Are you an experienced QA Engineer looking for an opportunity with a progressive, exciting, market leading company? If so then we have a fantastic opportunity to join our Testing team. As a QA Engineer you would be responsible for the quality assurance and enhancement within the development lifecycle through a combination of automated and manual testing procedures to ensure the software created is fit for purpose. This is a 6 month fixed term contract. Key responsibilities include: Conducting a range of different types of testing, including functional and non-functional Working with Lead QA Engineer to implement automation and non-functional testing strategy Building and maintaining existing automated test suites, ensuring a CI/CD approach is supported Experience with both the Selenium (Java) and Cypress (Javascript) frameworks Checking and reviewing QA Engineer PRs Driving the ‘shift left’ concept by bringing the testing and quality criteria in the early stages of the product development lifecycle, representing quality assurance through refinement, testing, delivery, release and deployment, making suggestions on the approach, tooling and technology based on experience and knowledge Training and coaching the scrum team and Junior Testers to enhance their knowledge of agile testing and the shared responsibility for quality in an agile team Triaging issues to identify the defect and the steps to reproduce it, accurately documenting including investigation, and testing of the fixes to address these Working with the Developers in the team to contribute a testing perspective on areas of high risk to help shape the unit test coverage On top of working for the UK’s leading integrated health and safety experts, you’ll also receive: A competitive salary 32 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, plus the option to purchase up to 5 more days 2 fully paid Community Volunteering days every year An excellent pension and 8x salary Life Assurance scheme A huge range of high street retailer discounts to help with cost of living via MyArco Perks Free, 24-hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme Access to our Learning Management System, to support your personal and career development Long-term service awards – we’re proud to have employees who have worked for us for 40 years The ideal QA Engineer will be/have: Knowledge of coding language, e.g. Java, C#, JavaScript Knowledge and experience of conducting a range of different types of testing, including functional and non-functional Experience in automation testing and tools Experience of working in Agile environment Full SDLC exposure / full testing life cycle exposure Experience with test tools such as; Selenium/Java & Cypress/ JavaScript Technical ability to analyse and/or prepare documentation Excellent communication and collaboration skills Strong attention to detail Possess a passion for continuous learning and development of self and others About Us With a 140-year legacy, Arco are recognised as the UK's leading safety experts. As the only integrated safety products and services business, our size, scale and reputation in the sector are why we have such an impressive portfolio of accounts and customers. We're the expert safety partner with a unique mix of specialist expertise and practical real-life industry knowledge. We are now on a transformation journey to become more profitable and sustainable, with investment into our growing business to help achieve this. This is an exciting and demanding time for the business. There is opportunity to shape and challenge the transformation journey and future growth, while balance the pressure to deliver sales growth and financial targets that are necessary to support the future growth. Our behaviours; Care, Collaborate, Perform and Deliver, are embedded within our culture, to drive performance and ensure we succeed together and are rewarded for that shared success. Because It’s on us. To deliver. Together. Diversity and Inclusion at Arco means understanding everyone's views and giving colleagues a sense of belonging. We respect and value individuals for their unique skills, experiences and ideas; to ensure we can be at our best. By creating a supportive and inclusive environment we will be an organisation able to drive our strategic goals, attracting and developing great people to be a more profitable and sustainable business for generations to come. Be Safe, Be Yourself, Be Your Best.