QA Engineer
Causeway Technologies20 hours ago
Middlesbrough, United KingdomMid Level
Responsibilities
- Design, write, maintain, and extend automated system, integration, and regression test scripts.
- Apply manual testing where automation is not yet appropriate and create plans to automate those areas.
- Analyse user stories and use cases, raise quality concerns, and contribute to refinement.
- Detect, document, track, and reproduce software defects and inconsistencies.
- Define and uphold quality procedures, standards, specifications, and testing schedules.
- Contribute to the design and development of maintainable automated test frameworks.
- Integrate automated testing into the CI/CD pipeline and promote automation and shift-left practices.
- Collaborate with Software Engineers, Delivery Leads, Product Owners, and Engineering Leads throughout the development lifecycle.
- Produce and maintain testing documentation, plans, reports, coverage information, and test results.
- Support continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and personal development in software quality engineering.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience as a QA Engineer or in a similar role, with demonstrable automation output.
- Proven experience writing and maintaining automated test scripts using Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, TestComplete, or equivalent.
- Proficiency in at least one scripting or coding language such as Python, C#, or JavaScript.
- Experience integrating automated testing frameworks into a CI/CD pipeline.
- Ability to debug and refactor code within an automated test framework.
- Experience with Agile Scrum methodologies and producing high-quality test plans, documentation, and reports.
- Experience identifying, communicating, and accurately documenting software defects and replication steps.
- Experience executing RESTful API testing using Postman, SoapUI, or equivalent.
- Understanding of load, soak, stress, and system testing concepts.
- Ability to use Git or equivalent to push and pull source code.
- Understanding of the OWASP Top 10 software vulnerabilities and software quality standards.
- Awareness of TDD and BDD.
- ISTQB Foundation Level certification or equivalent is desirable.
- Experience with Azure Test Plans, SonarCloud, or performance and security testing tools is desirable.
- Knowledge of the construction, engineering, or field service management industry is desirable.
- Strong technical, analytical, problem-solving, communication, teamwork, and organisational skills.
Benefits
- 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays, increasing with length of service.
- 4% matched pension.
- Income protection and life assurance.
- Access to an employee benefits platform.
- 24/7 employee assistance programme for mental health support.
- £100 fitness club allowance.
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Paid study leave and volunteering days.
- Electric Car Scheme.
- Hybrid working arrangement in Middlesbrough.
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About Causeway Technologies
Causeway Technologies builds software for construction, civil engineering, and facilities management, covering estimating, project accounting, e-invoicing, document management, vendor accreditation, and asset operations across the project lifecycle. It sells enterprise and cloud products used by contractors, consultants, and infrastructure owners to manage costs, supply chains, and field operations. The company is headquartered in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, and has been private‑equity backed since 2021.