Job Description

Job Information


Date Opened


08/09/2025
Job Type


Permanent
Work Experience


5+ years
Industry


Government & Public Sector
Salary


35-40k
City


London
Province


Greater London
Country


United Kingdom
Postal Code


E14

About Scrumconnect

Scrumconnect is a trusted digital delivery partner to UK government departments and public sector bodies. We specialise in building user-centred digital services that improve lives. Our multidisciplinary teams bring together experienced technologists, designers, researchers, and strategists to solve complex challenges and drive meaningful impact in the public sector.

Key Responsibilities

1. Test Planning & Execution

? Develop, implement, and execute

comprehensive test plans

for GOV.UK digital services.


? Identify key testing objectives and ensure

coverage of user requirements

across different environments.

2. Functional & Non-Functional Testing

? Conduct

functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT)

.


? Perform

non-functional testing

, including

performance, security, and usability testing

.

3. Automation & Test Framework Development

?

Design and implement test automation frameworks

using industry best practices.


? Develop and maintain

automated test scripts

using

Java, JavaScript, Playwright, RestAssured (BDD), or similar frameworks

.


? Automate

API testing

using tools such as

Postman, RestAssured, or equivalent

.


? Integrate automated tests into

CI/CD pipelines

for continuous testing and deployment.

4. Defect Management & Reporting

? Identify, document, and track defects using

test management tools

(Azure DevOps, JIRA).


? Work closely with

development teams

to resolve issues effectively.


? Produce detailed

test reports

and communicate findings to stakeholders.

5. Collaboration & Agile Delivery

? Work in

Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban)

, contributing to sprint planning and retrospectives.


? Collaborate with

developers, product managers, and business analysts

to define test strategies.


? Provide guidance and

mentor junior testers

in automation best practices.

6. Compliance with GOV.UK & DDAT Standards

? Follow

GOV.UK service design principles

and

DDAT frameworks

for testing government applications.


? Ensure all tests align with

security and compliance regulations

.

Technical Skills & Experience

?

6+ years

of experience in

test automation and software quality assurance

.


? Hands-on experience in

automation testing frameworks

such as:

Playwright, Selenium, Cypress

(for UI automation).

RestAssured (BDD), Postman

(for API testing).

? Experience with

programming languages

(

Java, JavaScript

) for writing automated tests.


? Experience developing test automation

frameworks from scratch

.


? Strong knowledge of

microservices architecture

and testing challenges.


? Familiarity with

CI/CD tools

(Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).


? Knowledge of

frontend testing

(React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS).


? Experience with

SQL and relational database testing

.