QA Engineer

Stonebridge Group - Mortgage & Insurance Network; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great company culture

Competitive salary

Birthday off

Hybrid working

Pension plan

Wellbeing benefits

Volunteer days

Job summary

Stonebridge Mortgage Solutions Ltd is seeking a QA Engineer to ensure quality across our Revolution cloud-based platform. You’ll perform manual testing, contribute to automation with Playwright, and partner with developers and stakeholders to raise quality standards.

We value collaboration, Agile ways of working, and a strong voice for quality in the squad, with a friendly team culture and hybrid working options across the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience in software testing or quality assurance.
• Experience using at least one test management tool (Azure DevOps preferred).
• Clear communicator with strong organisational skills.
• Familiar with Agile methodologies and collaborative teams.
• Able to develop and maintain test cases and plans.

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform manual testing to validate functionality.
• Identify, document, and track defects to resolution.
• Conduct regression and end-to-end testing for releases.
• Collaborate with developers to investigate issues.
• Contribute to test automation using Playwright and TypeScript.

Skills

Manual testing

Agile methodologies

Communication

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Tools

Playwright

Typescript

Azure DevOps

Test management tools

Job description

Help us shape the future of mortgage technology.

Stonebridge Mortgage Solutions Ltd is growing — and we’re looking for a QA Engineerwho’s passionate about delivering quality and eager to develop their automation skills.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring the reliability and performance of our Revolution cloud-based platform, collaborating closely with developers, stakeholders, and the wider QA team. You’ll be the voice of quality in your squad — making sure every release meets our high standards and delivers the best possible experience for our users.

If you’re an experienced manual tester with an appetite to grow your automation expertise (particularly in Playwright), this is your chance to join a friendly, forward-thinking team where quality truly matters.

About us

AtStonebridge Mortgage Solutions Ltd, we’re one of the UK’s leading mortgage and protection networks, supporting over1,300 professional advisersnationwide.

We deliverexceptional support, systems, and regulatory expertise, all underpinned by acollaborative and people-focused culture. Our success comes from our people — their insight, professionalism, and drive to make things better, dare to be different, and, most importantly, make our customers' lives easier.

At Stonebridge, we believe great work deserves great rewards. You’ll enjoy:

• Agreat company culturebuilt on openness, collaboration, and support.
• Competitive salaryandperformance-related bonus(non-contractual).
• 22 days annual leaveplus yourbirthday off, and up to3 additional daysfor length of service.
• Company pensionwith optional matched contributions up to 1.5%.
• Flexible hybrid working policy/ predominantly remote working may also be considered for candidates locatedfurther afield
• Free breakfast, lunch, snacks, and drinksif working in our offices.
• 2 volunteering daysand1 team volunteering dayeach year.
• 2 half-days of paid ‘me time’to support mental and physical wellbeing.
• Employee engagement activities,recognition schemes, andretail discounts.
• Salary sacrifice schemes(home tech, cycle to work, pension).
• Gym subsidy,company sick pay, andEAP support.
• Option to buy/sell up to 5 extra days’ holiday.
• £500 employee referral scheme.
• Death in service coverandcritical illness insurance cover.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and perform manual testing to validate system functionality and user experience.
• Identify, document, and track defects through to resolution.
• Conduct regression and end-to-end testing for deployment.
• Collaborate with developers and support teams to investigate and resolve issues.
• Contribute to test automation usingPlaywright, Typescript.
• Attend regular stand-ups, retrospectives, and planning sessions to ensure clear communication and coordination.
• Communicate testing progress, challenges, and outcomesclearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Organise and prioritise workload effectively to meet deadlines.
• Experience in software testing or quality assurance.
• Experience using at least one test management tool (ideally Azure DevOps).
• Clear communicator with excellent problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Familiar with Agile methodologies and collaborative team environments.
• Confident in developing and maintaining detailed test cases and test plans.
• Able to meet pre-employment screening requirements (right to work, DBS, credit checks, etc.).

If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let our recruitment team know — we’ll be happy to help.

We celebrate diversity at Stonebridge. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.