Senior Quality Assurance Tester at Cabinet Office, London, 6 Months, £Contract Rate

The Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and ensures the effective running of government. The Cabinet Office is also the corporate headquarters for the government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and takes the lead in certain critical policy areas. More information about the Cabinet Office can be found on its website at: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office

As a Senior QA Tester, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Lead testing efforts for new and modified functionalities, ensuring new products, enhancements, or fixes are free from major defects.
• Develop and oversee comprehensive impact assessments, ensuring they are testable from a business and operational perspective.
• Lead a team of QAT Analysts by providing direction and guidance in the execution of testing activities.
• Create and review documentation to ensure traceability and alignment with business objectives, challenging inconsistencies where appropriate.
• Drive and support Accessibility testing efforts, enhancing team knowledge and collaborating with external auditors to meet WCAG 2.2 standards.

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo

checks.  Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance. 

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, The Cabinet Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Cabinet Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.