Senior Full-Stack QA & Automation Engineer

International Business Machines Corporation; Hursley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

25 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Dental & optical cover

Maternity/paternity leave

Maternity returners scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Group pension via salary sacrifice

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking a Senior Full Stack Quality Engineer to lead automated testing across UI, API, services, and data layers during migration and refactoring. You will design scalable automation, integrate tests into CI/CD, and guide teams in quality engineering practices within a complex multi-supplier programme.

Join a role that leverages Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or C# with modern tools like Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, and RestAssured to deliver high quality

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing automation across UI, API, services, and integration layers.
• Proficiency in Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or C#.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, RestAssured, Appium, etc.).
• Strong understanding of microservices, containers, and distributed architectures.
• CI/CD pipeline expertise (GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.).
• Knowledge of test modelling, scenario design, and scalable automation patterns.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to work confidently with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Define test approaches and quality strategies for large application refactoring and migration initiatives.
• Build and maintain full-stack automation frameworks covering UI, API, services, microservices, containers, and integrations.
• Create test artefacts including test plans, test scenarios, test scripts, and test data models.
• Automate end-to-end test execution and integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality checks.
• Develop reusable automation assets to support functional and regression testing.
• Execute manual and automated tests to validate application behaviour during migration.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, and DevOps teams to troubleshoot issues and ensure product readiness.
• Analyse defects, perform root cause analysis, and drive continuous quality improvement.
• Work effectively within a multi-supplier environment, managing dependencies across teams.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and quality guidance within the programme.

Skills

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

C#

CI/CD

Microservices

Problem solving

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

RestAssured

Appium

GitHub

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps

Job description

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking a Senior Full Stack Quality Engineer to lead automated testing across UI, API, services, and data layers during migration and refactoring. You will design scalable automation, integrate tests into CI/CD, and guide teams in quality engineering practices within a complex multi-supplier programme.

Join a role that leverages Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or C# with modern tools like Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, and RestAssured to deliver high quality