System Tester
IC8 • Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Role & seniority
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Application Tester (x2) – mid-level
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Performance Test Lead – senior/lead
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Stack/tools
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Cloud: Azure, Google Cloud (transition scope)
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Testing: functional/regression/ workflow/ integration testing
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Tools: JMeter, Azure Load Testing, test data/scripts, defect tracking, traceability matrices
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Domain: NHS/regulated clinical applications; clinical safety considerations
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Top 3 responsibilities
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Application Tester: design effective test scenarios with SMEs, prepare/execute test scripts and data, manage defects and provide closure evidence
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Application Tester: contribute to test summary reports and traceability; support multi-wave migration testing
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Performance Test Lead: create per-wave performance test plans, execute test cycles, provide performance tuning recommendations and evidence; produce performance summary reports
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Must-have skills
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Proven testing experience on NHS or regulated clinical applications
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Functional testing: regression, workflow, integration; strong defect management and communication
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Performance testing in cloud/enterprise environments; cloud networking performance validation
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Experience with automated performance tooling (JMeter, Azure Load Testing) and Azure performance modeling
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Nice-to-haves
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Cloud testing on Azure (desirable)
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Understanding NHS clinical safety considerations (DCB0160/0129)
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Experience in multi-team, multi-wave/multi-vendor migration programmes
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Prior NHS/healthc
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Full Description
Our client is delivering a major Cloud Transition Programme (CTP) migrating over 90 national healthcare applications from on‑premise datacentres into Azure and Google Cloud – we are looking to provide 2x Test Analysts and 1x Performance Test Lead for this. Job Descriptions below
Application tester x 2 Essential Skills & Experience Proven experience testing NHS or regulated clinical applications. Strong functional testing capability including regression, workflow, and integration testing. Experience working with application SMEs and suppliers to design effective test scenarios. Experience preparing and executing test scripts, test data, and test scenarios for application-level testing Strong defect management, documentation, and communication skills. Desirable Skills Experience testing cloud applications (Azure) Understanding of NHS clinical safety considerations (DCB0160/0129 awareness). Experience contributing to multi‑team, multi‑wave migration programmes. Deliverables Application‑level test scripts and executed test cycles per wave. Documented defects, retest evidence and closure. Contribution to test summary reports and traceability matrices.
Performance Test Lead x 1 Essential Skills & Experience Demonstrable expertise in performance testing within cloud migration or complex enterprise environments. Experience with cloud networking performance validation (latency, packet loss, bandwidth, resilience). Strong experience of automated performance test tooling (JMeter, Azure App Testing (formally Azure Load)) Capability in Azure architecture performance modelling. Strong reporting, governance alignment and stakeholder communication skills. Desirable Skills Experience with multi‑vendor or multi‑supplier delivery environments. Prior NHS or healthcare‑regulated performance testing experience. Deliverables Performance test plan per wave and/or major infrastructure change. Executed performance test cycles with documented outcomes. Performance tuning recommendations and associated evidence. Production of performance test summary reports.
6 month contracts Must be based near Cardiff Start February
