Senior Manual Tester

On behalf of ONS, we are looking for a Senior Manual Tester (INSIDE IR35) until 31/03/2027 contract based Remotely with occasional travel to the Newport office. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK''s largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime and migration. As a Senior Manual Tester, your main responsibilities will be:. Establish repeatable performance testing approaches and standards.. Define performance benchmarks and acceptance criteria for key platforms.. Support performance assurance for future onboarding and service changes.. Develop reusable test assets, scripts and frameworks.. Identify opportunities to automate performance testing within delivery pipelines.. Support performance monitoring and evidence-based capacity planning. SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing andamp; eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance. Essential:. Performance test tools - ideally Locust and/or JMeter. ..... full job details .....