QA Lead - Contract / Freelance

• Ideal start date Monday 9th September
• New platform build for blue-chip client 
• 6 months +
• Outside IR35
• 2 days in person working / week.
• We're looking for high proficiency in Automation testing 
• We’d love a QA who is comfortable with exploratory and helping to write/maintain some tests, and some coding experience outside of testing context would be really beneficial.
• Immediate Interviews

We’re looking for a QA contractor to come and join the ranks of our lean, passionate and dynamic team. Generally working as the sole tester or in a small team of testers, you will be encouraged to work autonomously.

You’ll be comfortable working alongside clients and business stakeholders in a multi-disciplined team surrounded by some of the industry’s best. Not content with just testing and looking for bugs, we work closely with all disciplines in the team to help build robust and reliable software by instilling quality across the product pipeline.

Some experience we are seeking from you:

• You must be familiar with testing native-based technologies across a wide range of browsers and devices.
• You’ll need to be adaptable as we are always looking for better/new ways of doing things, which includes trying out new technologies.
• You need to be used to working in an Agile manner. Kanban is a bonus.
• You will be confident in performing all integration, regression and functional testing required on your project.
• You’ll have experience working with common defect tracking software such as Jira and will be comfortable running defect triaging sessions with team members and stakeholders.
• Eagerness to discover the root cause of bugs found in order to prevent similar issues reoccurring

And for some bonus points:

• Experience with, or willingness to further automated tests and strategy
• Interest in developing monitoring and alerting strategies to minimise the impact of bugs found after a product is live
• Non-functional testing experience including security, performance and accessibility

About Red Badger

We bring together the best in strategic services, user experience and technical delivery using Lean and Agile processes.

Founded in 2010 by Stuart, Cain and David, we help large organisations improve their speed to market whilst focusing on delivering value to their users and customers. We work with our clients to understand their problems and validate ideas in order to deliver improved process efficiencies, strategic enhancements and new digital products and services (or make significant improvements to existing ones).

The best bit about Red Badger is, of course, the team. We’ve been around for 10+ years now and we are 120 strong. We are really proud of our people; we support and learn a lot from each other; we work really hard but have fun doing it. We are a diverse group made up of 22 different nationalities, speaking 17 different languages.

Our 3 founders have considerable tech and consultancy experience, and still own the company. We’ve been consistently profitable and have grown responsibly from the beginning. We are embarking on the next phase of growth and development.

Red Badger Values:

People people

We respect and care for each other, giving us the space to feel safe and be our true selves

Find a way

We’re comfortable with uncertainty and accountability, whilst achieving great outcomes through shared goals

Always learning

We’re curious. It’s how we learn and grow as individuals, continuously testing and improving what we do, and how we do it

Open & Fair

We build trust by telling things as they are, being open, and seeking to achieve fair and equitable outcomes.

Collaborative

We are united by our desire to get to the best ideas. We are generous with our knowledge, actively listen to each other, and are open minded.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Red Badger is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire, employ, train, promote and compensate regardless of gender, gender identity, race, disability, sexual orientation, age, creed and colour. We are fully focused on equality, and it is our fundamental belief that the fascinating characteristics that make us all different enable us to continue to do amazing work for our clients.