# Advanced Specialist, Quality Assurance Engineer

Role: Advanced Specialist, Quality Assurance Engineer Location: London, Manchester OR Rotherham, United Kingdom. This role aligns with positions typically advertised in the external market asSenior Performance Test Engineer, Performance Test Engineer OR Performance & Automation Test Engineer Job Summary Drive the performance, scalability, and reliability of TOpS applications by designing, executing, and automating performance tests. Collaborate with engineering teams to identify bottlenecks and ensure our systems meet demanding business and user expectations. Key Responsibilities Design and execute performance and stress tests for TOpS applications, focusing on responsiveness and stability under load. Analyse test results, identify performance bottlenecks, and work with developers to resolve issues. Develop and maintain automated performance testing scripts and frameworks tailored to TOpS platforms. Ensure test coverage for critical integrations and high-visibility releases. Support occasional out-of-hours testing during business-critical periods. Required Skills and Competencies Performance testing (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar tools) Test automation and scripting (e.g., P

- **Id**: 3761315
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/pearson-advanced-specialist-quality-assurance-engineer>
- **Role**: QA
- **Role family**: QA
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Manchester, United Kingdom, Rotherham, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T16:49:39Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T13:30:39Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 10
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1913
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: EdTech Platforms, Publishing, E-learning

## Company

- **Id**: 34029
- **Name**: Pearson
- **Domain**: pearson.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/pearson>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 81
- **Open postings**: 27
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.741
- **Repost share**: 0.037
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 29
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **JMeter** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 10

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T18:38:57Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker); Route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 61
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.611
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 9
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:1, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

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