest in this vacancy, which is being advertised by Bolt Technical, who are acting as an employment agency/business. Your application will be considered alongside others, and we will contact you within five working days. JBRP1_UKTJ
QA Test Engineer (Python API Automation) Cambridge to £50k Do you have Python coding skills combined with Test Automation experience? You could be joining a market leading tech company that's remote access product is used by hundreds of millions of users worldwide, working on a modern tech stack, continually learning and progressing your career in a supportive team environment. As a QA Test Engineer you will help to ensure the quality of the core technology platform; you'll identify and prepare test cases, develop these scenarios with Python automated tests and expand the automated test framework with additional features to drive them. You will also investigate test failures, analyse and verify bug fixes and review code developed by other Test Engineers. Initially you'll focus on backend testing however, there's a variety of project based work to get involved with including cloud based web technologies, backend APIs and desktop / mobile applications, using Python to code. You'll join a collaborative Agile team with lots of training and career development opportunities. Location / WFH: There's a friendly and supportive team environment, you'll join colleagues in the Cambridge office twice a month but can work from home most of the time. About You: You have Python coding skills and Test Automation experience You have API testing experience You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, are able to produce clear and concise bug reports and communicate with stakeholders You have the aptitude and desire to learn, Computer Science degree would be great but not necessary if you have the right skills It would be great if you also have a good knowledge of Networking, Full Stack Testing, Mobile Testing or Selenium - but you can pick up knowledge on the job What's in it for you: As a QA Test Engineer you'll earn a competitive package: Salary to £50k Bonus Pension Private Medical Care Life Assurance Travel Insurance Subsidised gym membership and a range of other perks Apply now to find out more about this QA Test Engineer (Python API Automation) opportunity. At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.
03/10/2025
Full time
QA Test Engineer (Python API Automation) Cambridge to £50k Do you have Python coding skills combined with Test Automation experience? You could be joining a market leading tech company that's remote access product is used by hundreds of millions of users worldwide, working on a modern tech stack, continually learning and progressing your career in a supportive team environment. As a QA Test Engineer you will help to ensure the quality of the core technology platform; you'll identify and prepare test cases, develop these scenarios with Python automated tests and expand the automated test framework with additional features to drive them. You will also investigate test failures, analyse and verify bug fixes and review code developed by other Test Engineers. Initially you'll focus on backend testing however, there's a variety of project based work to get involved with including cloud based web technologies, backend APIs and desktop / mobile applications, using Python to code. You'll join a collaborative Agile team with lots of training and career development opportunities. Location / WFH: There's a friendly and supportive team environment, you'll join colleagues in the Cambridge office twice a month but can work from home most of the time. About You: You have Python coding skills and Test Automation experience You have API testing experience You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, are able to produce clear and concise bug reports and communicate with stakeholders You have the aptitude and desire to learn, Computer Science degree would be great but not necessary if you have the right skills It would be great if you also have a good knowledge of Networking, Full Stack Testing, Mobile Testing or Selenium - but you can pick up knowledge on the job What's in it for you: As a QA Test Engineer you'll earn a competitive package: Salary to £50k Bonus Pension Private Medical Care Life Assurance Travel Insurance Subsidised gym membership and a range of other perks Apply now to find out more about this QA Test Engineer (Python API Automation) opportunity. At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.
Performance Engineer Home Based/ Remote Employment Type: Perm Closing Date: 27th Aug 2022 Job Description - As a Performance Engineer, you will advocate performance across the organisation throughout our digital transformation to micro-services in the cloud - and beyond. You will be a SME in performance engineering and your role will encompass the continuous improvement of our performance engineering strategy and tooling (industry best practice techniques and designs), whilst educating and supporting the engineering teams in meeting their delivery targets. Within this position, you will also be running end-to-end performance tests within an Agile environment, providing innovative solutions to streamline current processes using different technologies within the business and the performance engineering team. You will ensure successful integration of performance testing within the teams' development lifecycle, while implementing best practices for performance engineering. Sitting in the performance engineering practice (outside the delivery teams), you will be given free rein to positively impact the Performance Engineering process within an environment that supports and rewards innovation and creativity. Working alongside the other engineering practices consisting of DevOps, application security and QA engineers, we educate, enable, and empower each delivery team to produce consistently high-quality and performant products as we transform to the cloud. Responsibilities: Evangelising the importance of performance engineering across the Agile teams in a DevOps environment Advising and training Agile Teams on the end-to-end performance engineering process, from NFR gathering to test execution and analysis Working to industry standard best practices and driving continuous improvements Supporting the continued improvement and adoption of the Performance Engineering Strategy Utilising test tools for performance test script writing, execution, and analysis Skills and Experience: Previous experience as a dedicated performance engineer Hands-on experience using industry-wide performance testing tools, including JMeter and Microfocus LoadRunner Performance testing web applications and APIs Performance testing cloud-based solutions Client-Side Performance Testing Experience setting up performance tests from requirements gathering, creating realistic scripts and scenarios, to test reporting Experience developing and implementing strategic frameworks for end-to-end performance engineering Experience coaching engineers on performance engineering best practices Experience performance testing within in a CI Pipeline Ability to coordinate test runs which require multi-department co-operation Familiarity with performance testing within a mixed architecture (On-Premise and Cloud) Familiarity with a range of monitoring tools, including DataDog Familiarity with an object-oriented programming language Excellent stakeholder management skills with both technical and non-technical audiences Excellent written and verbal communication skills A bit about you Leaders in RS Group lead a culture where people are: Customer and supplier obsessed Highly engaged and ambitious Stripping out barriers to execution Creating fresh ideas and new markets Delivering on promises - making it happen Driven by outcome, with fully aligned objectives About RS Group: RS Group is a global omni-channel solutions partner for industrial customers and suppliers. Our business has operations in three geographical regions - the Americas, EMEA and APAC, supported by global organisations for supply chain, corporate functions, marketing, and product & supplier management. Our market today is large, fragmented, local in nature and digitally immature. Only a few international distributors serve it, with many regional and local providers, who largely trade offline. Currently we estimate the global market value to be c.£400bn, with our global market share Footnote: RS Group Brands: RS, Allied Electronics & Automation, RS PRO, OKdo, DesignSpark, IESA, Synovos, Needlers and Liscombe. Are you ready to explore the possibilities?
24/09/2022
Full time
Performance Engineer Home Based/ Remote Employment Type: Perm Closing Date: 27th Aug 2022 Job Description - As a Performance Engineer, you will advocate performance across the organisation throughout our digital transformation to micro-services in the cloud - and beyond. You will be a SME in performance engineering and your role will encompass the continuous improvement of our performance engineering strategy and tooling (industry best practice techniques and designs), whilst educating and supporting the engineering teams in meeting their delivery targets. Within this position, you will also be running end-to-end performance tests within an Agile environment, providing innovative solutions to streamline current processes using different technologies within the business and the performance engineering team. You will ensure successful integration of performance testing within the teams' development lifecycle, while implementing best practices for performance engineering. Sitting in the performance engineering practice (outside the delivery teams), you will be given free rein to positively impact the Performance Engineering process within an environment that supports and rewards innovation and creativity. Working alongside the other engineering practices consisting of DevOps, application security and QA engineers, we educate, enable, and empower each delivery team to produce consistently high-quality and performant products as we transform to the cloud. Responsibilities: Evangelising the importance of performance engineering across the Agile teams in a DevOps environment Advising and training Agile Teams on the end-to-end performance engineering process, from NFR gathering to test execution and analysis Working to industry standard best practices and driving continuous improvements Supporting the continued improvement and adoption of the Performance Engineering Strategy Utilising test tools for performance test script writing, execution, and analysis Skills and Experience: Previous experience as a dedicated performance engineer Hands-on experience using industry-wide performance testing tools, including JMeter and Microfocus LoadRunner Performance testing web applications and APIs Performance testing cloud-based solutions Client-Side Performance Testing Experience setting up performance tests from requirements gathering, creating realistic scripts and scenarios, to test reporting Experience developing and implementing strategic frameworks for end-to-end performance engineering Experience coaching engineers on performance engineering best practices Experience performance testing within in a CI Pipeline Ability to coordinate test runs which require multi-department co-operation Familiarity with performance testing within a mixed architecture (On-Premise and Cloud) Familiarity with a range of monitoring tools, including DataDog Familiarity with an object-oriented programming language Excellent stakeholder management skills with both technical and non-technical audiences Excellent written and verbal communication skills A bit about you Leaders in RS Group lead a culture where people are: Customer and supplier obsessed Highly engaged and ambitious Stripping out barriers to execution Creating fresh ideas and new markets Delivering on promises - making it happen Driven by outcome, with fully aligned objectives About RS Group: RS Group is a global omni-channel solutions partner for industrial customers and suppliers. Our business has operations in three geographical regions - the Americas, EMEA and APAC, supported by global organisations for supply chain, corporate functions, marketing, and product & supplier management. Our market today is large, fragmented, local in nature and digitally immature. Only a few international distributors serve it, with many regional and local providers, who largely trade offline. Currently we estimate the global market value to be c.£400bn, with our global market share Footnote: RS Group Brands: RS, Allied Electronics & Automation, RS PRO, OKdo, DesignSpark, IESA, Synovos, Needlers and Liscombe. Are you ready to explore the possibilities?
Future’s Technology department has been instrumental in the company’s success over recent years and is vital to Future’s continued growth and disruption of the digital publishing industry.
As part of the strategy around GoComapre’s acquisition by Future we’re putting in a technology roadmap for re-platforming our domain around an API first, cloud based serverless architecture to become the PCW leading service. This is part of our plan to broaden the scope from the GoCompare brand.
Job Purpose
As a Lead QA in our Systems Team you’ll work closely with teams across engineering to ensure the delivery of scalable, well structured, efficient applications, services and components; working on both green-field projects built from the ground up using the latest libraries and best practice as well guiding on best practice, maintaining and improving existing code within our legacy stack.
You will be responsible for expanding the breadth and depth of our automated testing coverage, as well as leading our engineering teams on the automation discipline.
Crucially you’ll also be someone who can educate and train our Engineering team and understand at Functional and Non-Functional Quality and be able to define and set the quality gates for the our Ci/CD Pipeline
Key Responsibilities
You will take overall responsibility for defining the Quality Gates across our SDLC and will set the criteria into the CI/CD pipeline for the whole platform
In collaboration with Tech Leads and Engineers you will ensure our testing stack is well scoped, monitored, reported and documented.
You will ensure that QA engineers & Dev engineers are working on the right areas of the stack and have the correct skills to ensure good test coverage.
You will be responsible for the QA across engineering defining the QA Strategy and setting the Quality Standards and Gates are defined and managed
You will also be responsible for analysing bugs across the stack and ensuring that suitable tests are set up to avoid future regressions.
You will work with the rest of the team to review both your code, QA engineering and software engineers code before it is committed into our repositories.
You will be able to communicate effectively with the wider business and be able to critically assess product requirements and solutions.
Test scope will cover both client and server-side code working with datastores and server configuration.
You will be keen to keep up to date with the latest approaches to software engineering and be given the opportunity to improve and updated the QA stack as appropriate
You will participate in regular hack days, using cutting edge tech to prototype innovative approaches to business/technical goals.
As an experienced member of the team you are required to support and help develop more junior members of staff both via peer review/direction and mentoring.
09/11/2021
Full time
Future’s Technology department has been instrumental in the company’s success over recent years and is vital to Future’s continued growth and disruption of the digital publishing industry.
As part of the strategy around GoComapre’s acquisition by Future we’re putting in a technology roadmap for re-platforming our domain around an API first, cloud based serverless architecture to become the PCW leading service. This is part of our plan to broaden the scope from the GoCompare brand.
Job Purpose
As a Lead QA in our Systems Team you’ll work closely with teams across engineering to ensure the delivery of scalable, well structured, efficient applications, services and components; working on both green-field projects built from the ground up using the latest libraries and best practice as well guiding on best practice, maintaining and improving existing code within our legacy stack.
You will be responsible for expanding the breadth and depth of our automated testing coverage, as well as leading our engineering teams on the automation discipline.
Crucially you’ll also be someone who can educate and train our Engineering team and understand at Functional and Non-Functional Quality and be able to define and set the quality gates for the our Ci/CD Pipeline
Key Responsibilities
You will take overall responsibility for defining the Quality Gates across our SDLC and will set the criteria into the CI/CD pipeline for the whole platform
In collaboration with Tech Leads and Engineers you will ensure our testing stack is well scoped, monitored, reported and documented.
You will ensure that QA engineers & Dev engineers are working on the right areas of the stack and have the correct skills to ensure good test coverage.
You will be responsible for the QA across engineering defining the QA Strategy and setting the Quality Standards and Gates are defined and managed
You will also be responsible for analysing bugs across the stack and ensuring that suitable tests are set up to avoid future regressions.
You will work with the rest of the team to review both your code, QA engineering and software engineers code before it is committed into our repositories.
You will be able to communicate effectively with the wider business and be able to critically assess product requirements and solutions.
Test scope will cover both client and server-side code working with datastores and server configuration.
You will be keen to keep up to date with the latest approaches to software engineering and be given the opportunity to improve and updated the QA stack as appropriate
You will participate in regular hack days, using cutting edge tech to prototype innovative approaches to business/technical goals.
As an experienced member of the team you are required to support and help develop more junior members of staff both via peer review/direction and mentoring.
Lead Software Development Engineer in Test Competitive Salary + Benefits + Bonus Home Working/London EMEA HQ Permanent, Full Time As a trusted and preferred recruitment partner to this leading global provider of cloud-based solutions to the global financial sector, we have been asked to assist in the hire of several Lead Software Development Engineer in Test's (SDETs). You will oversee testing resources on a highly focussed team and will ensure testing strategies are applied with a focus on shift-left testing principles. Already benefiting from a dominance in the North American finance industry, our client is expanding it is London operations to better serve the UK and EU markets. This is an exciting time to join, and you will have the option to work from predominantly from home or within their state-of-the-art EMEA HQ in London. Core Requirements *Experience in Test Development and Leading Small Teams as a Lead SDET *Experience of Java and Object-Oriented Principles *Applying Test Practices in an Agile Environment *Unit Testing Frameworks such as JUnit *Testing Backend Systems or APIs *A mix of the following oTesting performance with JMeter or similar oWeb Services (REST, JSON, Thrift) oTesting Web Apps with Selenium WebDriver oBig Data Technologies (Hadoop, MongoDB, Kafka, SQL) oNetwork principles/protocols (HTTP, TLS, TCP) oContinuous Integration (Jenkins, Bamboo) oContinuous Delivery Concepts Role Overview: Manage performance assessments and hiring for a small team of SDETs. Drive teams testing and automation strategies. Define/organise teams test planning for releases. Design/code automation frameworks, tests, and tools. Participate in team planning, story grooming, test execution, issue identification/resolution. Propose/implement improvements to processes. Develop/maintain shared testing libraries. Provide training/mentorship. Conduct code reviews, improve/maintain quality of automation code. Document automation framework, tools, and infrastructure. Alongside a competitive salary DOE, you will receive a benefits package which includes 25 Days Holiday (increases with service), Private Medical Cover, Bupa Dental Cover, Life Insurance, Income Protection, Secondment Opportunities to Global HQ in Vancouver, Pension Scheme (increases with service up to 7% employer contribution), Bonus Scheme (up to 8% dependent on revenues and team performance), Flexible Working. This position would be suitable for those who have held any of the following job titles, Lead SDET, Senior SDET, Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, Lead Software Development Engineer in Test, Developer in Test. Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd is one of the UK's leading IT Recruitment Agencies, trusted by many of the UK's leading employers. Established in 1997, we have over twenty years of experience as IT Recruitment Specialist. We will never send your CV anywhere without your authorisation and only after you have seen the complete details on this opportunity. Deerfoot is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. Each time Deerfoot sends a CV to a recruiting client we donate £1 to The Born Free Foundation ().
05/11/2021
Full time
Lead Software Development Engineer in Test Competitive Salary + Benefits + Bonus Home Working/London EMEA HQ Permanent, Full Time As a trusted and preferred recruitment partner to this leading global provider of cloud-based solutions to the global financial sector, we have been asked to assist in the hire of several Lead Software Development Engineer in Test's (SDETs). You will oversee testing resources on a highly focussed team and will ensure testing strategies are applied with a focus on shift-left testing principles. Already benefiting from a dominance in the North American finance industry, our client is expanding it is London operations to better serve the UK and EU markets. This is an exciting time to join, and you will have the option to work from predominantly from home or within their state-of-the-art EMEA HQ in London. Core Requirements *Experience in Test Development and Leading Small Teams as a Lead SDET *Experience of Java and Object-Oriented Principles *Applying Test Practices in an Agile Environment *Unit Testing Frameworks such as JUnit *Testing Backend Systems or APIs *A mix of the following oTesting performance with JMeter or similar oWeb Services (REST, JSON, Thrift) oTesting Web Apps with Selenium WebDriver oBig Data Technologies (Hadoop, MongoDB, Kafka, SQL) oNetwork principles/protocols (HTTP, TLS, TCP) oContinuous Integration (Jenkins, Bamboo) oContinuous Delivery Concepts Role Overview: Manage performance assessments and hiring for a small team of SDETs. Drive teams testing and automation strategies. Define/organise teams test planning for releases. Design/code automation frameworks, tests, and tools. Participate in team planning, story grooming, test execution, issue identification/resolution. Propose/implement improvements to processes. Develop/maintain shared testing libraries. Provide training/mentorship. Conduct code reviews, improve/maintain quality of automation code. Document automation framework, tools, and infrastructure. Alongside a competitive salary DOE, you will receive a benefits package which includes 25 Days Holiday (increases with service), Private Medical Cover, Bupa Dental Cover, Life Insurance, Income Protection, Secondment Opportunities to Global HQ in Vancouver, Pension Scheme (increases with service up to 7% employer contribution), Bonus Scheme (up to 8% dependent on revenues and team performance), Flexible Working. This position would be suitable for those who have held any of the following job titles, Lead SDET, Senior SDET, Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, Lead Software Development Engineer in Test, Developer in Test. Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd is one of the UK's leading IT Recruitment Agencies, trusted by many of the UK's leading employers. Established in 1997, we have over twenty years of experience as IT Recruitment Specialist. We will never send your CV anywhere without your authorisation and only after you have seen the complete details on this opportunity. Deerfoot is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. Each time Deerfoot sends a CV to a recruiting client we donate £1 to The Born Free Foundation ().
We currently have a great opportunity available for a QA Automation Engineer to join our team working on a hybrid basis from our London office and also at home . You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £50,000 - £75,000 per annum . About us: Axiom HQ is a SaaS application company serving the financial sector compliance market. As a leading firm within the innovative "RegTech" sector we delight in creating cutting edge business software to make it as easy as possible for banks, brokers, and investment firms to comply with regulation. With technology at the heart of the business we have adapted smoothly to lockdown conditions and run a highly efficient Agile development team who use Slack, Zoom, Email and a range of cloud tools to manage our application lifecycle. As lockdown eases, we will provide a flexible working environment to enable our people to enjoy the best of their home, family, and social life alongside the work they love. About the role of our QA Automation Engineer: You'll be working within the Product function at Axiom HQ to ensure that changes to our platform are robust, performant, and with defects at an absolute minimum. We need you to help implement an automation testing strategy that spans the development process, from developer unit tests to load, volume and concurrency testing and end-to-end regression. Responsibilities of our QA Automation Engineer include: Creating and executing automated regression tests for the Axiom platform Carrying out integration testing of API and front-end components Carrying out load/performance testing of the platform Working with developers to help design and build an effective unit testing framework Coordinating with manual QA testers to ensure an optimal testing strategy Working within the agile sprint pattern to test live software changes Providing regular insights to the Head of Product to inform the QA strategy Troubleshooting and helping create solutions to quality issues that arise What we are looking for in our QA Automation Engineer: Experience with E2E testing frameworks such as Selenium, Cucumber, Cypress, or TestCafe Experience with unit testing methodologies and frameworks such as nUnit Experience with component-level testing tools such as Postman Experience with automated build and test frameworks such as Jenkins Experience with performance testing tools such as LoadRunner Experience of writing tests in C# using the Microsoft .NET framework Experience with MS SQL server database systems Experience with javascript frameworks such as Vue.js Benefits our QA Automation Engineer will receive: Employer pension scheme Gym/fitness benefits Flexible working Increasing holiday allowance based on time with the firm Excellent work life balance and company culture Highly technical with great attention to detail Excellent problem solving and analytical abilities Ability to itemise and employ a methodical approach to large or complex tasks If you are looking for a new challenge, please click apply now to be considered as our QA Automation Engineer - we'd love to hear from you! Please only apply if you meet the required experience and skill set.
04/11/2021
Full time
We currently have a great opportunity available for a QA Automation Engineer to join our team working on a hybrid basis from our London office and also at home . You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £50,000 - £75,000 per annum . About us: Axiom HQ is a SaaS application company serving the financial sector compliance market. As a leading firm within the innovative "RegTech" sector we delight in creating cutting edge business software to make it as easy as possible for banks, brokers, and investment firms to comply with regulation. With technology at the heart of the business we have adapted smoothly to lockdown conditions and run a highly efficient Agile development team who use Slack, Zoom, Email and a range of cloud tools to manage our application lifecycle. As lockdown eases, we will provide a flexible working environment to enable our people to enjoy the best of their home, family, and social life alongside the work they love. About the role of our QA Automation Engineer: You'll be working within the Product function at Axiom HQ to ensure that changes to our platform are robust, performant, and with defects at an absolute minimum. We need you to help implement an automation testing strategy that spans the development process, from developer unit tests to load, volume and concurrency testing and end-to-end regression. Responsibilities of our QA Automation Engineer include: Creating and executing automated regression tests for the Axiom platform Carrying out integration testing of API and front-end components Carrying out load/performance testing of the platform Working with developers to help design and build an effective unit testing framework Coordinating with manual QA testers to ensure an optimal testing strategy Working within the agile sprint pattern to test live software changes Providing regular insights to the Head of Product to inform the QA strategy Troubleshooting and helping create solutions to quality issues that arise What we are looking for in our QA Automation Engineer: Experience with E2E testing frameworks such as Selenium, Cucumber, Cypress, or TestCafe Experience with unit testing methodologies and frameworks such as nUnit Experience with component-level testing tools such as Postman Experience with automated build and test frameworks such as Jenkins Experience with performance testing tools such as LoadRunner Experience of writing tests in C# using the Microsoft .NET framework Experience with MS SQL server database systems Experience with javascript frameworks such as Vue.js Benefits our QA Automation Engineer will receive: Employer pension scheme Gym/fitness benefits Flexible working Increasing holiday allowance based on time with the firm Excellent work life balance and company culture Highly technical with great attention to detail Excellent problem solving and analytical abilities Ability to itemise and employ a methodical approach to large or complex tasks If you are looking for a new challenge, please click apply now to be considered as our QA Automation Engineer - we'd love to hear from you! Please only apply if you meet the required experience and skill set.
A QA Engineer is required for a sector leading Digital Agency based in London.
QA Engineer- Salary between £50k-£70k
QA Engineer– the role:
In this role you will be responsible for organising test plans, designs, implement, and execute automated test scripts, analyse failure points, perform manual testing as needed and document issues found during testing. The client needs someone who is capable of building automation frameworks from scratch.
QA Engineer- skills required
* 5+ years testing experience
* Selenium Webdriver experience
* C# programming experience
* Agile experience
* BDD experience with Specflow
* Experience with XUnit type frameworks such as JUnit or NUnit
If this sounds like a position that interests you please apply online.
With interviews commencing from the 12th September this role will not be on the market for long so do not hesitate to get in touch.
Keywords: Automation / Software / Testing / Tester / QA / Agile / Selenium / C# / Specflow / BDD / Digital Agency / London
Commutable from all of London and the Home Counties
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09/09/2016
A QA Engineer is required for a sector leading Digital Agency based in London.
QA Engineer- Salary between £50k-£70k
QA Engineer– the role:
In this role you will be responsible for organising test plans, designs, implement, and execute automated test scripts, analyse failure points, perform manual testing as needed and document issues found during testing. The client needs someone who is capable of building automation frameworks from scratch.
QA Engineer- skills required
* 5+ years testing experience
* Selenium Webdriver experience
* C# programming experience
* Agile experience
* BDD experience with Specflow
* Experience with XUnit type frameworks such as JUnit or NUnit
If this sounds like a position that interests you please apply online.
With interviews commencing from the 12th September this role will not be on the market for long so do not hesitate to get in touch.
Keywords: Automation / Software / Testing / Tester / QA / Agile / Selenium / C# / Specflow / BDD / Digital Agency / London
Commutable from all of London and the Home Counties
Email
