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Functional Tester

Functional Tester

Scrumconnect ConsultingCity Of London, England, United Kingdom
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for a Functional Tester to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will work closely with clients and internal teams to develop and implement high-quality solutions that align with business objectives. You will play a crucial role in delivering agile-driven projects and ensuring the successful execution of our client engagements.

Job Information

  • Date Opened : 08 / 09 / 2025
  • Job Type : Permanent
  • Work Experience : 5+ years
  • Industry : Government & Public Sector
  • Salary : 35k - 38k
  • City : London
  • Province : Greater London
  • Country : United Kingdom
  • Postal Code : EC1A

Key Responsibilities

  • Test Planning and Execution : Develop, implement, and execute comprehensive test plans for GOV.UK digital services, identifying key testing objectives and ensuring coverage of user requirements across different environments.
  • Functional and Non-functional Testing : Conduct both functional testing and non-functional testing including regression, integration, and user acceptance to verify the quality and functionality of software.
  • Defect Management : Identify, document, and track defects throughout the testing process, collaborating closely with development teams to resolve issues effectively and efficiently.
  • Collaboration with Development Teams : Work closely with developers, product managers, and business analysts to understand requirements, provide feedback on test cases, and ensure that solutions meet both technical specifications and user needs.
  • Test Reporting and Documentation : Produce detailed test reports and provide clear and concise feedback to stakeholders, highlighting any risks or issues identified during testing.
  • Continuous Improvement : Contribute to process improvements, advocating for best practices in testing methodologies, tools, and techniques to enhance overall testing efficiency and product quality.
  • Compliance with GOV.UK Standards : Follow and uphold the testing standards and guidelines outlined within the DDAT framework and GOV.UK service design principles, ensuring that all tests are conducted in accordance with government policies.

    • Required Skills & Experience

  • Communication : Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Testing materials such as test cases, test plans, test strategies, and bug reports should be comprehensive and use unambiguous, precise language.
  • Communication : Ability to justify and defend their reasoning for a chosen test approach, tool choice, etc., and confidently put forward and listen to reasoned arguments.

    • Technical Skills

  • Detailed knowledge of a wide range of static and dynamic testing techniques. Able to coach others in the merits of each.
  • Demonstrable experience of analysing and executing Risk-based and Context-driven approaches to testing, together with demonstrable experience of using Exploratory testing techniques.
  • Experience with test management tools, such as Azure DevOps or Jira, to create and manage test cases, track defects, and generate reports.
  • Familiarity with continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI / CD) pipelines and associated testing processes.
  • Understanding of microservice architecture and the challenges and overheads for testing applications built in this way.
  • Knowledge of web technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React) and techniques for testing frontend web applications and services.
  • Demonstrable experience of API testing within Agile sprints, using tools such as Postman and / or other industry-recognized API testing tools.
  • Awareness of different agile methodologies and ability to work effectively in an agile, collaborative environment.
  • Familiarity with database verification testing, including experience writing queries for SQL relational databases.

    • Nice to Have Skills

  • Experience of working in UK public sector engagements.
  • Familiarity with User-Centric design and the GDS design system.
  • Familiarity with data visualization tools such as PowerBI.
  • Certified Agile Tester (CAT) or ISTQB Agile Tester extension (CTFL-AT) : Validates expertise in agile testing techniques and methods, including Scrum and Kanban.
  • A basic understanding of security concepts and practices is important for testing government services.

    • Seniorities

  • Mid-Senior level

    • Employment type

  • Full-time

    • Job function

  • Information Technology
  • Industries : IT System Testing and Evaluation

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