Quality Engineering Specialist

Accenture UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days vacation

Private medical insurance

3 extra days for charitable work

Job summary

Accenture Manchester is seeking a Quality Automation Engineer at CL9 Specialist / Team Lead level to drive quality engineering strategies and hands-on testing across client projects.

You will lead peers, deploy modern automation concepts, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in cloud environments (AWS/Azure). The role requires a passion for quality and the ability to adapt to changing stacks while delivering measurable value.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering automated testing and quality engineering.
• Hands-on coding in at least one OO language and modern test stacks.
• Familiarity with GenAI and cloud environments (AWS/Azure).

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead quality engineering strategies across projects.
• Hands-on testing while guiding team members to deliver reliable software.
• Collaborate with clients and cross-functional teams to improve delivery quality.
• Contribute to internal quality communities and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Quality automation

Automated testing

Java

C#

TypeScript

Python

GenAI

Cloud AWS/Azure

Team leadership

Job description

Location - Manchester

Salary - Competitive dependent on experience

Accenture level - CL9 Specialist / Team Lead

Quality Automation Engineer

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 with 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.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• 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.

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 and our communities.

Closing date for applications - 30/11/2026

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 and our communities.