Quality Automation Engineer - Manchester

3003 Accenture (UK) Limited Company; Manchester; Sur place; GBP 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25 days vacation

Private medical insurance

Charity leave days

Résumé du poste

Accenture in Manchester is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join our Software & Platform Engineering group. You will lead hands-on quality delivery, define modern testing strategies and mentor colleagues across client projects, helping teams ship reliable software at scale.

The role requires hands-on programming in OO languages, strong GenAI skills, and experience testing in cloud environments (AWS/Azure).

Qualifications

• Passion for improving quality, productivity and software delivery.
• Experience defining and implementing modern Quality Engineering concepts including automated testing.
• Fluent in at least one OO language (Java, C#, TypeScript, Python).
• Hands-on experience with GenAI or pursuing personal GenAI projects.
• Familiar with testing in cloud environments such as AWS or Azure.
• Collaborative, egoless team player who can coach others.
• Willing to adapt to changing client needs and roles.

Responsabilités

• Lead quality engineering strategies and hands-on delivery across projects.
• Mentor team members and guide others in best practices.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to improve engineering outcomes.
• Contribute to internal communities and share knowledge.

Connaissances

Quality engineering

Automated testing

OO programming

GenAI

Cloud testing AWS/Azure

Collaboration

Adaptability

Description du poste

Location - Manchester Salary - Competitive dependent on experience Accenture level - CL9 Specialist / Team Lead

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. “Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

Our team

Accenture Software & Platform Engineering team is over 1,000 people strong and provides end‑to‑end product engineering solutions which deliver tangible value, fast. We bring together an obsession for technical excellence with agility and scale, to help clients move from project to product at speed. We work with clients in every sector. They range from scale‑ups through to national and international blue‑chip names and public sector organisations. Our teams routinely work on products that are used by millions of people. We offer an exciting career working in a vibrant environment, with access to training and a global network of experts. As part of our Next Gen Engineering team, you’ll be working with cutting‑edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.

The role

We typically work hand‑in‑hand with our clients to develop new Quality Engineering strategies or improve their existing processes. To do this, we need experienced, capable Quality Engineers who can both deploy their own mastery to get things done hands‑on and successfully lead others in doing so. The nature of our work varies from client to client so there will be lots of opportunities to experience new domains and new stacks. Our team is dedicated to applying great engineering to get great outcomes. Our engineers stand out by keeping one eye on value at all times, and by proposing thoughtful solutions that get the job done efficiently and with low complexity. You’d be a key advocate for this approach within a team. Beyond client work, our engineers are essential contributors to our internal and regional Quality Engineering communities. There are many opportunities to get involved and help shape conversations around topics you’re interested in, share your knowledge and experience, and learn from colleagues working in very diverse problem spaces.

Skills required

• You have a passion for improving quality, productivity and software delivery
• You’ve spent several years defining and implementing modern Quality Engineering concepts including automated testing
• You’re comfortable working in at least one Object Orientated programming language (Java, C#, Typescript, Python etc)
• You have hands‑on experience with GenAI, or evidence of actively pursuing personal GenAI projects outside of work
• You are familiar with testing within cloud environments such as AWS, Azure
• You love working with people to build things and solve problems together in an egoless way, regardless of their level of experience or your role in the team
• You’re comfortable with change and always happy to learn something new; as consultants we flex our individual roles and tech stacks as required to get the best outcomes for our clients

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice! Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first‑class services we are known for.

• 25 days’ vacation per year
• Private medical insurance
• 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice

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Closing date for applications - 28/02/2027 Accenture reserves the right to close this advert early should a successful candidate be identified.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent‑and innovation‑led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360 value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360 value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients andour communities.

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