QA Engineer: Playwright Automation & Security

NQC; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy 60% office-based

Salary sacrifice scheme

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays)

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave

Health Cash Plan

Udemy learning platform

24/7 Virtual GP access

Life Assurance (4x Salary after 6 mo)

Job summary

NQC, a Manchester-based software company delivering supply chain risk management platforms, is looking for a Software Tester to join our Product Development Team. This role focuses on security, availability and quality of our web-based product, with responsibilities across testing, automation and collaboration with developers.

You will develop and maintain automated tests (Playwright), perform API testing, and contribute to test design and process improvements in a hybrid working environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with Playwright automation and creating a framework from scratch.
• Experience with REST API testing using Postman and Playwright.
• Experience with XHTML and CSS.
• Experience with GIT and GCP.
• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and AJAX.
• Experience with Red Hat and jQuery.
• Experience with performance testing using Playwright, JMeter or K6.
• Excellent verbal communication and ability to handle a demanding workload.

Responsibilities

• Test Execution and automation using Playwright and other testing methodologies.
• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts.
• Perform API testing using Postman or Playwright.
• Perform load testing using Playwright, JMeter or K6.
• Execute functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance tests.
• Log and track defects in JIRA; collaborate with developers to resolve issues.
• Participate in requirement/design reviews and identify test scenarios early.
• Identify automation opportunities to improve efficiency and coverage.
• Produce technical procedures and user guides.

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Playwright

Postman

REST APIs

XHTML

CSS

GIT

GCP

JavaScript

TypeScript

AJAX

Red Hat

jQuery

JMeter

K6

Job description

NQC, a Manchester-based software company delivering supply chain risk management platforms, is looking for a Software Tester to join our Product Development Team. This role focuses on security, availability and quality of our web-based product, with responsibilities across testing, automation and collaboration with developers.

You will develop and maintain automated tests (Playwright), perform API testing, and contribute to test design and process improvements in a hybrid working environment