Senior Test Engineer
Ref: BBBH68553_1793701800Senior Test Engineer
Whitehall Resources currently require an experienced Senior Test Engineer to work with a key client
**Please note this role falls INSIDE IR35**
Job Description:
* Work closely with developers, architects, and business analysts to understand requirements and ensure appropriate test coverage.
* Record, manage, and track defects through to resolution, supporting root cause analysis where required.
* Validate integrations between Microsoft Power Platform components and wider Microsoft services and enterprise applications.
* Produce test reports, dashboards, and quality metrics, providing clear visibility of risks, issues, and overall test status.
* Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities and provide guidance to business users participating in testing.
* Contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes, automation opportunities, and quality assurance practices.
Required Skills
* Strong experience in software testing within Agile delivery environments.
* Proven experience supporting Test Managers and working within multidisciplinary delivery teams.
* Demonstrable experience designing and executing load, stress, and scalability testing.
* Experience using industry-standard test management and defect management tools such as Azure Test Plans
* Strong understanding of test planning, test execution, defect lifecycle management, and quality assurance practices.
* Experience testing solutions built on the Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate, and Dataverse.
* Good understanding of the wider Microsoft technology stack, including Azure services, Microsoft 365, Entra ID (Azure AD), and cloud-hosted applications.
* Experience testing system integrations, data flows, and service interfaces.
* Ability to analyse performance test results, identify bottlenecks, and work with technical teams to implement improvements.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
* Effective stakeholder communication skills, including the ability to communicate testing outcomes, risks, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Additional desirable experience
* Experience of testing Power Platform services at scale across large government or enterprise environments.
* Knowledge of Jmeter and Azure Load Testing or equivalent performance testing tools.
* Experience working within GDS or public sector digital delivery programmes.
* Familiarity with accessibility testing, security testing, and non-functional testing approaches.
All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location, unless otherwise stated in the job description.
Whitehall Resources are an equal opportunities employer who value a diverse and inclusive working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.
