Quality Test Engineer III

Elsevier Limited Company; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Elsevier in the United Kingdom is seeking a QA Test Engineer to develop and run automated and performance tests, ensuring high-quality software across education and data analytics platforms.

You will collaborate with product management, engineering and operations, implement testing best practices, and contribute to continuous improvement while embracing innovative, AI-assisted testing tools.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in Quality Engineering, Software Testing or a similar technical testing role.
• Strong hands-on experience with test automation, with a focus on automated testing.
• Proven experience testing backend applications and services.
• Solid experience with API and integration testing, including automated API-level testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute automated and performance testing for assigned projects to enable delivery of high-quality software on time, on budget, and to specification.
• Interact with Product Management, Project Management, Engineering, and Operations teams to plan testing for delivery of products and enhancements and to assure products meet product requirements and quality standards.
• Work with QA/Testing staff, project managers, technical leads, and subject matter experts to plan and execute automated and performance tests.
• Report issues and results, researching and identifying root causes as appropriate, documenting accordingly.
• Research available tools and participate in initiatives to implement those that will cost-effectively enhance testing capabilities and product quality.
• Research and identify root causes of performance issues in partnership with architects, developers, and network and system engineers.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices.
• Work across teams to enhance quality assurance/testing and help to develop/execute performance and automation testing throughout the business as appropriate.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Test automation

API testing

Backend testing

Java

Python

Playwright

CI/CD

Tools

Playwright

Cucumber

Job description

About our Team

Our global team support products education electronic health records that introduce students to digital charting and prepare them to document care in today’s modern clinical environment. We have a very stable product that we’ve worked to get to and strive to maintain. Our team values trust, respect, collaboration, agility, and quality.

About the Role

As a QA Test Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and executing automated and performance testing to support the delivery of high-quality software products and services. You will work closely with Product Management, Engineering, Operations, and other stakeholders to ensure solutions meet requirements, quality standards, and business objectives while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute automated and performance testing for assigned projects to successfully and consistently enable delivery of high-quality software products and services on time, on budget, and to specification.


• Interact with Product Management, Project Management, Engineering, and Operations teams to plan testing for delivery of products and enhancements and to assure products meet product requirements and quality standards.


• Work with QA/Testing staff, project managers, technical leads, and subject matter experts to plan and execute automated and performance tests.


• Report issues and results, researching and identifying root causes as appropriate, documenting accordingly.


• Research available tools and participate in initiatives to implement those that will cost-effectively enhance testing capabilities and product quality.


• Research and identify root causes of performance issues in partnership with architects, developers, and network and system engineers.


• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices.


• Work across teams to enhance quality assurance/testing and help to develop/execute performance and automation testing throughout the business as appropriate.

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience in Quality Engineering, Software Testing or a similar technical testing role.


• Strong hands-on experience with test automation, with a focus on automated rather than manual testing.


• Proven experience testing backend applications and services.


• Solid experience with API and integration testing, including automated API-level testing.


• Experience designing and executing end-to-end automated tests.


• Good programming or scripting skills. Java is preferred, although experience with Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C# or PHP is also suitable, provided you’re comfortable learning Java.


• Experience working with test automation frameworks. Playwright would be advantageous, but experience with tools such as Cucumber or other automation frameworks is also welcomed.


• Comfortable using, or enthusiastic about adopting, AI and agentic tools as part of your day-to-day engineering workflow.

Work in a Way That Works for You

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working Pattern

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world. We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. USA Job Seekers: EEO Know Your Rights.

Elsevier is a global leader in advanced information and decision support for science and healthcare. We believe that by working together with the communities we serve, we can shape human progress to go further, happen faster, and benefit all. We support continuous discovery and uphold the highest standards of content integrity, reliability, and reproducibility so the communities we serve can advance their field of science, healthcare or innovation with confidence. By combining high-quality content with powerful analytics, we transform complexity into clarity and deliver mission-critical insights that help professionals make better decisions when it matters most. We deliver insights that help research institutions, governments, and funders achieve their goals. We help researchers discover and share knowledge, collaborate, and accelerate innovation. We help librarians provide verified, quality information to universities. We help innovators turn knowledge into new products. We help health professionals improve patient care and educators train the next generation of doctors and nurses. Connecting quality content and innovative technologies, we make progress go further and happen faster. And by championing inclusion and sustainability, we ensure progress benefits all. With 9,500 employees, over 2,300 technologists in 5 major tech hubs, and more than 60 locations across the globe, we are committed to supporting the scientific and healthcare communities around the world. We offer a diverse range of opportunities across technology, commercial, business, and early career jobs. If you are looking for a career that inspires progress in science, innovation and health, and allows you to grow every day, find your team at Elsevier.