Senior QA Engineer

Enso Recruitment; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Senior QA Engineer to join a Belfast-based tech team. This hands-on role involves designing and maintaining automated tests, collaborating closely with engineers, and leading the QA efforts within an Agile environment. Candidates should have several years of experience in automation-focused QA roles, strong communication skills, and a willingness to work in a hybrid model, with on-site requirements two to three days a week. This role offers health and dental cover as well as professional development schemes.

Benefits

Health and dental cover

Free parking

Professional development schemes

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in automation-focused QA or SDET roles.
• Practical programming or scripting skills for tests and utilities.
• Comfortable with modern build and release pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain modular automated tests.
• Embed testing into the delivery lifecycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine acceptance criteria.

Skills

Automation testing

Selenium

Front-end technologies

Documentation

Communication

Agile methodologies

Job description

Senior QA Engineer

We are currently working with a Belfast-based tech team who are looking for a new QA Engineer to join their growing organisation. The company operates in the tech-for-good space and has been expanding rapidly over the past 12 months.

They are now seeking a Senior QA Engineer with experience in automation, Selenium, and front-end technologies. This is a hands‑on position with the opportunity to work closely with engineers and take a lead role within the team. The role is hybrid, with a requirement to work on‑site two to three days per week.

Role

• Design, build and maintain modular automated tests that cover UI, API, integration and regression scenarios.
• Embed testing into the delivery lifecycle so defects are identified earlier and releases are more predictable.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers and operations teams to refine acceptance criteria and manage risk.
• Drive improvements in test reliability and speed, reduce flakiness and optimise test suites for CI.
• Lead peer reviews of test code, runbooks and test plans; provide coaching to junior testers.
• Keep clear records of test coverage, results and defect trends, and use data to influence quality decisions.

Desired Experience

• Several years’ experience in automation‑focused QA or SDET roles, with responsibility for framework design.
• Practical programming or scripting experience used to author tests and utilities.
• Familiarity with integrating automated tests into modern build and release pipelines.
• Comfortable investigating issues spanning front‑end, back‑end and APIs.
• Experience working within collaborative software teams and Agile delivery models.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.

Benefits

• Health and dental cover
• Free parking
• Professional development schemes