Senior QA Automation Engineer — Lead Testing & Automation

Acorn Insurance Ltd; West Kirby; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days holiday

Mental health support

Career development

Hybrid working

Flexible benefits

Recognition awards

Job summary

Acorn Insurance Ltd in Liverpool is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to drive automation across web and mobile platforms and manage day-to-day QA activities for a customer-facing motor insurance product.

You will own the automation roadmap, champion mobile automation practices, and mentor junior team members to ensure high-quality, timely delivery of quote-to-buy journeys, mobile apps, and the customer portal.

Qualifications

• Experienced user of automated test suites (Playwright web and Maestro mobile).
• Knowledge of BrowserStack, TestFlight and Intune for mobile testing desirable.
• Demonstrated experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to work within cross-functional teams and mentor juniors.
• Skilled in functional, regression, integration and cross-browser testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites with Playwright and Maestro.
• Define and implement automation framework architecture.
• Identify high-value automation opportunities across journeys.
• Integrate automated tests into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and maintain API test automation for backend services.
• Lead mobile automation initiatives using Maestro.
• Manage mobile testing across iOS and Android with BrowserStack, TestFlight, Intune.
• Ensure end-to-end quality for squad deliverables across tests.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners and BA to ensure testability.
• Execute exploratory and risk-based testing for new features.
• Validate integrations with payment gateways and external data providers.
• Mentor junior QA and conduct code reviews.
• Define and track quality metrics and drive process improvements.

Skills

Automation testing

Mentoring

Cross-functional teamwork

Quality assurance

Test planning

Tools

Playwright

Maestro

BrowserStack

TestFlight

Intune

Azure DevOps

Job description

Acorn Insurance Ltd in Liverpool is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to drive automation across web and mobile platforms and manage day-to-day QA activities for a customer-facing motor insurance product.

You will own the automation roadmap, champion mobile automation practices, and mentor junior team members to ensure high-quality, timely delivery of quote-to-buy journeys, mobile apps, and the customer portal.