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About the Role

Methods is an IT Services Consultancy focused on transforming the UK public sector. We create end-to-end business and technical solutions that are people-centred, safe, and designed for the future. Our human touch and collaborative approach set us apart, as we focus on creating value and sustainability for clients, staff, communities, and the planet. We are expanding our private sector client portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Execute functional, regression, and exploratory testing across web and mobile applications.
• Build and maintain automated test scripts within existing frameworks to support CI/CD pipelines.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies to provide test effort estimations, ensure requirements are testable, and provide accurate reports of testing activities.
• Identify, document, and track defects, working closely with developers to ensure timely progression and resolution.
• Help the team maintain high standards for code quality and test coverage.
• Use dedicated development time to explore new tools and share knowledge with the wider QA community.
• Write and maintain test plans including product quality, risk coverage, quality gates, and test completion.
• Perform testing, including unit, system integration, and acceptance testing.
• Test RESTful APIs using tools like Postman, SoapUI, or ReadyAPI.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Explain technical bugs to non-technical stakeholders clearly and effectively.

Requirements

• Proven experience in software testing with a strong understanding of the SDLC and Agile methodologies.
• Ability to write clear, concise test cases based on user stories and technical requirements.
• Exposure to testing in cloud-native environments (AWS, MS Azure, or GCP).
• Experience with integrating testing as part of the Secure-SDLC and CI/CD tooling in a DevSecOps environment.
• Practical experience with automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress) and an understanding of TDD/BDD methodologies (Cucumber/Gherkin).
• Familiarity with version control and source code hosting platforms (Git/GitHub) and how testing integrates into CI/CD pipelines.
• Awareness of Application Lifecycle Management and IT Service Management using tools such as Splunk and ServiceNow.
• Experience with analytics and interactive visualization tools such as Grafana or Kibana.
• Experience with WCAG standards and accessibility testing tools (e.g., Axe, Wave).
• Basic knowledge of performance testing (JMeter/K6/Gatling) or security principles (OWASP Top 10).
• Understanding of containerization (Docker) and how it affects the test environment.
• Experience with testing Government citizen facing services.

Skills

• Selenium
• Java
• .NET
• C#
• BDD Framework
• Playwright
• Cypress
• K6
• Postman
• SoapUI
• ReadyAPI
• Git/GitHub
• Grafana
• Kibana
• WCAG
• Axe
• Wave
• JMeter
• Gatling
• Docker

Location

• UK-based

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 30+ years experience (company established)

Education Level

• ISTQB Software Testing Foundation or Advanced Certification

Salary/Compensations

• £100M+ (company revenue)

Benefits

• Autonomy to develop and grow skills and experience
• Part of exciting project work making a difference in society
• Strong, inspiring, and thought-provoking leadership
• Supportive and collaborative environment
• Development access to LinkedIn Learning
• Management development programme
• Training
• 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme
• Social events (Breakfast Tuesdays, Thirsty Thursdays, Pizza on the last Thursday of each month)
• Commitment to charitable causes
• 25 days a year time off
• Pension Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
• Discretionary Company Bonus based on company and individual performance
• Life Assurance of 4 times base salary
• Non-contributory Private Medical Insurance (spouse and dependants included)
• Non-contributory Worldwide Travel Insurance (spouse and dependants included)

About the Company

• Methods is an IT Services Consultancy established over 30 years ago and UK-based.
• We partner with central government departments and agencies to transform the UK public sector.
• We apply skills in transformation, delivery, and collaboration to create end-to-end business and technical solutions.
• Our human touch, with people, technology, and data at the heart, creates value and sustainability.
• We support clients' project success through collaboration, skill sharing, and problem-solving.
• Methods was acquired by the Alten Group in early 2022. Alten is a global engineering firm with approximately 57,000 employees specializing in engineering and IT services.