Lead Quality Assurance Engineer (Energy Trading)
On site
London, United Kingdom
£ 550 / day
Freelance
04-04-2025
Job Specifications
Lead QA Engineer - Energy Trading
6 Month Contract
£500 - £550/day inside IR35
Lorien's Utilities client are currently recruiting for a Lead QA Engineer with ETRM experience to join on a 6 month initial contract, inside IR35.
The role of the QA Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of software products through a combination of manual and automated testing techniques. The QA Engineer will play a critical role in the software development life cycle working closely with delivery leads, developers, product owners, and other stakeholders to deliver high quality software that meets customer expectations.
Manual Testing:
Execute comprehensive test suites, including functional, regression, integration, user acceptance testing and non-functional. (For example, performance and security.)
Analyse test results, identify and document defects, and track them through to resolution.
Perform exploratory testing to uncover unexpected issues.
Participate in user story reviews and provide feedback on testability and requirements.
Automation Testing:
Develop and maintain automated test scripts using appropriate tools.
Design and implement automated test frameworks and infrastructure.
Integrate automated tests into the continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) build and release pipelines. (Classic and YAML)
Analyse automated test results and identify areas of improvement in test coverage efficiency.
Collaboration and Communication:
Collaborate effectively with delivery leads, developers, product owners, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and resolve issues.
Communicate testing progress, risks, and issues effectively to team management.
Participate in daily stand-up meetings and other team activities.
Continuous Improvement:
Stay up-to date with the latest testing methodologies, tools and techniques.
Proactively identify and implement process improvements to enhance the quality and efficiency of testing activities.
Contribute to the development and improvement of the QA process within the team.
Skills and Experience:
Proven experience in manual and automated testing.
Strong understanding of software development life cycle and testing methodologies.
Strong planning and organisation skills.
Experience with test automation frameworks and tools. (For example, Ranorex Studio, Postman, Playwright, Selenium and NUnit/JUnit/MSTest.)
Experience of using Azure DevOps. (For example, Git repository and pull requests.)
Experience with Agile development methodologies. (For example, Scrum and Kanban.)
Experience with programming/Scripting languages. (For example, C# .Net, Java, Powershell and JavaScript)
Experience with working with APIs. (For example, REST, SOAP and WebSocket.)
Experience with SQL and relational databases.
Experience of handling data structure. (For example, JSON and XML.)
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Attention to detail and a strong work ethic.
Experience in Energy Trading and Risk Management.
Should this position be of interest please submit your CV and I will be in contact as required.
Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
About the Company
Lorien is a technology, transformation and telecom talent solutions specialist. We combine tech expertise with the scope, depth and breadth of large-scale talent solutions. Driven by both clients and candidates, covering Europe and the US, we work with all sectors, sizes and tech needs – from start-up to established, tech companies and those who use tech to propel them further - we work with them all. Our unique position in the market means we have the insight to create tailored solutions – keeping our clients ahead of t... Know more
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