QA Engineer: Automation, API & Release Readiness

Epson Europe B.V.; Watford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Epson Europe B.V. is seeking a QA Tester to ensure quality, reliability and release readiness of software solutions.

You will plan, execute, and automate tests across functional, integration, E2E, and UI domains, while coordinating with Product Owners, Developers, and stakeholders to minimize risks. You will maintain traceability in Jira, contribute to CI/CD integrated test suites, and drive defect resolution with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in software testing for web-based and enterprise apps.
• Strong skills in functional, integration, E2E, regression, and exploratory testing.
• Hands-on test automation and API testing experience.
• Good understanding of performance testing concepts and results interpretation.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum and test management tools (e.g., Jira).
• Attention to detail with a focus on high-quality, reliable software.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities; capable of evidence-based decisions.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management; able to report testing outcomes clearly.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute risk-based test plans aligned with release schedules.
• Design and perform functional, integration, end-to-end, regression, exploratory, API, and UI tests.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability in Jira for requirements, tests, results, and defects.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test suites integrated with CI/CD pipelines.
• Identify, document, prioritise, and retest defects with Product and Development teams.
• Lead testing for assigned releases including scope management, triage, and sign-off.
• Coordinate testing with Product Owners, Developers, stakeholders, and release teams.
• Continuously improve test processes, tools, assets, and automation coverage.

Skills

Functional testing

Integration testing

End-to-end testing

Exploratory testing

API testing

Test automation

Jira

Agile/Scrum

Attention to detail

Stakeholder communication

English fluency

Tools

Jira

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Epson Europe B.V. is seeking a QA Tester to ensure quality, reliability and release readiness of software solutions.

You will plan, execute, and automate tests across functional, integration, E2E, and UI domains, while coordinating with Product Owners, Developers, and stakeholders to minimize risks. You will maintain traceability in Jira, contribute to CI/CD integrated test suites, and drive defect resolution with cross-functional teams.