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As a Test Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of digital programmes and products. The Test Engineer will focus on designing and executing comprehensive, automated, and manual test strategies within Agile environments to ensure software quality. You will work within multidisciplinary teams to design, develop, and execute comprehensive testing activities, moving away from manual processes toward automated, "shift-left" practices. You will be responsible for ensuring that software meets functional, performance, and accessibility requirements before it reaches the user. Responsibilities As a Test Engineer, you will: Analyse business requirements and technical specifications to design comprehensive test plans, scenarios, and test cases for functional and non-functional requirements (e.g., performance, security, accessibility); Conduct various testing activities, including integration, regression, performance, accessibility, and supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT); Take a hands-on approach to testing, contributing to automated test suites and helping teams deliver quality through automation and shift-left practices; Design, develop, and execute manual and automated Test cases within Xray to ensure robust requirement coverage; Proactively identify, document, and track software defects in JIRA, performing root-cause analysis and working closely with developers to ensure timely resolution; Build and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts using tools like Cypress or Playwright, REST Assured, or similar; Develop and maintain automated test scripts and support their integration into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab); Support the maintenance of test environments, test data management, and the tracking of quality metrics; Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Developers to refine complex requirements into clear, verifiable, and testable acceptance criteria; Provide stakeholders with clear, data-driven insights into product health, test coverage, and release readiness.

QA Engineer (Manual Testing) Remote £55,000 - £70,000 DOE + Private Healthcare & Benefits This is an excellent opportunity for a QA Engineer to take ownership of the manual testing lifecycle for a B2B SaaS platform. If you thrive in environments where your work has a direct impact on accessibility and social mobility, this role offers the chance to lead release confidence across global web and mobile applications. This company is a Series A startup, breaking down barriers and making the world more accessible for everyone. Originally founded within the UK transport sector, they have developed award-winning, innovative solutions that prioritise dignity, safety, and inclusion for millions of users. In this varied role, you will move between established legacy projects and fast-moving greenfield expansions, ensuring that the data syncs perfectly between a Ruby on Rails backend and native iOS/Android client devices. You will embed yourself in the design phase to strengthen acceptance criteria before code is even written. The ideal candidate will be a process-driven QA professional with a deep understanding of web and mobile, such as offline modes and location services. You should be comfortable navigating a technical stack (Vue.js, Ruby, Swift, Kotlin) and have a proven track record of using tools like TestRail or Jira to bring clarity and structure to regression testing. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a purpose-led business during a period of international scaling. You will have the autonomy to decide what requires a manual pass and what should be handed to SDETs for automation, ultimately serving as the final gatekeeper for releases that millions will rely on. The Role: Lead the end-to-end testing lifecycle for web and mobile applications. Act as the final partner for Engineering, conducting rigorous smoke tests and regression passes to ensure high reliability. Maintain and expand the TestRail repository. Participate in design sessions to clarify acceptance criteria before a single line of code is written. The Person: Strong experience in manual QA for web and mobile, with the ability to navigate Ruby on Rails and Vue.js. Deep proficiency in native iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin) testing, including location services and offline mode constraints. A proven track record of improving QA workflows and using tools like TestRail and Jira for release. Experience testing SaaS platforms with complex user permissions, ideally within the Transport, Logistics, or Government sectors. Reference Number: BBBH270420 Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

2 Level Application Support Engineer We are looking for a experienced technical engineer to join our growing Equities business. The platform you will be looking after is used by multiple trading desks servicing a diverse set of clients and instruments. As part of the wider platform team you will be working closely Developers along with technical, analysis and testing colleagues. Investigation and resolution of the work items at hand will require competent technical skills and a keen intellect. The business is a growth area, with current investments taking place in all of the technology, business and middle office areas. Primary Responsibilities: Monitor application components. Global support and includes weekend availability to troubleshoot production related issues and perform checkouts. Expertise in operating windows and Linux environment with good command over any scripting language such as Shell, Perl, Python, etc. Knowledge of configuration Management systems such as Ansible. Strong Knowledge of CI tools such Bamboo or Jenkins. Ability to work both independently and in groups in an energetic, diverse environment. Debugging the system and fixing the production related issues. Handles complex operational tasks and recommends process and technology changes. Build monitor tools for production environments. Expedient deployment of new systems. Capacity planning and support for increasing volumes and business growth. Knowledge of networking and storage concepts. Escalate / follow-up on permanent fix for development related issues. Provide solutions for application automation. Manage communication of system and application outages to the end users whenever required. Resolve complex application and technical problems. Build, test and install software in Dev, QA, Prod/DR environment. Support complex efforts involving Analysis, Design, Development and testing of various application components Desired Experience/ Skills: Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics Previous career roles in Support Analyst coupled with experience within the Financial industry at least 3+ yrs. Expertise in operating windows and Linux environment with good command over any scripting language such as Shell, Perl, Python, etc. Basic knowledge of infrastructure concepts. Nice to understand Devops tools such Bamboo or Jenkins. Hands-on experience in support of a real-time trading environment. Knowledge of support applications that use high-performance messaging/middleware. Strong analytical, and verbal and written communication skills. Strong Knowledge of FIX protocol. Java, C#, C++ development skills set, nice plus. Personal Attributes Good communication skills, including the ability to write clearly. Able to function effectively as a member of a team. Proactive with respect to personal and technical development. The position is based in the City London. The duration of this contract is 12 months. The rate for this assignment is circa £400 per day. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with you daily rate in GBP and availability.

Role: Senior QA analyst Rate: Outside IR35 Location: Remote with occasional travel to Croydon Duration: Till end of March initially with extensions SC clearance required Job Overview We are looking for an experienced SailPoint IAM Senior Test Analyst to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, preparing and executing SailPoint IAM Application functional and Automation testing. You will work closely with Network & Infrastructure, Application Development and Business teams to successfully onboard applications using SailPoint Integration with ServiceNow solution. Key Responsibilities · Functional and Automation testing Identity Access Management applications · Functional and Automation testing SailPoint Application Onboarding Process · Testing integration with ServiceNow · Testing integration with Active Directory · Test management and Defect management in JIRA · Work with BAs, PMs, Engineers in test Planning, Execution and document test evidence · Manage UAT with stakeholders and BAU teams Requirements Essential: · Functional and Automation testing experience of SailPoint Identity Access Management · Experience in testing JML and review process in SailPoint · Functional and Automation testing of Application onboarding process · Automation testing experience with strong programming skills using Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, Python, Specflow and Java · Lead the design, development and implementation of Automation frameworks and structure automation test suites of maintainable automated tests · Network and Infrastructure Testing experience · Application Operational Acceptance Testing experience · Test Assurance experience · Experience in testing Cloud platform · Experience in Accessibility Testing · Understanding of Testing Life Cycle, Testing Process and Test Assurance · Strong test design, development and documentation skills · Flexible on working hours to vary according to work demands · Excellent written and verbal communication skills · Quick learner Desirable: · Experience in Security Testing · Experience in Non Functional Testing · ISTQB certified Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.

Release Manager 3 Month contract initially + Extensions Based: Remotely Rate: £700 £760 p/d - (via Umbrella company) We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a Release Manager to join the team. Please note this role provides an excellent opportunity to gain Security Clearance, up to SC level. Your responsibilities: Work with the delivery and services teams and client QA, change and Release Management to facilitate the timely promotion of platform changes through shared testing environments and into production. - Engage with client portfolio and enterprise change and release governance teams to and tenant organisations to schedule environment access and QA/Testing. - Support delivery teams in preparing necessary documentation - Help to define and maintain the Forward Schedule of Change - Work with Tech Leads, Delivery Managers, Scrum Masters and engineers - Provide analysis of process bottlenecks and constraints - Suggest measures to improve predictability of releases - Provide reporting to client stakeholders, including tenants on rates of adoption of released platform features Key Skills & Experience: - Familiar with managing releases into large public sector enterprise cloud platforms - Understand cloud platform development and support - Relevant AWS certification - Quality Assurance and DevOps development practices - This is very much a player-manager role. Short term value will come from taking the co-ordination workload off the existing team. Medium to long term value will come from improving delivery practices and negotiating adjustments to external processes to decrease cycle times. This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.