QA Consultant

Biometric Talent
Permanent
Location: Newcastle (hybrid – 2 days per week onsite) – Possible expensed travel to client sites UK-wide
Salary: £44,000-£56,000
Industry: Tech Consulting
Start Date: 15th September 2025
About the Client
Our client is a growing UK-based technology consultancy that partners with both public and private sector organisations to deliver impactful digital solutions. Known for their people-first approach, they focus on building inclusive, collaborative teams that solve complex challenges through modern engineering practices. With a strong presence across the UK and a reputation for delivering high-quality results at scale, they’re committed to creating better outcomes for citizens, customers, and communities.
How you’ll spend your day
You’ll work on public and private sector projects. You may be the sole QA Consultant on a project or work in a team.
Leading by example, you’ll work in an agile environment across all testing types. You’ll collaborate with team members, clients and users to maintain quality and follow best practice. You’ll adapt to different tools and technologies, advising on the best and mentoring junior colleagues.
UK Security Clearance (existing SC clearance or eligibility) is a requirement for this opportunity!
What you’ll bring to this role
We are looking for candidates to bring experience with the majority of the below;
- GitLab / GitLab CI – Version control and CI/CD pipelines
- Terraform – Infrastructure as Code for provisioning and maintaining infrastructure
- AWS – S3, Parameter Store, Secrets Manager, RDS
- Docker / Kubernetes – Containerisation and orchestration
- Helm – Kubernetes package management
- Bash / Go – Scripting
- Prometheus – Alerting and monitoring
- Grafana – Logging and visualisation
- Jira/Confluence: Documentation and Project management
What happens next?
One of our Recruitment Consultants will be in touch and inform you if you’ve been successful to the next stage of the process or not, which is a qualification call where we will tell you more about the role and the client, and understand more about you, your experience and career aspirations.
Should we both wish to proceed, we will submit your details to the client and be in touch regarding the outcome and any further steps.
The interview process for this client consists of:
- 1st stage – Remote – 60mins with panel of 2, scenario-led, no preparation needed.
- Interviews to take place w/c 18th August
- 2nd stage – Remote – Technical and Values based questions.
- Interviews to take place w/c 25th August
Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. As an employment agency for permanent and contract hires, we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from underrepresented groups to drive innovation and equality within the workplace.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments please let us know so we can accommodate for any interactions with us at Biometric Talent, but also inform the client to ensure reasonable adjustments are made to allow for a fair and equitable process.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to brad.jones@biometrictalent.com