QA Engineer

Grassroots Recruitment Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a detail-oriented QA Engineer to develop and maintain automated testing frameworks using tools like Playwright, Jest, and Cucumber. The ideal candidate will have strong programming skills, experience in API testing, and the ability to ensure cross-browser compatibility. This role requires collaboration within Agile teams to deliver high-quality software products. The application process involves submitting a CV and daily rate expectation.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Playwright, Jest, and Cucumber.
• Strong programming/scripting skills for automated test frameworks.
• Proficiency in validating and automating RESTful APIs.
• Experience with performance testing and load testing.
• Solid SQL expertise for backend validation.
• Familiarity with SDLC and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain automated testing frameworks.
• Validate RESTful APIs for functionality and performance.
• Execute performance testing strategies.
• Perform database validation using SQL.
• Ensure cross-browser compatibility.
• Collaborate within Agile teams.

Skills

Test automation

API testing

SQL

Performance testing

Agile methodologies

Tools

Playwright

Jest

Cucumber

Job description

Overview

We're seeking a detail-oriented QA Engineer with strong expertise in test automation using tools like Playwright, Jest, and Cucumber. The ideal candidate has solid programming skills to develop and maintain automated testing frameworks and is proficient in API testing for RESTful services. Experience in performance testing, database validation using SQL, and ensuring cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility is essential. Comfortable working within Agile teams, you'll collaborate closely with developers and stakeholders to deliver reliable, high-quality software products.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks and test suites using Playwright, Jest, and Cucumber for end-to-end, unit, and behavior-driven testing.
• Validate and automate RESTful APIs for functionality, performance, and security.
• Design and execute performance and load testing strategies to ensure system reliability at scale.
• Perform database validation using SQL, including data integrity checks and query validation.
• Ensure cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility across multiple browsers, devices, and operating systems.
• Collaborate within Agile teams, working with developers, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure high-quality releases.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Playwright, Jest, and Cucumber for end-to-end, unit, and behavior-driven testing.
• Strong programming/scripting skills to build and maintain automated test frameworks.
• Proficiency in validating and automating RESTful APIs for functionality, performance, and security.
• Experience with performance testing and load testing strategies.
• Solid SQL expertise for backend validation, data integrity checks, and query optimization testing.
• Experience with cross-browser and cross-platform validation.
• Familiarity with SDLC and Agile methodologies and the ability to collaborate with stakeholders to ensure quality releases.

How to apply

To apply, please submit your CV and daily rate expectation by clicking on the relevant links. If successful you will be contacted by one of our consultants within 3 working days. If you do not hear from us within this time you should presume your application has been unsuccessful.

Grassroots Recruitment is acting as a recruitment agency and a recruitment business in respect of this contract vacancy. Grassroots Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and recruiter. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, race, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion or disability.