Senior Test Engineer
Clearance required: active Security Clearance
Rate: up to £490 per day inside IR35
Location: Remote, UK. Some onsite attendance may be required for adhoc workshops at the end client's nearest digital hub
Sector: Public

We are looking for a Senior Test Engineer to support a leading technology consultancy on a major UK public-sector digital programme, working with a central government end client.

Job Description:
* Senior Test Engineer will define the overall testing strategy, provide technical leadership and guidance to test engineering teams, and have oversight of all testing activities.
* Ensure that best practices are in place, and drive improvements by sharing knowledge and resources across teams.
* Able to think outside the box, ask the right questions and critically evaluate and communicate findings. Can absorb large amounts of conflicting information and use it to determine solutions.
* Manages planning of system and / or acceptance tests, coordinating both functional and non-functional specifications.
* Design and execute a wide range of non-functional testing techniques and communicate results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Able to make decisions on running types of non-functional testing. Raise defects with the business and help prioritise them based on defect severity.
* Able to recognise when something does not work and encourages a mind-set of experimentation. Help teams to manage and visualise outcomes, prioritise work and work to agreed minimum viable product (MVP)
* Makes sure that the right tools/methodologies are used and promotes the use of these.
* Has a deep understanding of the technical concepts required in their role and understands how these fit into the wider technical landscape. Understands the limitations of digital technology.