Senior QA Automation Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is searching for a Senior QA Automation Engineer in Stoke-on-Trent to enhance the digital experience for their users. This role involves leading quality assurance efforts for mobile applications, ensuring top-notch testing standards, and collaborating with both internal teams and suppliers. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in automation, particularly using tools like Appium, with additional bonus points for programming knowledge.

Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise in automation and functional exploratory testing.
• Strong test planning skills.
• Experience with mobile app QA tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance efforts across mobile app and digital platforms.
• Maintain and evolve the mobile app test automation framework using Appium.
• Work closely with internal teams and external suppliers.

Skills

Automation Testing

Exploratory Testing

Test Planning

Quality-First Mindset

Tools

Appium

Playwright

Postman

Confluence

Continuous Integration Tools

Job description

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Senior QA Automation Engineer, Stoke-on-Trent

Client:

The Gym Group

Location:

Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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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 mobile app 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:

We’re looking for someone with hands-on expertise in automation and functional exploratory testing, strong test planning skills, and a quality-first mindset. Experience with key QA tools for Mobile Apps includes:

• 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