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QA Engineer

Job ID 2023-7624 Date posted Sep. 09, 2024 Location Manchester, United Kingdom; Cambridge, United Kingdom Category Software Engineering Apply

We are looking for a QA Engineer to join the Infrastructure team in Arm's Partner Enablement group on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Our Infrastructure team works on building and maintaining a range of tooling and user interfaces vital for the production, publication, and maintenance of technical documentation and web content. The QA Engineer will complement a team of Software Engineers building and improving the user experience for both business users and customers.

About the role

Are you excited to be part of an engineering team with a varied estate of latesttechnology and legacy applications, and want to utilise your experience, creativity, and pragmatism to bring the required level of quality and automation to the work we do on all of our applications? As the Test Automation Analyst at Arm, you are responsible for the creation and execution of all forms of software testing throughout the agile development lifecycle of our web application suite. This is a good opportunity for an experienced Test Analyst with knowledge of automation who can follow the best testing practices and implement the right testing processes within the team.

What the role look like

We work closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, business owners and Software Engineers to fully understand the business. We hold regular scrum ceremonies, such as sprint planning, which everyone actively participates in to ensure progress is transparent.

You will:

  • Automate functional tests using web test automation tools.
  • Assess and continuously report application quality to the team, building and implementing automated tests.
  • Scope all planned testing work through Agile estimating and sprint planning.
  • Create BDD test scenarios and follow the test strategy using current testing methodologies, ensuring that there is traceability between the testing implementation and the requirements / acceptance criteria.
  • Ensure that all application and technology testing is carried out according to testing standards defined in the strategy.
  • Create and complete manual, automation, or non-functional test cases and ensure that test status, risks, and issues are reported in a timely manner using the agreed reporting standard.
  • Create, validate, and report defects in accordance with the defect life cycle.


What will you bring to Arm

As a diligent, enthusiastic, and confident individual who is committed to continual assessment and improvement requirements, you will feed them into effective test cases. With excellent communication skills, the ability to empathise with the team’s need to balance pace over excellence, you will be good at achieving positive outcomes.

  • Experience in automating web application tests using Selenium WebDriver and C#/Java Frameworks.
  • Experience in building Selenium automated tests using Page Object Model and BDD.
  • Knowledge in Object Oriented Programming languages, preferably C# or Java.
  • Experienced in Integration, System, and User Acceptance Testing.
  • In-depth knowledge of testing types, techniques. and practices.

ISTQB/ISEB certified tester - Foundation level or demonstrable experience.

Desirable skills:

  • Build tools: Jenkins / Azure DevOps / Gitlab
  • Non-functional testing: Performance (Blazemeter), Accessibility testing

Hybrid Working at Arm


Arm’s hybrid approach to working is centred around flexibility, where we split our time between the office and other locations to get our work done. We empower groups/teams to determine their hybrid working pattern, with an expected minimum attendance in the office of 20% per month, depending on the work, level of experience and team’s needs. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution.

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Power the Future on Arm

Working in software engineering at Arm is about shaping a future of technology for which we don't yet have words. Our engineers lead innovation in physical IP, AI and machine learning, cloud architecture, automotive tech, and every aspect of computing that matters.

Spanning software's full spectrum, from compilers to AI-powered IoT and beyond, your code can enable virtually anything to be produced on silicon. Whether you're developing award-winning VR gaming or life-enhancing medical equipment, you can improve the lives of millions by being your brilliant self at Arm.

Drive change on Arm

At Arm, you'll influence 95% of the world's connected devices and all their applications. From healthcare and infrastructure to virtual reality, you'll affect nearly all industries worldwide, racing toward new milestones and achievements together.

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Life at Arm

Life in the office doesn't get any better — especially when those offices are as sleek as ours and the people there are creative and compassionate. Combine that with our popular 'we, not I' mindset, and you enjoy the kind of teamwork and togetherness rarely found elsewhere. We share so much in common, not least the same passion for progress, but we also welcome each other's diversity. Ultimately, we love to inspire and be inspired every day.

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