Manual Test Engineer - SC Cleared Location: Telford (onsite 2 days per week) Remote (3 days per week) Clearance: SC Clearance required Contract: (6 Months & IR35 status here) Overview A major central government programme is seeking an experienced Manual Test Engineer to support a broad range of testing activities across a complex and secure delivery environment. Candidates with experience working in legacy or mainframe environments will be strongly preferred. Key Responsibilities Design and implement test solutions, including building new approaches from scratch Apply structured and risk‑based testing methodologies Complete test design, analysis, preparation, and hands‑on execution Use recognised test design techniques to ensure comprehensive test coverage Create and manage test data, including database knowledge and test data preparation Provide accurate estimates and impact assessments for planned work Produce clear, concise test progress and status reports Perform testing across Unit, System, Functional, Integration and Non‑Functional areas (performance, accessibility, security) Support wider engineering activities including dependency upgrades, configuration management, application support and pair programming Constructively challenge technical solutions and approaches across the delivery lifecycle Required Skills Strong grounding in manual testing best practices Excellent test analysis and test design capability Experience preparing and managing test data Hands‑on test execution across multiple phases Working knowledge of databases and data creation methods Desirable Experience Active SC Clearance or SC‑eligible Experience working within central government environments Knowledge of mainframe or legacy systems