Test Engineer – Maternity Cover

About the role

Save the Children International is seeking a Test Engineer to provide maternity cover for 14 months. The role will ensure the quality of core business applications through comprehensive testing, supporting the organisation's global digital mission.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with project managers, developers and solution architects to define test deliverables and timelines.
• Design, document and maintain testing strategies, plans, scenarios, test cases and scripts for functional, integration, regression and end‑to‑end testing.
• Execute manual and automated tests, analyse results and provide quality assessments for release decisions.
• Manage defect tracking and status reporting using JIRA, coordinating virtual and third‑party testing resources.
• Mentor local and global peers, promote a testing culture and suggest process improvements.

Required profile

• Proven experience in software testing, preferably in a global or multi‑site environment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across time zones.
• Strong communication skills to report progress and influence testing practices.

Required skills

• JIRA for defect management and test tracking.