Service · Software Testing
Xister testing large scale, complex mission-critical software systems as part of fixed project or team augmentation models.
A trusted partner
From delivering a performant and scalable platform which supports over £170 million annual sales across international sites for a global manufacturer to delivering a secure and robust commodities trading platform that supports over £3 billion annual contracts and services for one of the world’s largest agricultural organisations.
We’re a software testing company with teams consisting of experienced ISTQB certified QA testers, with business analysis skills that ensure a strong understanding of complex business logic, collaborating across internal and external teams to deliver high quality software systems.
Adopting an automation
Our QA software testing service adopts an automation first methodology, consisting of a hybrid API and UI automation approach, enabling our teams to dedicate more time on non-functional testing covering performance, accessibility and security.
Our approach includes the full automation of unhappy paths and backend validation, and OpenAPI specs used to drive test implementation. UI automation ensures that all main system workflows are automated, whilst UI-specific logic is also targeted through automation. With all tests running on every merge to the main development branch.
We deliver regular performance testing prior to any release, with load testing used to predict scaling system requirements, as well as ongoing accessibility testing, in line with WCAG 2 AA standards. Regular security scans are also executed to identify any vulnerabilities which are subsequently address by QA teams.
In order to mitigate risk through system dependencies, Xister’s approach to QA includes a testing process that isolates external systems where necessary, removing dependencies, with tests isolated to services under our control.
Commodity contracts supported through trading platforms we’ve built
Funding allocation managed annually on platforms we’ve delivered
Pupils tracked across thousands of UK-wide schools
Annual sales supported through enterprise knowledge platforms
End-to-end delivery
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Upgrading, re-platforming or replacing systems that no longer serve the business — without disrupting the people who depend on them.
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Designing and building user-focused products and new digital services, integrated cleanly with the systems you already run.
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Extending your in-house engineering and QA capacity with senior specialists who plug into your roadmap and ship at pace.
How we work
Senior people, tight feedback loops, and a steady cadence that gives you confidence in what’s being built — and why.
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Providing QA consultancy and strategy development to assess, establish and optimise testing processes.
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Ensuring the stability, speed, scalability, and responsiveness of an application under workloads.
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Ensuring web and mobile platforms are accessible to as many users as possible.
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Ensuring that vulnerabilities are identified and mitigated across systems.
Technologies
From Cypress and Selenium, to Postman and JMeter, we use the latest, industry-standard technologies to ensure systems are accessible, performant, scalable and secure.
Industries
From agriculture, financial services and renewables, to construction, rail and healthcare.
Delivering a performant and scalable platform to support £170m+ annual sales across global sites
Operations Director · Global commodities partner