22 hours ago
Remote, United Kingdom +2 moreStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own testing strategy, design, and development for automated, manual, and non-functional tests across application layers.
- Ensure adequate testing-layer coverage in line with software testing principles and practices.
- Create and maintain test scripts and configure test automation tools within a continuous integration environment.
- Provide technical leadership, direction, mentoring, and knowledge sharing within a multi-skilled team.
- Manage, coach, and develop a small number of staff, including setting objectives, giving feedback, and leading performance reviews.
- Interact with customers and manage stakeholders while supporting delivery of quality software for public-sector users.
Requirements
- Experience applying software testing principles and ensuring adequate coverage across testing layers.
- Expertise designing, creating, and maintaining manual and automated tests, including non-functional testing.
- Experience with open-source test automation technologies such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, or Cypress.
- Experience configuring testing tools such as Jenkins or TeamCity within a continuous integration environment.
- Practical knowledge of at least one object-oriented programming language, such as Java.
- Strong technical awareness and understanding of software architectures.
- Experience managing others, setting objectives, providing feedback, and leading performance reviews.
- Desirable: experience as a Test Lead or similar on a medium-to-large Agile project.
- Desirable: stakeholder management and commercial awareness experience.
- Desirable: experience in defence, health, or public-sector environments.
About Kainos
Kainos is a Belfast-headquartered, publicly listed IT services company that designs and delivers digital services and Workday solutions for public, healthcare and commercial clients. Its business includes agile software engineering, cloud and data platforms, systems integration, and a Workday implementation and testing practice (including the Smart automated testing product). Founded in 1986 and listed on the London Stock Exchange, Kainos operates across the UK, Europe and North America.