Who are we

CharityJob.co.uk is the biggest job board in the UK not-for-profit sector with over 10 million page views and 1 million visitors per month. We are growing our web development team and now seeking talented Software Test Engineer (50% Manual / 50% Automation) on B2B Contract (Full-time hours) to join us and build new features on our two websites CharityJob.co.uk and CharityConnect.co.uk.

What you will do

You will work alongside our team of high calibre Test Engineers, Developers, Product Managers and Designers, to build exciting websites and APIs that utilise the very latest cutting edge technologies that help charities find and recruit the best people in the sector.

Your typical day will consist of writing Automation Tests for newly implemented features, as well as fixing or debugging existing automation tests and CI/CD pipeline builds. You will also contribute to Regression/Functional manual testing to identify and report defects, as well as join the usual Scrum meetings (sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives as well as daily stand ups) however, we try not to take up too much of your time in meetings as we know your best skill is writing automation code!

Our Front-end and Back-end Automation Frameworks are written in Node.js (TypeScript) with Playwright and Postman API tests. CI/CD Automation builds are ran on Azure DevOps pipelines. 

Work Location

You can work fully remotely (in UK or Europe only). You will have an external consultant contract

Qualifications, Previous Experience and skills required

Essential:

• Minimum 3 years commercial experience in Software Automation Testing.
• Playwright or Cypress/Protractor/Selenium/Puppeteer experience.
• Strong understanding of TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Object oriented and Page Object Model principles.
• A solid understanding of testing methodologies, principles and tools.
• A willingness to broaden your knowledge of testing by learning new skills, tools and approaches
• Excellent attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  

Beneficial

• Postman and API Testing Experience.
• Familiarity with CI/CD builds and pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Travis).
• Performance Testing Experience.
• Experience testing high traffic public facing websites.
• Experience of working in an Agile environment.

Our Package

• Daily rate of £120 to £150 depending on experience.
• Fully Remote work environment – Must be based within ±2 hours of UK time zone
• An open and democratic work culture where everyone can contribute, learn and teach.
• Opportunity to work on a meaningful project that makes a difference.
• Hours 9am to 5.30pm UK time

How to Apply: If you are passionate about technology and want to contribute to a project that has a positive impact, we would love to hear from you. Please send your CV/resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience

About CharityJob

The CharityJob story began at the turn of the millennium, when our founding directors, Raya and Steve (who between them have 40 years’ experience in the charity sector), realised how difficult it was for charities to recruit the best people.

So CharityJob was born with a single mission – offering charities across the UK a specialist job board to help them connect with the very best the sector has to offer.

Today, 24 years on, we’re so much more than just a job board. We’re a team of 35 people: passionate about our sector, and work hard to make a difference. So far, we’ve helped over 20,000 charities and not-for-profits to find their best people.

But we’ve only just started. Our mission is to help even more people to take their first steps into the sector. And we’re working hard to bring the sector together – building a strong community for each and every one of us, through CharityConnect.

True to our original vision of giving back to the sector, we donate 10% of our profits to charities and not-for-profits. And that’s why we’re proud to be the charity sector’s Champion. Better people. Better charities. Better world.