Functional Tester

Salary: £40,000 - 50,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience in functional testing and test automation.
• Experience testing backend systems, APIs, or web services where no user interface is available.
• Strong understanding of test design techniques and scenario creation.
• Experience creating automated test inputs and validating expected outcomes.
• Exposure to both functional and non-functional testing methodologies.
• Test automation and scripting experience.
• Experience with SOAP UI, JMeter, Jira, Zephyr, XML, and SOAP web services.
• Experience working within government or highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities:

• We design, develop, and execute automated tests for biometric workflows and matching services.
• We create and maintain test scripts for backend web service testing.
• We construct test inputs, messages, and expected outputs across a wide variety of scenarios.
• We automate the generation of test data and test inputs to improve delivery efficiency.
• We perform functional and non-functional testing, including performance and operability testing.
• We analyse test results, identify defects, and work closely with development teams to resolve issues.
• We maintain accurate test artefacts and reporting within agreed tooling and processes.

Technologies:

• Backend
• JIRA
• JMeter
• SOAP
• Web
• XML
• UX UI Design

More:

We are recruiting for an experienced Functional Tester to join a government programme focused on biometric matching technology. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a highly secure, business-critical system, testing directly through web services and APIs with no user interface. The role involves supporting automated testing across complex backend services and working within a regulated environment.

last updated 30 week of 2026