QA Engineer – Web Apps & Test Automation

Silversmith Capital Partners; Eashing, Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Birthday day off

Vitality life cover

Aviva pension

Job summary

Unily in the UK is seeking a QA Engineer to ensure high-quality, reliable software and a great user experience. You will design robust test plans and execute both manual and automated tests in collaboration with developers and product managers.

This hybrid role requires 1–2 days per week in Eashing, Surrey with occasional days in our London office. You will contribute to test automation, analyse results, and help drive best practices to continuously improve quality across the product.

Qualifications

• Testing experience with web applications.
• Broad experience in a range of testing types and techniques.
• Professional test automation experience.
• Knowledge of Playwright (C#).
• Knowledge of Git.
• API testing experience (manual or automated) including Postman.
• Awareness of industry standards and latest developments with test automation tools and practices.
• ISTQB Foundation Level Certification.
• Knowledge of VSTS or Azure DevOps or equivalent.
• Experience with an Agile environment with Continuous Delivery.
• Experience with mobile automation (Appium).
• Experience with non-functional testing.
• Experience of Azure or similar cloud services.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
• Capable of working both independently and as part of a team.
• Passion for quality with high standards for personal and collective achievement.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and development teams during the design phase to identify potential issues early in the process.
• Participate in refinement sessions to provide input on testability and potential edge cases.
• Design and create comprehensive test cases to ensure all functionalities are examined with appropriate thoroughness.
• Execute manual test cases to identify any discrepancies or issues in the software.
• Analyse test results carefully to determine the root causes of any detected problems.
• Validate and report bugs, providing detailed descriptions and steps to reproduce them.
• Design and execute detailed test plans to cover all aspects of the software's functionality.
• Design and execute automated tests to streamline the testing process and improve efficiency.
• Maintain and update automated tests regularly to ensure they remain effective and relevant.
• Provide support to other areas of the business through issue triage and root cause analysis, answering questions and interacting with customers and prospects where required.
• Maintain awareness of QA processes and best practices to continuously improve testing methodologies.
• Assist in ensuring quality standards are met by collaborating with the development team and providing feedback.

Skills

Web testing

Automation testing

Playwright (C#)

Git

API testing

Azure DevOps

Appium

Cloud platforms

Non-functional testing

Mobile automation

Education

ISTQB Foundation

Tools

Postman

Sauce Labs/Browserstack

Azure DevOps

Job description

Unily in the UK is seeking a QA Engineer to ensure high-quality, reliable software and a great user experience. You will design robust test plans and execute both manual and automated tests in collaboration with developers and product managers.

This hybrid role requires 1–2 days per week in Eashing, Surrey with occasional days in our London office. You will contribute to test automation, analyse results, and help drive best practices to continuously improve quality across the product.