Genomics England is a global leader in enabling genomic medicine and research, focused on creating a world where everyone benefits from genomic healthcare. We support NHS’s whole genome sequencing service and run a national genomic research library, delivering major genomics initiatives that connect research with clinical care at national scale.
Senior QA Engineer – Test Enablement Team
This role will partner with product squads to build reusable testing tools, automate across the SDLC, and improve testing maturity and effectiveness. You will influence strategic tooling choices, establish quality assurance Golden Paths, and drive measurable improvements in reliability and release speed.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify high‑impact areas and apply senior QA expertise to drive improvements.
- Collaborate with QA engineers in product squads to raise testing maturity.
- Evaluate testing approaches, articulating trade‑offs, strengths, and limitations.
- Create reusable templates, tools, and Golden Paths for organization‑wide use.
- Act as a trusted mentor and technical authority within the team and engineering community.
- Lead and influence key decisions in a collaborative environment.
- Advocate for modern QA practices that improve release speed, confidence, and reliability.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong, demonstrable experience with Python.
- Strong, demonstrable experience with Java.
- Experience with Selenium WebDriver.
- Unit test frameworks such as Pytest.
- API testing using REST Assured and Postman.
- BDD frameworks such as Cucumber, Pytest‑bdd, or Behave.
- Agile testing practices.
- CI/CD tooling including GitLab and Jenkins.
- Load and performance testing using JMeter or Locust.
- Proven experience in test process improvement and test strategy ownership.
Desirable Skills & Experience
- UI testing tools such as Playwright or Cypress.
- Contract testing tools such as PACT.
- Mock APIs using WireMock.
- Browser compatibility tools such as BrowserStack.
- Test management tools such as Jira Xray.
- Accessibility testing tools such as Axe Core.
- Security testing tools such as Snyk or OWASP Zap.
- AWS experience.
- Experience working in a regulated environment.
Qualifications
Only relevant work experience in Senior QA, and both Java and Python, is required – no specific academic qualifications needed.
Salary
£55,500 per annum (starting salary).
Benefits
- 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (plus additional leave for long service and up to 30 days remote working abroad).
- Family‑friendly arrangements, flexible working, enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave benefits.
- Defined contribution pension (double‑match up to 10%).
- Life Assurance (3× salary).
- Giving scheme (Give As You Earn).
- Learning and development budget, training reimbursements, and one annual professional subscription.
- Employee recognition programme and referral scheme.
- Health and wellbeing benefits: subsidised gym membership, free Headspace account, Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu jabs.
Equal Opportunities
Genomics England is committed to providing an inclusive environment that promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and protect against discrimination on the basis of disability, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other factor. We encourage applicants who need adjustments in the recruitment process to discuss these with us.
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