NATS, a renowned organisation in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a skilled Test Manager for a contract opportunity in Aberdeen. This role involves supporting the delivery of complex technical systems within a safety-critical environment, focusing on test planning, execution, defect management, quality assurance, and test assurance governance. Key Responsibilities: Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of testing activities across new and existing technical systems. Oversee the full end-to-end test lifecycle, ensuring activities are planned, controlled, executed, and evidenced to the required standard. Provide expert direction for the test strategy, planning, estimating, implementation, and conduct of test programmes. Develop, review, and maintain test strategies, test plans, test scripts, checklists, test reports, and supporting quality assurance documentation. Define test requirements and design tests to satisfy system, safety, user, and project requirements. Ensure requirements are testable, complete, and traceable, with clear linkage between requirements, test activity, evidence, and outcomes. Support the definition of acceptance criteria and contribute evidence and recommendations to acceptance reviews or acceptance panels. Manage test execution records, including test outcomes, evidence, completion dates, tester details, defects, and recommendations. Job Requirements: Previous experience in a Test Manager, Test Lead or senior test coordination role. Strong background in test planning, test execution, test assurance, and defect management within a structured project or systems environment. Experience managing testing across the system lifecycle, including requirements review, test design, test execution, reporting, and acceptance support. Good understanding of test methodologies, quality assurance principles, systems engineering, and software testing processes. Experience working with real-time, operational or safety-critical technical systems. Experience within aviation, air traffic control, systems engineering, or another safety-critical environment. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Strong organisational skills and ability to work effectively across multi-disciplinary teams. Desirable Experience: Bachelor's degree in engineering, computing, or another relevant technical discipline, or equivalent technical experience. HNC-level qualification or higher in an engineering-related discipline would also be considered. Knowledge of radar data processing, flight data processing, voice communications, or similar operational technology would be advantageous. Knowledge of regulatory compliance environments and working to defined safety standards. Experience contributing to work package management, project reporting, resource estimates, test metrics, and assurance evidence. Experience supporting acceptance activity, acceptance criteria definition or formal system acceptance reviews.
Aug 12, 2026
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NATS, a renowned organisation in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a skilled Test Manager for a contract opportunity in Aberdeen. This role involves supporting the delivery of complex technical systems within a safety-critical environment, focusing on test planning, execution, defect management, quality assurance, and test assurance governance. Key Responsibilities: Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of testing activities across new and existing technical systems. Oversee the full end-to-end test lifecycle, ensuring activities are planned, controlled, executed, and evidenced to the required standard. Provide expert direction for the test strategy, planning, estimating, implementation, and conduct of test programmes. Develop, review, and maintain test strategies, test plans, test scripts, checklists, test reports, and supporting quality assurance documentation. Define test requirements and design tests to satisfy system, safety, user, and project requirements. Ensure requirements are testable, complete, and traceable, with clear linkage between requirements, test activity, evidence, and outcomes. Support the definition of acceptance criteria and contribute evidence and recommendations to acceptance reviews or acceptance panels. Manage test execution records, including test outcomes, evidence, completion dates, tester details, defects, and recommendations. Job Requirements: Previous experience in a Test Manager, Test Lead or senior test coordination role. Strong background in test planning, test execution, test assurance, and defect management within a structured project or systems environment. Experience managing testing across the system lifecycle, including requirements review, test design, test execution, reporting, and acceptance support. Good understanding of test methodologies, quality assurance principles, systems engineering, and software testing processes. Experience working with real-time, operational or safety-critical technical systems. Experience within aviation, air traffic control, systems engineering, or another safety-critical environment. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Strong organisational skills and ability to work effectively across multi-disciplinary teams. Desirable Experience: Bachelor's degree in engineering, computing, or another relevant technical discipline, or equivalent technical experience. HNC-level qualification or higher in an engineering-related discipline would also be considered. Knowledge of radar data processing, flight data processing, voice communications, or similar operational technology would be advantageous. Knowledge of regulatory compliance environments and working to defined safety standards. Experience contributing to work package management, project reporting, resource estimates, test metrics, and assurance evidence. Experience supporting acceptance activity, acceptance criteria definition or formal system acceptance reviews.
Role Title: Automation Tester (Python) Rate: £400 Inside IR35 Location: Remote Duration: 12 Months Clearance: BPSS Must Have experience with Python and AWS Key Responsibilities: Develop and deliver comprehensive, robust, and reliable automated test frameworks and suites to cover business requirements. Identify and resolve defects or issues preventing the delivery of Test Engineering activities. Maintain full traceability of defects, tests, and requirements. Design, build, and maintain an effective test infrastructure. Create and maintain documentation within the test automation code base. Stay updated with the latest technical test tools and apply them where beneficial. Review and update the test suite to reflect current best practices and reduce technical debt. Develop and maintain reusable libraries and services. Communicate and share technical resources, knowledge, and lessons learned with other teams. Contribute to the production of test approaches and reporting mechanisms agreed upon with senior stakeholders. Ensure usability, accessibility, security, stability, and capacity are Embedded in the development of citizen services. Collaborate with other teams in the Software Development Lifecycle to drive technical solutions. Apply Agile principles in practice and use Agile tools intelligently. Design and build technical setups and working methods for continuous integration, delivery, and deployment practices. Review test practices and implement improvements. Participate in community discussions around the latest technology trends, tools, and best practices within Test Engineering. Commit to continuous personal development, learning, and training. Provide coaching and mentoring to Test Engineering team members. Support recruitment-related activities when required.
Oct 08, 2025
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Role Title: Automation Tester (Python) Rate: £400 Inside IR35 Location: Remote Duration: 12 Months Clearance: BPSS Must Have experience with Python and AWS Key Responsibilities: Develop and deliver comprehensive, robust, and reliable automated test frameworks and suites to cover business requirements. Identify and resolve defects or issues preventing the delivery of Test Engineering activities. Maintain full traceability of defects, tests, and requirements. Design, build, and maintain an effective test infrastructure. Create and maintain documentation within the test automation code base. Stay updated with the latest technical test tools and apply them where beneficial. Review and update the test suite to reflect current best practices and reduce technical debt. Develop and maintain reusable libraries and services. Communicate and share technical resources, knowledge, and lessons learned with other teams. Contribute to the production of test approaches and reporting mechanisms agreed upon with senior stakeholders. Ensure usability, accessibility, security, stability, and capacity are Embedded in the development of citizen services. Collaborate with other teams in the Software Development Lifecycle to drive technical solutions. Apply Agile principles in practice and use Agile tools intelligently. Design and build technical setups and working methods for continuous integration, delivery, and deployment practices. Review test practices and implement improvements. Participate in community discussions around the latest technology trends, tools, and best practices within Test Engineering. Commit to continuous personal development, learning, and training. Provide coaching and mentoring to Test Engineering team members. Support recruitment-related activities when required.
Job Title: Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist - Audit Specialist Location: Fully remote working in the UK Salary/Rate: £500/day £550/day inside IR35 Start Date: October 2025 Job Type: 12 - month contract Company Introduction: We are currently representing a global publishing client, who are recruiting a Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist with very strong Accessibility Auditing experience for an exciting 12-month contract. Required Skills/Experience: The ideal candidate will have the following: Strong Accessibility Auditing experience is crucial. Specific experience conducting technical accessibility audits is extremely important. Being able to identify and solve technical accessibility defects is very important, too. Being able to negotiate effectively with stakeholders and work autonomously is a must. Being able to make high-level decisions is also required. Candidates will be asked to provide an audit report that they have written, and to provide evidence on how they conducted the report. They will also be asked to show the solutions that they provided. Strong experience in authoring high quality VPATs/ACRs for enterprise web applications. Expert knowledge of how to recommend WCAG 2.2 techniques around websites and digital content. Rich experience using accessibility testing tools (WAVE, aXe, Microsoft Insights, Color Contrast Analyzer) and with screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver). High degree of initiative and autonomy coupled with an ability to function successfully as part of a virtual team. Generosity in sharing knowledge, skills, and positive attitude in mentoring people to learn accessibility concepts. Job Responsibilities/Objectives: Strong experience authoring VPAT/Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) against W3C WCAG 2.2 AA standards. Troubleshoots user accessibility issues, guiding product teams to solutions and coaching on appropriate testing tools. Author detailed specifications for remediating websites, mobile applications, and PDFs to meet the W3C WCAG 2.2 A standards. Work with core team developers and UX to test, steer, and validate designs and code to accessibility standards. Author product accessibility statements. Desirable Skills/Experience Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client: IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist Certification or US DHS 508 Trusted Tester Certification. Previous roles or degree(s) in fields of Digital Accessibility, User Experience, Digital Design, or Software Engineering. Expert knowledge of and mobile application accessibility testing and techniques. Wide experience with user interface design patterns including rich Internet applications, single page web applications, and AI/chatbots. If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.
Oct 06, 2025
Contractor
Job Title: Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist - Audit Specialist Location: Fully remote working in the UK Salary/Rate: £500/day £550/day inside IR35 Start Date: October 2025 Job Type: 12 - month contract Company Introduction: We are currently representing a global publishing client, who are recruiting a Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist with very strong Accessibility Auditing experience for an exciting 12-month contract. Required Skills/Experience: The ideal candidate will have the following: Strong Accessibility Auditing experience is crucial. Specific experience conducting technical accessibility audits is extremely important. Being able to identify and solve technical accessibility defects is very important, too. Being able to negotiate effectively with stakeholders and work autonomously is a must. Being able to make high-level decisions is also required. Candidates will be asked to provide an audit report that they have written, and to provide evidence on how they conducted the report. They will also be asked to show the solutions that they provided. Strong experience in authoring high quality VPATs/ACRs for enterprise web applications. Expert knowledge of how to recommend WCAG 2.2 techniques around websites and digital content. Rich experience using accessibility testing tools (WAVE, aXe, Microsoft Insights, Color Contrast Analyzer) and with screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver). High degree of initiative and autonomy coupled with an ability to function successfully as part of a virtual team. Generosity in sharing knowledge, skills, and positive attitude in mentoring people to learn accessibility concepts. Job Responsibilities/Objectives: Strong experience authoring VPAT/Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) against W3C WCAG 2.2 AA standards. Troubleshoots user accessibility issues, guiding product teams to solutions and coaching on appropriate testing tools. Author detailed specifications for remediating websites, mobile applications, and PDFs to meet the W3C WCAG 2.2 A standards. Work with core team developers and UX to test, steer, and validate designs and code to accessibility standards. Author product accessibility statements. Desirable Skills/Experience Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client: IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist Certification or US DHS 508 Trusted Tester Certification. Previous roles or degree(s) in fields of Digital Accessibility, User Experience, Digital Design, or Software Engineering. Expert knowledge of and mobile application accessibility testing and techniques. Wide experience with user interface design patterns including rich Internet applications, single page web applications, and AI/chatbots. If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.
Walter Everett is a niche technical recruitment consultancy . We are currently partnering with a global consultancy to search for an Senior Automation Tester. They are looking for a natural leader and expert with Java based automation frameworks. As well as defining strategies and mentoring, you will be very hands on with contract testing. They use Pact for API testing but Gatling etc is also ok. The role is based in London and requires someone with SC clearance, or eligible. Senior Automation Tester (SC Cleared). Please Note: Due to project requirements, candidates with active SC clearance are preferred. If your clearance has lapsed or you are eligible to undergo SC clearance (which typically requires 5 years of continuous UK residency and the right to work in the UK, such as British citizenship, ILR, or other eligible status), we still encourage you to apply. Full Time - Mainly remote ( occasional visit to the London office) Detailed Spec: Our client is a global service provider that excels in delivering innovative technology and consulting solutions to a diverse and impressive international client base.They are seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer with experience in BDD, Automation Testing, Agile (Scrum), and scripting to join their Tech team. You must be able to code in Java! What you'll be doing: This role includes, but is not limited to: Collaborating with and leading the team, working with the product team to define acceptance criteria and testing DOD for each story. Helping to build the test strategy and framework Pairing with developers to define and review the required tests, addressing all product delivery features and functions at the unit and component layers. Conducting exploratory testing at all levels. Defining tests throughout product delivery into live environments. Automating tests where necessary. Working with developers to design and test stubs. Ensuring the team defines tests to validate NFRs (Non-Functional Requirements) at appropriate levels. Maintaining traceability throughout the product lifecycle. Providing regular updates on test progress and quality metrics in a format consumable by stakeholders. Raising the profile of quality across the product lifecycle. Contributing to Agile teams by designing and building automated tests to ensure effective test coverage. Providing test assurance for user stories based on acceptance test criteria in a test-first environment. Working closely with Software Engineers to meet requirements and contribute to agile delivery. Participating in estimation activities and identifying opportunities to maximise testing benefits within the team. Assuring team retrospectives and planning sessions, ensuring adherence to test best practices, continual improvement, and standards. What experience you'll bring: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience in Agile delivery teams using TDD (Test-Driven Development) with Java. Ideally some experience with Springboot and dependency injection Ability to work autonomously. Experience with PACT frameworks for Consumer Contract testing is desirable. Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their importance in the Automation Testing process. Exposure to command line and scripting languages for at least one OS (Windows or Linux). Good coding skills (SOLID, DI, Design Patterns, etc.). Ability to unit test the frameworks you build. Qualifications and experience required: A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. Expertise in API testing using Postman. Proficiency in Cypress and Docker for containerised testing. Proven track record of using Gitlab for test automation storage. Strong foundation in TDD using Junit. Familiarity with SonarQube, Jenkins, Splunk, Gatling, Serenity, Cucumber, Selenium, Wiremock, Hamcrest, AWS Cloudwatch, Jira, and Confluence. Nice to have: - Experience with mocks and stubs. - Advanced knowledge of DevOps and Agile Development. - Ability to lead projects and design test strategies. At Walter Everett and our clients, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment . We recognise that diversity enhances our collective strength and improves our ability to meet the needs of those we serve. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each individual brings to our teams. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the process, please feel free to get in touch with us. We are dedicated to ensuring that everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive.
Oct 03, 2025
Full time
Walter Everett is a niche technical recruitment consultancy . We are currently partnering with a global consultancy to search for an Senior Automation Tester. They are looking for a natural leader and expert with Java based automation frameworks. As well as defining strategies and mentoring, you will be very hands on with contract testing. They use Pact for API testing but Gatling etc is also ok. The role is based in London and requires someone with SC clearance, or eligible. Senior Automation Tester (SC Cleared). Please Note: Due to project requirements, candidates with active SC clearance are preferred. If your clearance has lapsed or you are eligible to undergo SC clearance (which typically requires 5 years of continuous UK residency and the right to work in the UK, such as British citizenship, ILR, or other eligible status), we still encourage you to apply. Full Time - Mainly remote ( occasional visit to the London office) Detailed Spec: Our client is a global service provider that excels in delivering innovative technology and consulting solutions to a diverse and impressive international client base.They are seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer with experience in BDD, Automation Testing, Agile (Scrum), and scripting to join their Tech team. You must be able to code in Java! What you'll be doing: This role includes, but is not limited to: Collaborating with and leading the team, working with the product team to define acceptance criteria and testing DOD for each story. Helping to build the test strategy and framework Pairing with developers to define and review the required tests, addressing all product delivery features and functions at the unit and component layers. Conducting exploratory testing at all levels. Defining tests throughout product delivery into live environments. Automating tests where necessary. Working with developers to design and test stubs. Ensuring the team defines tests to validate NFRs (Non-Functional Requirements) at appropriate levels. Maintaining traceability throughout the product lifecycle. Providing regular updates on test progress and quality metrics in a format consumable by stakeholders. Raising the profile of quality across the product lifecycle. Contributing to Agile teams by designing and building automated tests to ensure effective test coverage. Providing test assurance for user stories based on acceptance test criteria in a test-first environment. Working closely with Software Engineers to meet requirements and contribute to agile delivery. Participating in estimation activities and identifying opportunities to maximise testing benefits within the team. Assuring team retrospectives and planning sessions, ensuring adherence to test best practices, continual improvement, and standards. What experience you'll bring: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience in Agile delivery teams using TDD (Test-Driven Development) with Java. Ideally some experience with Springboot and dependency injection Ability to work autonomously. Experience with PACT frameworks for Consumer Contract testing is desirable. Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their importance in the Automation Testing process. Exposure to command line and scripting languages for at least one OS (Windows or Linux). Good coding skills (SOLID, DI, Design Patterns, etc.). Ability to unit test the frameworks you build. Qualifications and experience required: A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. Expertise in API testing using Postman. Proficiency in Cypress and Docker for containerised testing. Proven track record of using Gitlab for test automation storage. Strong foundation in TDD using Junit. Familiarity with SonarQube, Jenkins, Splunk, Gatling, Serenity, Cucumber, Selenium, Wiremock, Hamcrest, AWS Cloudwatch, Jira, and Confluence. Nice to have: - Experience with mocks and stubs. - Advanced knowledge of DevOps and Agile Development. - Ability to lead projects and design test strategies. At Walter Everett and our clients, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment . We recognise that diversity enhances our collective strength and improves our ability to meet the needs of those we serve. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each individual brings to our teams. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the process, please feel free to get in touch with us. We are dedicated to ensuring that everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive.
Job Title: Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist - Audit Specialist Location: Fully remote working in the UK Salary/Rate: £500/day-£600/day Start Date: October 2025 Job Type: 12 -month contract Company Introduction: We are currently representing a global academic research company who are recruiting a Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist with very strong Accessibility Auditing experience for an exciting 12-month contract. Required Skills/Experience: The ideal candidate will have the following: Strong Accessibility Auditing experience is crucial. Specific experience conducting technical accessibility audits is extremely important. Being able to identify and solve technical accessibility defects is very important, too. Being able to negotiate effectively with stakeholders and work autonomously is a must. Being able to make high-level decisions is also required. Candidates will be asked to provide an audit report that they have written, and to provide evidence how they conducted the report. They will also be asked to show the solutions that they provided. Strong experience in authoring high quality VPATs/ACRs for enterprise web applications. Expert knowledge of how to recommend WCAG 2.2 techniques around websites and digital content. Rich experience using accessibility testing tools (WAVE, aXe, Microsoft Insights, Color Contrast Analyzer) and with screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver). High degree of initiative and autonomy coupled with an ability to function successfully as part of a virtual team. Generosity in sharing knowledge, skills, and positive attitude in mentoring people to learn accessibility concepts. Job Responsibilities/Objectives: Author VPAT/Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) against W3C WCAG 2.2 AA standards. Troubleshoots user accessibility issues, guiding product teams to solutions and coaching on appropriate testing tools. Author detailed specifications for remediating websites, mobile applications, and PDFs to meet the W3C WCAG 2.2 A standards. Work with core team developers and UX to test, steer, and validate designs and code to accessibility standards. Author product accessibility statements. Desirable Skills/Experience Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client: IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist Certification or US DHS 508 Trusted Tester Certification. Previous roles or degree(s) in fields of Digital Accessibility, User Experience, Digital Design, or Software Engineering. Expert knowledge of and mobile application accessibility testing and techniques. Wide experience with user interface design patterns including rich Internet applications, single page web applications, and AI/chatbots. If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.
Oct 01, 2025
Contractor
Job Title: Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist - Audit Specialist Location: Fully remote working in the UK Salary/Rate: £500/day-£600/day Start Date: October 2025 Job Type: 12 -month contract Company Introduction: We are currently representing a global academic research company who are recruiting a Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist with very strong Accessibility Auditing experience for an exciting 12-month contract. Required Skills/Experience: The ideal candidate will have the following: Strong Accessibility Auditing experience is crucial. Specific experience conducting technical accessibility audits is extremely important. Being able to identify and solve technical accessibility defects is very important, too. Being able to negotiate effectively with stakeholders and work autonomously is a must. Being able to make high-level decisions is also required. Candidates will be asked to provide an audit report that they have written, and to provide evidence how they conducted the report. They will also be asked to show the solutions that they provided. Strong experience in authoring high quality VPATs/ACRs for enterprise web applications. Expert knowledge of how to recommend WCAG 2.2 techniques around websites and digital content. Rich experience using accessibility testing tools (WAVE, aXe, Microsoft Insights, Color Contrast Analyzer) and with screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver). High degree of initiative and autonomy coupled with an ability to function successfully as part of a virtual team. Generosity in sharing knowledge, skills, and positive attitude in mentoring people to learn accessibility concepts. Job Responsibilities/Objectives: Author VPAT/Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) against W3C WCAG 2.2 AA standards. Troubleshoots user accessibility issues, guiding product teams to solutions and coaching on appropriate testing tools. Author detailed specifications for remediating websites, mobile applications, and PDFs to meet the W3C WCAG 2.2 A standards. Work with core team developers and UX to test, steer, and validate designs and code to accessibility standards. Author product accessibility statements. Desirable Skills/Experience Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client: IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist Certification or US DHS 508 Trusted Tester Certification. Previous roles or degree(s) in fields of Digital Accessibility, User Experience, Digital Design, or Software Engineering. Expert knowledge of and mobile application accessibility testing and techniques. Wide experience with user interface design patterns including rich Internet applications, single page web applications, and AI/chatbots. If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.
