Senior Lead Engineer - Quality Assurance

J.P. Morgan; London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial services firm as a Quality Assurance Lead, where you will enhance software development quality through automation and process improvements. This pivotal role involves implementing technical solutions, fostering best practices, and driving quality initiatives across teams, ensuring the delivery of reliable software solutions.

Qualifications

• Over 7 years of experience as a QA Engineer.
• Strong experience in automation testing and CI/CD integration.
• Ability to work across various frameworks and tools.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements and create regression test packs.
• Automate testing processes integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintain high-quality standards and manage testing coverage effectively.

Skills

Automation environments

Selenium

Playwright

CI/CD pipelines

API Testing

Agile environments

Education

ISEB or ISTQB qualification

Job description

Champion quality and innovation in software development as a Quality Assurance Lead, establishing a robust QA function and enhancing SDLC processes.

Are you ready to champion quality and innovation in software development? Join us as a Quality Assurance Lead, where you'll establish a robust QA function within our teams and enhance SDLC processes. This role offers the opportunity to implement technical solutions that add significant value to our software delivery pipeline.

Job Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements to ensure comprehensive understanding and coverage.
• Create and maintain fast and efficient regression test packs to support ongoing development.
• Automate testing processes and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines for efficiency.
• Ensure best practices are followed, maintaining high-quality releases into production frequently.
• Demonstrate relevant testing experience as a QA Engineer or equivalent, with over 7 years of experience and a passion for testing, automation, and delivery.
• Participate actively in refinement sessions and other agile ceremonies, offering insights and feedback on acceptance criteria from a QA perspective to ensure clarity and testability.
• Develop and document test cases using BDD declarative format, ensuring they are comprehensive and aligned with project requirements.
• Review PRs, including those submitted by developers, ensuring that the changes meet expectations and querying any discrepancies or areas of concern.
• Investigate and resolve issues related to automated tests, ensuring their reliability and effectiveness.
• Modify existing fakes for a product as necessary, ensuring they accurately reflect the intended functionality and support testing efforts.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Strong history of working in Automation environments.
• Experience with frameworks such as Selenium or Playwright.
• Capable of working across CI/CD pipelines, including AWS DevOps, TeamCity, or Jenkins.
• Experience in API Testing, including REST and Postman.
• Prior experience in Agile environments is required.
• Preferably hold an ISEB or ISTQB qualification, though not essential.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• A proactive leader who can drive quality initiatives and inspire a culture of excellence.
• A team player who can build strong relationships and foster collaboration across diverse teams.
• A strategic thinker who can align quality assurance practices with business goals, driving innovation and success.