Manual Tester

Manual Test Engineer - SC Cleared

Location: Telford (onsite 2 days per week) + Remote (3 days per week)Clearance: SC Clearance required Contract: (6 Months & IR35 status here)

A major central government programme is seeking an experienced Manual Test Engineer to support a broad range of testing activities across a complex and secure delivery environment. Candidates with experience working in legacy or mainframe environments will be strongly preferred.

• Design and implement test solutions, including building new approaches from scratch
• Apply structured and risk-based testing methodologies
• Complete test design, analysis, preparation, and hands-on execution
• Use recognised test design techniques to ensure comprehensive test coverage
• Create and manage test data, including database knowledge and test data preparation
• Provide accurate estimates and impact assessments for planned work
• Produce clear, concise test progress and status reports
• Perform testing across Unit, System, Functional, Integration and Non-Functional areas (performance, accessibility, security)
• Support wider engineering activities including dependency upgrades, configuration management, application support and pair programming
• Constructively challenge technical solutions and approaches across the delivery lifecycle

• Strong grounding in manual testing best practices
• Excellent test analysis and test design capability
• Experience preparing and managing test data
• Hands-on test execution across multiple phases
• Working knowledge of databases and data creation methods

• Active SC Clearance or SC-eligible
• Experience working within central government environments
• Knowledge of mainframe or legacy systems