Job Description
About Scrumconnect
Scrumconnect is a trusted digital delivery partner to UK government departments and public sector bodies. We specialise in building user-centred digital services that improve lives. Our multidisciplinary teams bring together experienced technologists, designers, researchers, and strategists to solve complex challenges and drive meaningful impact in the public sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Test Planning & Execution
✔ Develop, implement, and execute
comprehensive test plans for GOV.UK digital services.
✔ Identify key testing objectives and ensure
coverage of user requirements across different environments.
- Functional & Non-Functional Testing
✔ Conduct
functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
✔ Perform
non-functional testing, including
performance, security, and usability testing.
- Automation & Test Framework Development
✔
Design and implement test automation frameworks using industry best practices.
✔ Develop and maintain
automated test scripts using
Java, JavaScript, Playwright, RestAssured (BDD), or similar frameworks.
✔ Automate
API testing using tools such as
Postman, RestAssured, or equivalent.
✔ Integrate automated tests into
CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing and deployment.
- Defect Management & Reporting
✔ Identify, document, and track defects using
test management tools (Azure DevOps, JIRA).
✔ Work closely with
development teams to resolve issues effectively.
✔ Produce detailed
test reports and communicate findings to stakeholders.
- Collaboration & Agile Delivery
✔ Work in
Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban), contributing to sprint planning and retrospectives.
✔ Collaborate with
developers, product managers, and business analysts to define test strategies.
✔ Provide guidance and
mentor junior testers in automation best practices.
- Compliance with GOV.UK & DDAT Standards
✔ Follow
GOV.UK service design principles and
DDAT frameworks for testing government applications.
✔ Ensure all tests align with
security and compliance regulations.
Technical Skills & Experience
✔
6+ years of experience in
test automation and software quality assurance.
✔ Hands-on Experience In Automation Testing Frameworks Such As
- Playwright, Selenium, Cypress (for UI automation).
- RestAssured (BDD), Postman (for API testing).
✔ Experience with
programming languages (
Java, JavaScript) for writing automated tests.
✔ Experience developing test automation
frameworks from scratch.
✔ Strong knowledge of
microservices architecture and testing challenges.
✔ Familiarity with
CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
✔ Knowledge of
frontend testing (React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS).
✔ Experience with
SQL and relational database testing.
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