Junior QA Engineer

Law Business Research Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in London seeks a Junior QA Engineer to develop and run automated tests ensuring software quality. You will collaborate with QA, Development, and Product teams to enhance customer-facing products. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of experience in test automation, strong problem-solving skills, and familiarity with Agile practices. Excellent time management and communication skills are essential for this role that offers a supportive and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Eye care

Employee Assistance Programme

A day off for your birthday

Pension (4% employer and employee contribution)

Private healthcare

£350 annual wellbeing allowance

Access to Employee Affinity Networks

Generous parental leave

Qualifications

• At least two years of experience in a test automation role and/or ISEB software testing certifications.
• Understanding principles of software reliability and correctness.
• Experience of working within an Agile development environment.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and run automated tests to prevent defects.
• Improve software quality using automated and manual testing techniques.
• Work alongside cross-functional teams to ensure successful deliveries.

Skills

Test automation experience

Agile development

Selenium with Java

API testing

Time management

Problem-solving

Tools

Jira

Docker

Cucumber/Gherkin

Azure build pipelines

Job description

Junior QA Engineer

Department: Product & Technology

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London

Reporting To: Samantha Bird

Description

Why LBR?

An amazing market position, enviable growth, collaboration and wonderful people are just some of the reasons to further your career with Law Business Research. Our culture is shaped by our core values that promote equality, agility, and respect in everything we do.

Law Business Research has been selected as a winner for the 2024 Inspiring Workplaces Awards. We’re proud of our inclusive and inspiring culture here at LBR and we remain committed to creating a positive workplace for all our employees.

We have partnered with Business Disability Forum to help us on our journey to becoming a more inclusive employer and achieving Level 2 Disability Confident Accreditation. We also engage in charitable and community initiatives, such as work with Swawou School in Sierra Leone to provide education for 120 girls.

“We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that all candidates are given the same opportunity to succeed regardless of sex, gender identity/expression or reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability.”

Role purpose

As a QA Engineer at LBR, your primary responsibility is to build, maintain and run automated tests with the aim of preventing defects entering the production environment.

You will also help improve the quality of work delivered by the software development teams (in both the UK and US) by using both automated and manual testing techniques, measuring success against the original requirements agreed with the product development teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Work alongside the QA, Development and Product teams to test and ensure the successful delivery of the software development roadmap to constantly improve customer facing products.
• Maintain existing automated regression tests across all our projects.
• Develop new browser and API automation tests in accordance with business objectives and specifications.
• Execute tests for regression runs and report the results back to the Dev, Product and QA leads.
• Where required, execution of manual tests in order to deliver the acceptance criteria.
• Work to industry best practices, patterns, toolsets, and standards around automated and manual testing.
• Promote early test practices and continuous integration processes to enable the QA team to deliver faster through automation.
• Work within the company’s processes and support company initiatives.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• At least two years of experience in a test automation role and/or ISEB software testing certifications.
• Understand the principles of ensuring the reliability and correctness of software that meets business needs.
• Self-motivated and driven.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Good self-organisational skills.
• Experience of working within an Agile software development environment.
• Strong IT knowledge and ability to solve complex technical problems.
• Good business and process analysis skills.
• Knowledge of best practice testing principles.
• Ability to prioritise work and to escalate where necessary.
• Capable of developing good relationships with product managers and stakeholders.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure.
• Clear communicator.
• Demonstrates initiative and resourcefulness.
• Experience with Assistive AI technologies e.g Cursor, Copilot or Langchain (desirable)

Tech skills

• Selenium with Java
• API testing
• Jira
• Docker (desirable)
• Cucumber/Gherkin (desirable)
• Azure build pipelines (desirable)
• Cursor or Copilot (desirable)
• Karate framework (desirable)
• Nuxt and REACT (desirable)

Benefits

Our people are our most valuable asset, as such, we offer a wide range of benefits to help ensure that all are supported:

Start of employment:

• Eye care
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A day off for your birthday

After 3 months employment:

• Pension (4% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution)

After 4 months employment:

• Life assurance

After probation:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• £350 annual wellbeing allowance to contribute to gym memberships or fitness classes
• Puregym access
• Perks at work platform access

After 1 year service:

• Private healthcare

Additional Perks:

• Company socials
• Access to Employee Affinity Networks
• Mentoring scheme
• Volunteering Day
• Mortgage Advice
• Work from anywhere (2 weeks)
• Generous parental leave

We are committed to making our organisation an inclusive, respectful & engaging place to work with a culture shaped by our core values that promote equality, collaboration & respect in everything we do. We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident Scheme, meaning we are committed to being inclusive and accessible, which starts with our application and recruitment process. If you do require any reasonable adjustments to be made, please let us know as part of our application page.

At Law Business Research, we believe in the power of growth and the importance of nurturing talent. We have learned that building the right team delivers extraordinary results.

Our fast-paced journey to becoming a global technology-driven information service provider has been built upon the values we hold close: rewarding excellence, providing meaningful work on our leading brands, and fostering an inclusive environment that is diverse, connected, and supportive.

By doing this, we have grown together and achieved global success. Join us and be a part of a journey where your contributions are valued, your impact is significant, and your growth is our priority.