Quality Assurance Engineer at Coforge U.K. Ltd, Telford, 5 Months, £300 per day

Job Title: Quality Assurance Engineer

Experience: 3-7+ years
Location: Telford, UK
Employment Type: Contract

About the Role

We are looking for a skilled Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions through systematic testing, defect identification, and process improvement. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills, hands-on experience with manual and/or automation testing, and the ability to work collaboratively in an Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Review requirements and functional specifications to create comprehensive test plans and test cases.
• Execute manual and automation tests to ensure product quality.
• Perform functional, regression, smoke, integration, and system testing.
• Identify, document, and track defects using standard defect management tools.

Automation (if applicable)

• Develop and maintain automation scripts using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Optimize and enhance automation frameworks.

Collaboration & Documentation

• Work closely with developers, product owners, and business analysts to clarify requirements.
• Document test results, defects, and overall product quality.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives).

Process Improvement

• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes.
• Identify areas of improvement in application performance, usability, or UI/UX.
• Ensure adherence to QA standards, best practices, and quality guidelines.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 3-7+ years of experience in software testing (manual or automation).
• Strong understanding of SDLC and STLC.
• Hands-on experience with test management and defect tracking tools (eg, Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail).
• Good knowledge of SQL for data validation.
• Experience in web, mobile, or API testing (eg, Postman, REST API).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.