Senior QA Architect – Backend & API Quality (Remote)

Bauer Media Group Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Access to Bauer Academy for training

Enhanced Parental Leave

Flexible working opportunities

Job summary

Bauer Media Group Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG is looking for a Principal QA Engineer to elevate backend quality across their digital platforms. This pivotal role involves working with various teams to ensure a high standard of quality is embedded early in development.

The successful candidate will lead architectural design reviews, establish automated testing frameworks, and promote a shift-left culture, ensuring systems remain scalable and resilient while meeting high performance standards.

This remote-first role offers great flexibility, along with 28 days holiday and opportunities for personal development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in QA Automation or Backend Engineering in a shift-left environment.
• Deep understanding of validating JSON Schemas or GraphQL types.
• Strong experience in Agile/Scrum environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive architectural design reviews to embed Testability by Design.
• Lead strategy for Contract Driven Testing.
• Advocate for Schema-First development.

Skills

Technical QA Automation

Backend Engineering

RESTful Architectures

Golang proficiency

Agile/Scrum participation

Automated Testing within CI/CD

Communication skills

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Bauer Media Group Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG is looking for a Principal QA Engineer to elevate backend quality across their digital platforms. This pivotal role involves working with various teams to ensure a high standard of quality is embedded early in development.

The successful candidate will lead architectural design reviews, establish automated testing frameworks, and promote a shift-left culture, ensuring systems remain scalable and resilient while meeting high performance standards.

This remote-first role offers great flexibility, along with 28 days holiday and opportunities for personal development.