Exploratory Testing Jobs in England

1 to 25 of 28 Exploratory Testing Jobs in England

Senior QA Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Sequel Business Solutions Ltd
The QA Analyst will support Whitespace in continuing to provide quality software to an ever-growing customer base. Thorough and imaginative testing is critical to the success of the Platform. Whitespace takes pride in delivering an excellent, intuitive customer experience at a pace its competitors cannot match. This role requires someone who can grow and adapt with the company … who is eager to learn and progress a career within the Platform team. Full training on in-house and industry specific systems will be provided. Main Responsibilities Testing: Scripted end to end testing of existing functionality, where that functionality is not yet incorporated into automated test scripts. Validation of issues found whilst testing existing functionality to determine … whether they are regressions or a pre-existing issues. Scripted end to end testing of new functionality. Exploratory testing based on business scenarios. Initial testing of new functionality following first release from development. Re-testing of issues as and when fixes become available. Capturing testing evidence (including replication/exploratory test steps, screen More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Data QA Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Cerebras
team and you'll be responsible for ensuring quality throughout the whole software development cycle. You will guide and support others and lead the team by example with best testing practices. Working in the Commercial Data Solutions domain, you will work across multiple projects to identify potential issues, along with helping with refinement of requirements, and making informed judgement … calls on the scope of testing required. You will have the opportunity to get involved in programming tasks if you so choose, or to help with the business analysis. This is so important to us. By joining our team, you will be playing a vital role as together we reimagine the labour market to make it work for everybody. … to ensure the product is protected into the future and work hard to eliminate bugs before they are ever created, by contributing very actively to the planning stages Manual exploratory testing Ensure that the User Stories accepted into the sprints have complete acceptance criteria, are testable, and that NFRs are not forgotten (accessibility, security, access control, etc.) Bring More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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QA Test Lead

Worcestershire, United Kingdom
Matchtech Group Plc
closely with the wider QA and Engineering teams to continuously evolve and improve test practices. Mentoring teams in test frameworks, integration, API, and wider testing. Understanding, implementing, and leading testing strategies across all areas of testing within the team, supporting others in test framework selection. Validating the quality perspectives of different cross-functional requirements such as accessibility, usability … and availability. Conducting hands-on manual exploratory testing of the application at different layers. Strategising and designing test automation for swift and continuous delivery. Understanding and validating performance-related requirements across different application layers. Managing stakeholders by identifying, analysing, planning, and implementing actions to engage and build productive relationships. Job Requirements: Proven experience as a quality analyst, with … significant QA leadership experience. Experience in supporting QA Automation Frameworks to facilitate CI/CD, such as Playwright ts. Experience in supporting Performance Engineering and Testing to support CI/CD, such as using K6 and JMeter. Experience with continuous inspection tooling for code quality. Familiarity with Compatibility Testing practices, such as Browserstack. Experience in conducting Exploratory More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £60000 - £66000/annum
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Senior QA Lead

London, United Kingdom
Just Group plc
delivering value to our customers through our mobile app and website. This role is critical to the success of the whole team. You will be responsible not just for testing but for driving quality across the whole squad, from planning through execution and release. Whilst all our teams believe firmly in the importance of incorporating testing into everything … they do, and of having a clear and comprehensive testing plan, you will bring your expertise to continue to develop their skills and approach, and to continuously improve the QA process and approach. You are passionate about delivering quality software and can lean on your rounded skill set to enhance the Product, Agile software delivery and Technology capabilities of … approach to QA and focus on delivering maximum value with minimal effort Adopting a risk-based approach to quality assurance Supporting a continuous delivery approach Advocating for simplicity in testing, approach, ways of working and tool choice Collaborating with the Tech Lead on lean testing and release strategy balancing risk and speed of delivery Assisting the team with More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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QA Engineer

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Oscar Technology
will involve collaborating with other QAs, developers, product owners and much more. Thie majority of the role will be automation focused around UI Selenium, as well as performing manual testing, performance testing, route analysis, exploratory testing and more. Also, responsibilities will include identifying automation test cases after understanding requirements whilst working closely various stakeholders. Role Requirements … Minimum 5 years' experience in Automation Testing within a software focused and agile environment Further experience in Manual Testing C#/Selenium/Specflow UI RestSharp JIRA/Confluence Desirables: Swagger, DynamoDB, AWS Visual Studio and C# The Company This company continue to grow from strength to strength, working with clients all over the globe, offering a range More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 per annum
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Senior Automation Tester / SDET

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Robert Walters
Tech team with stong experience in Java coding (OOP, SOLID). Building automation platforms and frameworks. From a technology perspective, the key skills for the role are: RESTAssured, API Testing Contract Testing - Nice to have Pact framework - Nice to have OOP Java Integration Testing SQL, RDBMS Gradle, Git Spring - Nice to have Must have SC clearance! (NPPV3 … is preferrable) Experience and Skills + A minimum of 5 years relevant experience as an SDET + Strong experience of OOP and SOLID + Unit testing with Junit + Experience and knowledge of API testing with coded framworks and Postman for debug and exploratory testing. + Strong experience with Gitlab and Git + SonarQube + Jenkins + … + Wiremock - Nice to have + Jira and Confluence This role will include but is not limited to: Working with the product team to define the acceptance criteria and testing DOD for each story Pairing with the developers to define and review the required tests that will address all features and functions of a product delivery at the unit More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 per annum
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Software Development Engineer in Test SDET - Appium

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Reed
way people interact with financial services and they’re looking for a talented SDET to help drive that transformation. What You’ll Be Doing: As part of a dynamic testing and delivery function, you’ll play a key role in building and maintaining automated testing frameworks across both functional and non-functional areas. You’ll work closely with … engineers and delivery teams to embed automation into CI/CD pipelines, champion best practices, and support continuous testing across a range of platforms and services. Your day-to-day will include: Designing and implementing automated test suites using modern tools and frameworks Supporting exploratory testing and contributing to test strategy Collaborating with developers to promote shift … left testing and unit test coverage Maintaining test environments and tooling Coaching team members on automation techniques and quality standards What You’ll Bring: Strong experience in test automation within Agile environments Hands-on with tools like Selenium, Appium, Postman, Jenkins, GitLab Skilled in writing automation for unit, functional, performance, and contract testing Solid understanding of testing More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 per annum, Inc benefits
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Junior Software Tester

Meriden, Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Pertemps Dudley West Brom Perms
through a previous role, industrial placement, or graduate scheme. You will be joining a growing development team near Coventry.In this role, you will build on your foundation in software testing to support the delivery of reliable, high-quality software products. You will be involved in the full testing lifecycle, including test case design, bug reporting, regression testing, and contributing to team discussions about quality and improvements.This is an ideal opportunity if you have taken your first steps in testing and now want to be part of a collaborative Agile team where you can continue to develop technically while gaining exposure to modern testing practices and tools.The main duties will be:" Design and execute test … cases based on user stories and acceptance criteria" Document and report bugs, helping to troubleshoot issues with developers" Contribute to functional, regression, and exploratory testing activities" Support software releases by validating features and identifying risks early" Assist in reviewing requirements and identifying test scenarios" Maintain clear and detailed test documentationRequirements to be considered for the Trainee Software Tester More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 per annum
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Junior Software Tester

Meriden, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Pertemps Dudley West Brom Perms
a previous role, industrial placement, or graduate scheme. You will be joining a growing development team near Coventry. In this role, you will build on your foundation in software testing to support the delivery of reliable, high-quality software products. You will be involved in the full testing lifecycle, including test case design, bug reporting, regression testing, and contributing to team discussions about quality and improvements. This is an ideal opportunity if you have taken your first steps in testing and now want to be part of a collaborative Agile team where you can continue to develop technically while gaining exposure to modern testing practices and tools. The main duties will be: " Design and … execute test cases based on user stories and acceptance criteria " Document and report bugs, helping to troubleshoot issues with developers " Contribute to functional, regression, and exploratory testing activities " Support software releases by validating features and identifying risks early " Assist in reviewing requirements and identifying test scenarios " Maintain clear and detailed test documentation Requirements to be considered for the More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP 26,000 - 30,000 Annual
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Junior Software Tester

Meriden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Pertemps Dudley West Brom Perms
a previous role, industrial placement, or graduate scheme. You will be joining a growing development team near Coventry. In this role, you will build on your foundation in software testing to support the delivery of reliable, high-quality software products. You will be involved in the full testing lifecycle, including test case design, bug reporting, regression testing, and contributing to team discussions about quality and improvements. This is an ideal opportunity if you have taken your first steps in testing and now want to be part of a collaborative Agile team where you can continue to develop technically while gaining exposure to modern testing practices and tools. The main duties will be: " Design and … execute test cases based on user stories and acceptance criteria " Document and report bugs, helping to troubleshoot issues with developers " Contribute to functional, regression, and exploratory testing activities " Support software releases by validating features and identifying risks early " Assist in reviewing requirements and identifying test scenarios " Maintain clear and detailed test documentation Requirements to be considered for the More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £26000 - £30000/annum
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Software Quality Engineer

London, United Kingdom
S&P Global
to organizational standards, creating reliable, reusable, and maintainable automated regression suites and test harnesses. Utilize various tools and frameworks to create automation scripts with high-quality code to simplify testing scenarios. Design and develop test plans and test cases based on functional and design specifications, execute test cases, and analyze and report test results to the teams. Focus on … building efficient solutions for web applications, services/APIs, databases, and mobile testing requirements. Actively participate in functional, system, and regression testing activities. Contribute to the identification, creation, execution, and automation of test scenarios with a quality-first mindset. Serve as the advocate for quality within and outside of scrum teams, ensuring quality is maintained throughout the software … What We're Looking For A bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field is preferred. Over 5 years of experience in software testing or development, with a solid understanding of testing, coding, and debugging procedures. Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C#, Java, or other relevant languages. Experience in designing More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Test Engineer

Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
AJ Bell Management Limited
We are actively recruiting a Senior Software Test Engineer to help us on our mission of striving to make investing easier for all. You will carry out testing across a wide range of processes and systems - UI, API, back office (workflow) processes, 3rd party systems and integrations between all of these systems including end to end testing. You will … ceremonies and complex process. Main responsibilities Coaching/developing testers, reviewing their work (peer review), delegation of work and/or setting tasks/targets/objectives Carry out testing across a wide range of processes and systems - including UI, API, back office (workflow) processes, 3rd party systems and integrations between all of these systems including end to end … testing Understand and interpret business, functional and technical requirements Understand AJ Bell products and processes, and relevant Financial Services legislation Have input into how solutions are developed and delivered using knowledge and expertise to help deliver the best possible outcome for the customer Execute test scripts and record results using software testing tools (JIRA/XRAY) Raising bugs More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior SDET (SC Cleared)

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
ARM
Java coding (OOP, SOLID), Building automation platforms and frameworks. This role will include but is not limited to: Working with the product team to define the acceptance criteria and testing DOD for each story Pairing with the developers to define and review the required tests that will address all features and functions of a product delivery at the unit … and component layer Performing exploratory testing at all levels Working with the Product team to define tests throughout the product delivery into live Automating tests for all phases. Working collaboratively with developers to design and test stubs Ensure the team define tests to validate NFR?s at the appropriate level Ensuring traceability is maintained throughout the product delivery … and verbal communication skills, experience working in Agile delivery teams using TDD with Java and be able to work autonomously. Experience of PACT frameworks that enable Consumer Driven Contract testing is desirable Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their importance in Automation Testing process Exposure to command line and scripting languages forOS Linux. Strong coding skills (OOP More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: £612/day Inside IR35
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Senior Automation Test Engineer

Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Computer Futures
Engineer to join a fast-paced agile delivery team working on live projects within the Central Government sector. This is a hands-on role focused on implementing continuous automated testing within a CI/CD lifecycle. You'll be part of a collaborative environment that values innovation, flexibility, and continuous learning. The team thrives on solving complex operational challenges … with bespoke technical solutions. Key Responsibilities: Design and implement automated test frameworks across UI & API Perform manual and automated testing using open-source tools (e.g., Selenium, Java) Apply agile methodologies including TDD, BDD, ATDD Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and support exploratory testing Engage in non-functional testing (Security, Performance, Accessibility, OAT) Collaborate with QA … teams to improve frameworks and processes Ideal Candidate: Strong experience in both manual and automation testing Proficient in Selenium and Java Comfortable working in agile environments and driving best practices Passionate about continuous improvement and emerging technologies Eligible for UK security clearance (British passport holder, UK resident for past 5 years) Culture & Benefits: Inclusive, team-led environment with a More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £45,000 - £70,000 per annum
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Senior Automation Test Engineer

Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Computer Futures
Engineer to join a fast-paced agile delivery team working on live projects within the Central Government sector. This is a hands-on role focused on implementing continuous automated testing within a CI/CD lifecycle. You'll be part of a collaborative environment that values innovation, flexibility, and continuous learning. The team thrives on solving complex operational challenges … with bespoke technical solutions. Key Responsibilities: Design and implement automated test frameworks across UI & API Perform manual and automated testing using open-source tools (e.g., Selenium, Java) Apply agile methodologies including TDD, BDD, ATDD Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and support exploratory testing Engage in non-functional testing (Security, Performance, Accessibility, OAT) Collaborate with QA … teams to improve frameworks and processes Ideal Candidate: Strong experience in both manual and automation testing Proficient in Selenium and Java Comfortable working in agile environments and driving best practices Passionate about continuous improvement and emerging technologies Eligible for UK security clearance (British passport holder, UK resident for past 5 years) Culture & Benefits: Inclusive, team-led environment with a More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £45,000 - £70,000 per annum
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Software Development Engineer in Test

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Reed
party reliance by working as part of a cross functional delivery team to create, implement & maintain fully automated functional & non-functional tests. The shared goal is to help improve testing efficiency and support continuous delivery. Your day to day will include: Driving test automation and embed shift-left practices into CI/CD pipelines. Develop and maintain automated tests … for functional and non-functional requirements. Design test strategies and perform exploratory testing to ensure quality. Support and improve testing tools, frameworks, and methodologies. Coach and collaborate across teams to promote testing excellence and smooth delivery. What they’re Looking For Proven experience in SDET or Test Automation roles in a Java environment Strong hands-on … standard pension contributions and extended family leave Next Steps? If you would like to know anything more about this role or even just want to hear what other Software Testing/Developer positions I have that may also be a good match for you then give me a shout on/or catch me on LinkedIn " Jessica Blackburn More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 per annum
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Lead Platform Test Engineer

Worcestershire, United Kingdom
Tria
a hands-on leadership role, balancing technical depth with mentoring and stakeholder influence. What You'll Do Own and evolve automation frameworks with Playwright (TypeScript) Drive performance engineering and testing (K6, JMeter) in CI/CD pipelines Apply continuous inspection and automated reporting for visibility and improvement Ensure compatibility testing (e.g. BrowserStack) is built into delivery Champion exploratory testing to uncover hidden issues Collaborate across engineering teams to embed quality at every stage What You'll Bring Proven QA experience with leadership exposure Hands-on expertise with Playwright (TypeScript) - essential Strong background in automation, performance, and compatibility testing Experience with CI/CD workflows and cross-functional delivery teams Excellent communication and mentoring skills More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £58000 - £66000/annum + bonus
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Lead Platform Test Engineer

Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Tria
a hands-on leadership role, balancing technical depth with mentoring and stakeholder influence. What You'll Do Own and evolve automation frameworks with Playwright (TypeScript) Drive performance engineering and testing (K6, JMeter) in CI/CD pipelines Apply continuous inspection and automated reporting for visibility and improvement Ensure compatibility testing (e.g. BrowserStack) is built into delivery Champion exploratory testing to uncover hidden issues Collaborate across engineering teams to embed quality at every stage What You'll Bring Proven QA experience with leadership exposure Hands-on expertise with Playwright (TypeScript) - essential Strong background in automation, performance, and compatibility testing Experience with CI/CD workflows and cross-functional delivery teams Excellent communication and mentoring skills More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £58000 - £66000/annum + bonus
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Lead Platform Test Engineer

Colden Common, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Tria
a hands-on leadership role, balancing technical depth with mentoring and stakeholder influence. What You'll Do Own and evolve automation frameworks with Playwright (TypeScript) Drive performance engineering and testing (K6, JMeter) in CI/CD pipelines Apply continuous inspection and automated reporting for visibility and improvement Ensure compatibility testing (e.g. BrowserStack) is built into delivery Champion exploratory testing to uncover hidden issues Collaborate across engineering teams to embed quality at every stage What You'll Bring Proven QA experience with leadership exposure Hands-on expertise with Playwright (TypeScript) - essential Strong background in automation, performance, and compatibility testing Experience with CI/CD workflows and cross-functional delivery teams Excellent communication and mentoring skills More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP 58,000 - 66,000 Annual
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SDET

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Sanderson
SDET 6 Month initial contract £400 - £450 per day outside IR35 London/Hybrid - 2x days a week in London Design and develop automated testing frameworks and strategies using Playwright/Javascript. Create and maintain test scripts utilising WebDriver, Selenium, Gherkin, and Cucumber to support behavior-driven development (BDD). Implement and manage API and UI performance testing using JMeter, ensuring scalability and responsiveness of applications. Write clear and concise test cases and scenarios using JSON data structures to validate application features. Conduct thorough testing of user interfaces, ensuring compliance with HTML and CSS standards. Collaborate with developers and product teams to define testing requirements and assist with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD … practices. Utilize Fetch API to automate interactions with web services and validate data flows. Perform exploratory testing and contribute to the overall improvement in quality assurance processes. Identify and document defects and work closely with engineering teams to drive resolution. Mentor junior team members and provide expertise in test automation best practices. Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are More ❯
Employment Type: Contractor
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
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API & UI Test Automation Engineer (Maternity Cover) United Kingdom Remote (any location) £45k / year

Hounslow, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Abel & Cole
test cases. Develop, maintain and execute automated tests for RESTful .NET APIs. Develop and maintain automated UI tests (Playwright, Selenium, Appium). Extend and evolve both API and UI testing frameworks to support new functionality. Undertake manual testing where automation is not yet in place or practical. Collaborate closely with developers to understand technical implementations and resolve issues … quickly. Identify, document, and track bugs effectively. Ensure comprehensive test coverage across API endpoints and UI journeys. Stay up to date with new testing tools and techniques for both frontend and backend testing. Contribute to the continuous improvement of our testing practices, tools, and strategy. Experience and Skills Proven experience in API test automation. Strong hands-on experience …/CD practices and especially integrating test automation into pipelines (Azure DevOps). Solid experience with UI test automation (Playwright, Selenium, Appium). Experience writing automated tests using C# testing frameworks such as MSTest. Experience of testing high-transactional systems or ecommerce APIs. Experience querying and validating data with SQL (SQL Server and T-SQL preferred). Exposure More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP 45,000 Annual
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QA Analyst

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Expleo UK LTD
Overview The IT Test Analyst is responsible for planning, designing, and executing testing activities to ensure that software systems meet quality standards and business requirements. The role involves identifying issues, documenting bugs, and working closely with developers, business analysts, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions. Responsibilities Analyze requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to create detailed … comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases. Perform various types of testing: functional, system, integration, regression, user acceptance (UAT), and exploratory testing. Collaborate with developers and business analysts to clarify requirements and resolve issues. Log and track defects using issue tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, Azure DevOps). Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily … test automation efforts where applicable. Ensure adherence to QA standards and best practices. Prepare test reports and contribute to test sign-off documentation. Support go-live activities, including release testing and production verification. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. ISTQB Certification or equivalent. Essential skills Solid understanding of software development life cycles More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Optimization Specialist

Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Queen Square Recruitment Limited
Test SME to play a pivotal role in the electricity system operator balancing program. This position will involve close collaboration with business stakeholders, QA teams, and developers to support testing and development of a modern dispatch optimisation algorithm. Key Responsibilities Work with project and customer teams on the Dispatch Algorithm within Balancing Transformation programs. Support Quality Assurance and development … of modern optimisation algorithms. Coordinate with functional teams and business users to review and test scenarios. Perform exploratory testing, identify defects, and document observations. Contribute to the development of requirement tools and automation for algorithm testing. About You You will bring expertise in optimisation and testing, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Essential experience includes: Proven More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Optimization Specialist

Wokingham, Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Queen Square Recruitment Limited
Test SME to play a pivotal role in the electricity system operator balancing program. This position will involve close collaboration with business stakeholders, QA teams, and developers to support testing and development of a modern dispatch optimisation algorithm. Key Responsibilities Work with project and customer teams on the Dispatch Algorithm within Balancing Transformation programs. Support Quality Assurance and development … of modern optimisation algorithms. Coordinate with functional teams and business users to review and test scenarios. Perform exploratory testing, identify defects, and document observations. Contribute to the development of requirement tools and automation for algorithm testing. About You You will bring expertise in optimisation and testing, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Essential experience includes: Proven More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: Up to £425 per day
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Optimization Specialist

South East, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Queen Square Recruitment Limited
Test SME to play a pivotal role in the electricity system operator balancing program. This position will involve close collaboration with business stakeholders, QA teams, and developers to support testing and development of a modern dispatch optimisation algorithm. Key Responsibilities Work with project and customer teams on the Dispatch Algorithm within Balancing Transformation programs. Support Quality Assurance and development … of modern optimisation algorithms. Coordinate with functional teams and business users to review and test scenarios. Perform exploratory testing, identify defects, and document observations. Contribute to the development of requirement tools and automation for algorithm testing. About You You will bring expertise in optimisation and testing, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Essential experience includes: Proven More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Exploratory Testing
England
25th Percentile
£25,750
Median
£47,500
75th Percentile
£62,500
90th Percentile
£63,975