QA Lead Contractor

Contract type: 3 months outside IR35 contract

Hours: Full time

Salary: £400-£750 a day DOE

Location: Canary Wharf

WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week

Reports to: Technical and Governance Lead

Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications.

Role Overview:

The primary focus of this role is to review our existing Quality Assurance (QA) strategy, methodologies, and documentation. The successful candidate will identify weaknesses and gaps in our current approach and provide actionable solutions to enhance our QA processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate Current QA Practices: Thoroughly assess existing QA strategies, methodologies, and documentation.
• Identify Improvements: Highlight weaknesses and gaps in the current QA approach.
• Recommend Solutions: Provide detailed recommendations and implement solutions to improve QA processes.
• Utilize Technical Expertise: Leverage tools and technologies such as AWS, Azure, Selenium, Playwright, Python, Docker, Terraform, and GitHub.
• Work Independently: Lead QA initiatives independently without direct team management.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work with cross-functional teams to ensure QA practices align with Agile, Scrum, and Kanban methodologies.
• Documentation: Prepare comprehensive reports outlining findings and proposed improvements.
• Stay Updated: Keep abreast of industry best practices and emerging QA technologies.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: Extensive experience as a Lead QA Engineer or similar role.
• Technical Skills:

-Proficiency in AWS and Azure cloud platforms.

-Hands-on experience with automation tools like Selenium and Playwright. Strong programming skills in Python.

-Knowledge of Docker for containerization.

-Familiarity with Terraform for infrastructure as code.

-Experience with version control using GitHub.

• Methodologies: Solid understanding of Agile, Scrum, and Kanban frameworks.
• Certifications: Relevant certifications (e.g., ISTQB Certified Tester) are desirable.

About Low Carbon Contracts Company

The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) exists to help decarbonise the generation of electricity and make it more affordable for the future. Our work is central to the delivery of the Government’s objective to achieve Net Zero target by 2050.

LCCC’s main responsibility, amongst many, is managing the Contracts for Difference (CfDs) scheme which are agreements LCCC has made with renewable generators. These agreements are private law contracts to provide investors with confidence when investing in low carbon technology. CfDs are also designed to help and manage price increases for consumers, when electricity prices are high. See here for more information on how CfDs work: LCCC CfD Video on Vimeo.

LCCC’s other responsibilities include management of money flows across energy suppliers to fund the CfD portfolio, settlement of the capacity market and develop new schemes. Find out more about all that we do by visiting our main page.

Want to know what’s important to us and what’s expected? See here: Values | Low Carbon Contracts Company Careers (pinpointhq.com).

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