QA Testing Consultants, UK
Build quality into innovative software solutions working alongside great minds, doing great work and using the best technology.
Begin as you mean to go on
ThoughtWorks is a fast growing technology consultancy with an enviable track record of delivering real business value. Thoughtworks started up in 1993 and we employ around 200 people in the UK. We're in a period of growth and we're currently looking to hire exceptional QA Consultants at all levels to help us continue to delight our clients.
If you join, you'll play a varied role in a really fast growing, non-hierarchical consultancy. This is the place to be if you want to apply your knowledge of testing in a variety of client environments while constantly using the latest methodologies and technologies. You'll get to work alongside truly talented teams and help them enhance their performance by bringing quality assurance to the forefront of clients' minds. As well as ensuring the bug-free delivery of bespoke built software, you will also be working with clients to advise them on improving their test processes and teaching them about the very latest from the QA world.
Our test processes are very different to many organisations. Testers are involved from the initial requirements gathering through implementation to deployment. One of the team is always around to ask the awkward questions and try the scenarios that analysts or developers are unlikely to dream up. They are involved when analysts are capturing requirements in the form of user stories. These stories are then converted into acceptance tests outlining specific scenarios. Testers play a big part in making sure those tests are well defined and complete so that developers know when they have finished implementing the functionality defined in a story.
Please note that the role may involve frequent travel in the UK and abroad.
ThoughtWorks is a fast growing technology consultancy with an enviable track record of delivering real business value. Thoughtworks started up in 1993 and we employ around 200 people in the UK. We're in a period of growth and we're currently looking to hire exceptional QA Consultants at all levels to help us continue to delight our clients.
If you join, you'll play a varied role in a really fast growing, non-hierarchical consultancy. This is the place to be if you want to apply your knowledge of testing in a variety of client environments while constantly using the latest methodologies and technologies. You'll get to work alongside truly talented teams and help them enhance their performance by bringing quality assurance to the forefront of clients' minds. As well as ensuring the bug-free delivery of bespoke built software, you will also be working with clients to advise them on improving their test processes and teaching them about the very latest from the QA world.
Our test processes are very different to many organisations. Testers are involved from the initial requirements gathering through implementation to deployment. One of the team is always around to ask the awkward questions and try the scenarios that analysts or developers are unlikely to dream up. They are involved when analysts are capturing requirements in the form of user stories. These stories are then converted into acceptance tests outlining specific scenarios. Testers play a big part in making sure those tests are well defined and complete so that developers know when they have finished implementing the functionality defined in a story.
Please note that the role may involve frequent travel in the UK and abroad.
We take our hiring very seriously..
So to be considered you'll have experience of the following:
- Be a very hands-on tester who is comfortable across a whole range of functional testing including UAT, acceptance and system testing with tools like Fit, Fitnesse, Silk, Winrunner or any other automation tool
- Using scripting to create automated tests
- Experience of participating in full life cycle development right from the requirements gathering and analysis phase
- Experience of, or interest in, working with Open Source testing tools like Selenium
- A knowledge of testing within an Agile development environment
- Genuine enjoyment in working closely with developers, analysts and clients in a highly collaborative environment
- Exceptional communication skills. You must have excellent written and spoken English language skills along with the ability to confidently interact with clients and get your point across in a concise and relevant manner.
- An unrivalled passion for delivery
The following are also highly desirable:
- Experience of creating test frameworks and strategy, choosing automated testing tools and creating testing standards
- A background in OO development
- A track-record of innovation in testing
- Experience of working in an onsite, consultancy environment
The Small Print...
We like to do things differently here, so we're seeking a creative approach to problem-solving and a track record of exceptional technical innovation. Our interview process is quite rigorous, so be prepared! If you are interested in taking on an opportunity that offers variety and challenge every day and helping ThoughtWorks to continue to be the place for innovation, then we should talk.
Role posted September 2010.
Apply here
Send your resume to work@thoughtworks.com, or apply online now.