Senior QA Automation Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Colchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the fitness industry is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to enhance the digital experience for their members. This role involves leading QA efforts and ensuring high standards for their mobile app through automation testing, requiring expertise in tools like Appium and Playwright.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated hands-on expertise in automation and functional exploratory testing.
• Solid experience using key QA tools on Mobile Apps.
• Strong test planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance efforts across mobile app and digital platforms.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams and suppliers to uphold testing standards.
• Maintain and evolve the mobile app test automation framework.

Skills

Automation Testing

Functional Testing

Test Planning

Quality-first Mindset

Tools

Appium

Playwright

Postman

Jira

Confluence

Job description

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Senior QA Automation Engineer, Colchester

Client: The Gym Group

Location: Colchester, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 4

Posted: 04.06.2025

Expiry Date: 19.07.2025

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 the mobile app and digital platforms.

You'll 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:

We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate hands-on expertise in both automation and functional exploratory testing, with strong test planning skills and a quality-first mindset. You should have 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