Software Quality Assurance Engineer
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This is TDS
We are a global software consultancy specialising in providing highly skilled experts to meet our clients' business needs. At Test Driven Solutions, we excel in driving both from the ground up development as well system modernisation projects, leveraging the latest cutting-edge technologies to deliver outstanding results.
We operate across both private and public sectors. We are serving industries such as banking and financial services, government, healthcare, gaming, education, broadcasting, and renewable energy organisations. We are continually growing as a business, securing new client wins and advancing ongoing internal projects.
Test Driven Solutions is committed to supporting the next generation of IT professionals by providing interns and graduates with opportunities to establish themselves within the industry.
What's it like working here
At TDS we uphold clear and unwavering values, fostering a community-oriented ethos that encourages close collaboration across our diverse disciplines. We hold regular team meet-ups, both online and in person, and monthly company wide social events. In addition, we organise company away weekends, which have previously taken us to cities like Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Riga and Dublin. These trips offer the team a chance to unwind and strengthen connections outside of the office. It is important to us to create an environment where strong connections are built and camaraderie is nurtured within our team.
Offering full hybrid working patterns to align with today’s flexible work environment, our team is spread across the UK, with members based in and around Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, Inverness, Birmingham, and London. We are proud to have our modern UK headquarters on the Quayside in Newcastle’s city centre, with stunning views of the Glass House. This office serves as a central base of work for everyone, providing a collaborative space for our team when they come together. In January we opened an office in Haymarket, Edinburgh for our Scottish team to collaborate more locally.
Additionally, we have teams located in our international office regions in Wrocław, Poland, and Calgary, Canada, creating a truly global workforce. This distributed team structure fosters strong connections and collaboration, regardless of location.
What you will be involved in
- Working with clients to deliver high quality testing solutions for varied industries
- Designing, executing and maintaining automated UI tests
- API testing
- Performance Testing
- Accessibility Testing
- Promoting a ‘shift left’ attitude towards Software Testing
- Collaborating with the internal Test Community to share best practices and ideas
Technical Requirements
- Expertise in leading test strategy, its design and development of Test Automation Frameworks, with recommending relevant automation tools and integrating them from scratch (Selenium, REST assured, Playwright, Postman, Cucumber, Cypress)
- Expertise in both manual and automated API testing (Postman, REST Assured, Karate)
- Demonstrated understanding and relevant project experience of various non-functional testing types
- Proficient in at least one or more of the following programming languages (Java, Scala, Javascript, Typescript, C#, Python)
- Demonstrated understanding and experience using core testing principles concepts and methodologies
- Experienced in using and configuring CI tools for continuous testing (Jenkins, Gitlab, Github Actions or similar)
- Experience working in an Agile Software Development environment
Desired skills
- Performance Testing with tools such as JMeter/Gatling, K6
- Previous experience working for a consultancy
- Experience in software testing across a range of industries
- Experience working in distributed teams
- Contract testing experience
- Proven ability to influence, inform and support other team members as well as stakeholders
Benefits
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- Hybrid & Remote work opportunities (Client dependant)
- Contributory pension scheme (Salary Sacrifice available)
- Progression opportunities & Paid certificates
- Discretionary Bonus Scheme
- BUPA Health/Dental care
- Perkbox
- City centre office location
- Macbook Pro/Windows Machine provided
- Monthly company socials
- Company away weekend (Previously we have been to Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Riga and Dublin)
- Cycle to work scheme
- TDS Merchandise