Senior QA Engineer

About the role

Senior QA Engineer is a key member of the Technology team, responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability and scalability of a modern, microservices‑based platform used across the financial services sector.

This role has a strong focus on test automation and quality engineering, playing a pivotal part in shaping test strategy, improving test coverage and accelerating delivery across the software development lifecycle.

Working within a cross‑functional Agile delivery squad, you will collaborate closely with Developers, Product Owners and DevOps to embed quality early and ensure solutions are robust, release‑ready and aligned to business goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of automated test frameworks
• Build and maintain automated test suites covering API, integration and UI scenarios
• Contribute to and support CI/CD pipelines, enabling fast, reliable and repeatable deployments
• Define and execute test strategies aligned to Agile delivery and modern engineering practices
• Partner closely with Engineering and DevOps teams to improve test effectiveness and coverage
• Analyse, log and clearly communicate defects, risks and test outcomes to stakeholders
• Perform targeted manual testing for complex, exploratory or high‑risk scenarios as required
• Use SQL to validate data, support end‑to‑end testing and assist with troubleshooting
• Review requirements, user stories and technical designs to ensure testability early in the lifecycle
• Maintain clear, up‑to‑date test documentation and release readiness reporting
• Actively contribute to improving QA practices, tools and processes across the wider team

About you

• Strong experience in software testing of web‑based applications.
• Have a good understanding or experience with the project lifecycle and deployment of commercial web applications.
• Knowledge on UI automation tools like Selenium.
• Good experience in API testing using Swagger.
• Experience with software tools for planning and tracking the workflow of test cases and new project work.
• Previous experience working within an Agile environment.
• Must be eager to learn with a technical mindset.
• Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills, including verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively both independently and in a team‑based environment, working towards tight deadlines.
• Any related testing qualifications would be advantageous.

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