QA Engineer (Functional) | Manual Testing | Remote-First, Northern Ireland
At a Glance
- £50,000 to £70,000, dependent on experience
- 5+ years’ manual functional and integration testing
- Remote-first role based in Northern Ireland, with occasional client travel
- Join a scaling, cloud-native digital consultancy delivering complex, multi-component systems
- Exclusive to Ocho People… you won’t find this role advertised anywhere else
About the Company
Our client is a modern, cloud-native digital consultancy known for exceptional engineering, composable commerce solutions and data-driven digital experiences. Around 50 people strong and growing, the business operates remote-first with co-working hubs in Belfast and London. They work across a range of client projects spanning complex, multi-component system landscapes, and have built a genuinely supportive, high-calibre engineering culture.
The Role
This is a permanent opportunity for an experienced QA Engineer to join a growing Quality Assurance function at the heart of a fast-scaling consultancy. You’ll work closely with developers, product managers, business analysts and DevOps teams, verifying functionality, validating integrations and holding the line on quality across intricate system landscapes. It’s a role for someone who takes genuine pride in meticulous testing, understands how systems interact end-to-end, and wants to help embed a quality-first culture throughout the development lifecycle. You’ll have real autonomy in shaping test strategy and process improvements, not just executing test scripts.
Key Responsibilities
- Create structured, comprehensive manual test cases from business requirements and user stories
- Execute functional, UI, integration and regression test cases
- Validate new features and bug fixes against acceptance criteria
- Determine regression scope and run regression cycles during releases
- Conduct end-to-end integration testing across multi-component systems
- Test APIs, data flows and third-party integrations to confirm correct behaviour and data exchange
- Identify, document and collaborate with engineering teams to resolve integration issues
- Assess quality impact of system changes alongside cross-functional teams
- Contribute quality-focused insights during sprint ceremonies
- Provide clear, timely feedback on release readiness and quality risks
What You’ll Need
Essential:
- 5+ years’ experience in manual software testing
- Strong understanding of testing methodologies and best practice
- Proven integration testing experience in complex, multi-component systems
- Technical understanding of software architecture, APIs and databases
- Hands-on experience with tools such as Postman, Jira (or equivalents) and BrowserStack (or equivalents)
- Experience in e-commerce or similarly dynamic environments
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Clear, precise communication across technical and non-technical teams
- Ability to write detailed, structured test cases and defect reports
- Solid understanding of SDLC and agile delivery
Desirable / Nice to Have:
- ISTQB or similar certification
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
- Exposure to API automation fundamentals
Why Apply?
- Salary of £50,000 to £70,000, dependent on experience
- Remote-first working, with access to co-working hubs in Belfast and further UK locations
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Pension matched up to 8%
- Bupa private healthcare and health assessments
- Share options under an HMRC-approved EMI scheme
- Training and professional development budget, plus high-spec home-office equipment
- Genuine autonomy to shape QA process and maturity within a scaling, quality-first engineering culture
Next Steps
Interested in finding out more? Get in touch with Chanel Gillen on LinkedIn to discuss the role in confidence.
Skills:QA Test manual testing Jira
Benefits:Work From Home
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