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)
Overview 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.
Key Responsibilities *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
Required Skills *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
Desirable Experience *Active SC Clearance or SC-eligible
*Experience working within central government environments
*Knowledge of mainframe or legacy systems