Senior QA Analyst – Payroll Systems Specialist

VE3; Maidenhead; Sur place; GBP 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

VE3 in Maidenhead, United Kingdom is seeking a Mid/Senior QA Analyst with deep payroll systems expertise. You will design, execute, and maintain manual and automated tests for complex payroll scenarios.

Responsibilities include validating NI contributions, tax codes, student loan deductions, and statutory payments, plus end-to-end desktop validation and HMRC API validation. You will work in Agile with Dockerised test environments and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA/testing experience in payroll/HR software
• Strong understanding of UK payroll cycles, NI, PAYE, tax rules
• Experience designing and executing manual test cases for payroll features
• Hands-on automation testing using Selenium with Java or Python
• Familiarity with HMRC API documentation and data schemas

Responsabilités

• Design and execute detailed manual test cases for payroll-related features using TestRail or similar tools.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium with Java or Python for regression and functional testing.
• Validate payroll calculation logic, including: NI contributions (primary and secondary), Tax codes and thresholds, Student loan deductions, Statutory payments (e.g., SMP, SPP, SSP).
• Simulate and create payroll datasets that cover varied worker scenarios (e.g. full-time, part-time, irregular pay).
• Use HMRC API endpoints (e.g., RTI submissions, NVR checks, FPS/EPS generation) to validate system integration.
• Conduct end-to-end testing of desktop-based applications, with a focus on cross-platform compatibility, performance, and UI consistency.
• Log, triage, and track defects using JIRA, GitHub, or similar issue management systems.
• Collaborate in Agile sprints and ceremonies with developers, analysts, and product owners.
• Maintain and configure Dockerised test environments, including CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.
• Apply robust QA processes throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC), ensuring compliance with regulatory and HMRC standards.

Connaissances

Payroll testing

UK payroll

Selenium

Automation scripts

Jira

GitHub Actions

Docker

API testing

Outils

Selenium (Java or Python)

TestRail

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

Description du poste

VE3 in Maidenhead, United Kingdom is seeking a Mid/Senior QA Analyst with deep payroll systems expertise. You will design, execute, and maintain manual and automated tests for complex payroll scenarios.

Responsibilities include validating NI contributions, tax codes, student loan deductions, and statutory payments, plus end-to-end desktop validation and HMRC API validation. You will work in Agile with Dockerised test environments and CI/CD pipelines.