Senior QA Analyst - Hybrid Belfast, API & Automation Expert

Expleo Group; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative environment

ExpleoAcademy access to training

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Expleo Group in Belfast is seeking a Senior QA Analyst with strong hands-on testing and broad technical breadth across desktop and web platforms. You will work within an Agile team to plan, design, and execute manual and automated tests, including API testing with Postman and data validation via SQL.

You will collaborate with Developers, BAs and Product Owners, manage defects in Jira/Azure DevOps, participate in ceremonies, and drive continuous QA improvements while growing test automation using

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• ISTQB Foundation certification or equivalent.
• Desirable: additional QA certification or course.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and execute manual and automated test cases across projects and platforms.
• Coordinate testing with senior business representatives, including UAT.
• Perform API testing using Postman and validate request/response structures.
• Write and execute SQL queries to validate backend processes and data integrity.
• Collaborate with Developers, BAs and Product Owners in an Agile environment.
• Log and manage defects using Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Act as the QA liaison with 3rd parties and stakeholders.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to risk assessments.
• Drive continuous improvement of QA processes and testing practices.
• Leverage automation to create/maintain tests using Selenium or Playwright.

Skills

Manual testing

Automated testing

API testing

SQL data validation

ALM tooling

Cross-functional collaboration

CI/CD awareness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

ISTQB Foundation

QA certification (Desirable)

Tools

Postman

Selenium

Playwright

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Expleo Group in Belfast is seeking a Senior QA Analyst with strong hands-on testing and broad technical breadth across desktop and web platforms. You will work within an Agile team to plan, design, and execute manual and automated tests, including API testing with Postman and data validation via SQL.

You will collaborate with Developers, BAs and Product Owners, manage defects in Jira/Azure DevOps, participate in ceremonies, and drive continuous QA improvements while growing test automation using