Senior QA Automation Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the fitness sector is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to enhance the digital experiences for their 1 million members. The role demands hands-on expertise in automation and a solid grasp of QA tools, particularly in mobile app testing. Joining the team means playing a critical role in developing a seamless digital environment, improving testing standards, and leading automated testing efforts, all while being part of an innovative culture focused on quality.

Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise in automation and functional exploratory testing.
• Solid experience with key QA tools for Mobile Apps.
• Strong test planning skills and a quality-first mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance efforts for mobile apps and digital platforms.
• Improve testing standards in collaboration with internal teams and external suppliers.
• Maintain and evolve the mobile app test automation framework.

Skills

Automation testing

Functional exploratory testing

Test planning

Quality-first mindset

Tools

Appium

Playwright

Postman

Confluence

Continuous Integration tools

Job description

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Troi Search is delighted to be working exclusively with The Gym Group in their search for a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join the team.

The Senior QA Engineer will play a key role in ensuring a seamless, high-quality digital experience for The Gym Group's 1 million members by leading quality assurance efforts across mobile apps and digital platforms.

You will work closely with internal teams and external suppliers to uphold and improve testing standards, with a strong focus on maintaining and evolving their mobile app test automation framework built on Appium.

Key requirements:

• Hands-on expertise in automation and functional exploratory testing, with strong test planning skills and a quality-first mindset.
• Solid experience using key QA tools on Mobile Apps, including:
• Appium
• Playwright
• Postman (API Platform)
• Confluence for test and project documentation
• Continuous Integration tools

Bonus points for experience with:

• An object-oriented programming language such as C# or Java
• Lighthouse for performance testing (scripting and CI integration)
• Sonar for security analysis (scripting and CI integration)
• Lucidchart or Miro for visual test documentation
• Jira/Confluence or similar tools for managing user stories and sprint tasks