Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Hybrid
London, United Kingdom
£ 25 / hour
Freelance
13-03-2025
Job Specifications
Insight Global is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Engineer for one of their premier financial services clients in London. This person will be responsible for the ownership of test plans, supporting the efforts of Engineering and Product through effective QA, providing strong communication around QA initiatives and problems as they arise, proactively testing applications in various environments as well as, producing robust documentation. This person will be consistently discovering problem areas before the product teams and customers do. This role offers a flexible working model with up to 2 days/week work from home.
Must Haves:
Experience in manual software testing
Robust knowledge of QA best practices
Experience with automation frameworks like Cucumber and/or Selenium
Proficiency with Jest
Proficiency with Junit
Proficiency with kotlin.test
Comfort with Agile QA processes
Extremely organized and diligent
Plusses:
Experience testing software for insurance, wealth management and/or banking platforms
Familiar with Github and/or Jenkins for automation pipelines
Proven ability to write and execute robust test plans
Proficiency with Cypress
Strong Understanding of Continuous Integration development
Proficiency with Jmeter
About the Company
Insight Global is an international professional services and staffing company specializing in delivering talent and technical solutions to Fortune 1000 companies across the IT, Non-IT, Healthcare, and Engineering industries. Fueled by staffing and talent experts, Evergreen, our professional services brand, brings technical advisors and culture consultants to help customers tackle their biggest challenges. With over 70 locations across North America, Europe, and Asia, and global staffing capabilities in 50+ countries, our tea... Know more
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