Quality Engineer — Automation & Testing in Agile

Experis UK; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis UK is seeking a passionate Quality Engineer to join a major digital transformation programme. You’ll drive quality across the SDLC, champion automation, and embed testing as a shared responsibility within Agile Scrum teams.

Responsibilities include designing automated tests, integrating TDD/BDD, and contributing to CI/CD pipelines while coaching teammates to improve testing capabilities and collaboration with developers.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Software Testing and Quality Engineering.
• Experience working within CI/CD environments.
• Knowledge of Java and Spring.
• Experience with GitLab and Git-based workflows.
• Strong understanding of test automation frameworks and methodologies.
• Experience applying risk-based testing techniques.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven coaching and team collaboration experience.
• Adaptable, quality-driven, and comfortable working in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated testing solutions.
• Implement testing strategies aligned with modern Quality Engineering practices.
• Promote a quality-first culture across development teams.
• Support the implementation of TDD and BDD.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks.
• Apply risk-based testing approaches to maximise test coverage and reduce delivery risk.
• Create and manage test data and testing environments.
• Support functional, integration, system, performance, accessibility, and security testing activities.
• Analyse requirements and designs to define effective testing solutions.
• Coach and mentor team members to build testing capability.
• Collaborate with developers through pairing and agile practices.

Skills

Quality Testing

CI/CD

Java

Spring

GitLab

Git workflows

Test automation

Risk-based testing

Communication

Coaching

Tools

GitLab

JUnit

Playwright

Selenium

OWASP ZAP

SonarQube

GitHub Copilot

WireMock

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Experis UK is seeking a passionate Quality Engineer to join a major digital transformation programme. You’ll drive quality across the SDLC, champion automation, and embed testing as a shared responsibility within Agile Scrum teams.

Responsibilities include designing automated tests, integrating TDD/BDD, and contributing to CI/CD pipelines while coaching teammates to improve testing capabilities and collaboration with developers.