Senior QA Engineer

UNRVLD; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital experience agency is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to ensure quality delivery for clients. This role involves designing and executing automated tests while collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in automation testing, excellent problem-solving skills, and a passion for programming. With a hybrid working pattern and a focus on diversity, this position offers the chance to work in a vibrant, modern environment.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days leave with trading scheme

Pension scheme

Private Healthcare Insurance

9-day fortnight option

Employee Assistance programme

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

Flexible working arrangements

Cycle to work scheme

Electric Vehicle scheme

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in QA with focus on automation.
• Proficiency in C#, JavaScript or Python.
• Experience with automated testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain automated test scripts.
• Collaborate with project teams on tooling choices.
• Execute automated test suites to identify bugs.

Skills

Automation Testing

Problem-Solving

Programming

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

ISTQB Certification

Tools

Cypress

Playwright

Robot Framework

Ghost Inspector

BrowserStack

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Senior QA Engineer to play a crucial role in ensuring quality delivery to our clients.

As the Senior QA Engineer, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to design, develop and execute automated tests scripts as well as contribute to the overall testing strategy when choosing appropriate tooling and making decisions around suitable automation framework.

The Senior QA Engineer role would be a great fit for you if you have these traits:

• Strong background in automation testing

• Excellent problem-solving skills

• Passion for working out complex issues.

• Interest in programming

• Perseverance for conquering challenges

• Excellent communicator able to train, educate and inform stakeholders of all levels

*This role can be based at one of our offices located in London, Leeds, Cardiff, Manchester, Lithuania or Belfast. With a hybrid working pattern of 2 days in the office.

Experience and skills required:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in QA with focus on automation

• Strong proficiency in programming languages e.g. C#, JavaScript or Python

• Experience with automated testing tools/frameworks such as Cypress, Playwright, Robot framework, Ghost Inspector

• Relevant CMS knowledge (Sitecore, Optimizely or Contentful)

• Experience in complete commerce platforms (Shopify)

• ISTQB certification

• BrowserStack

If this sounds like you, please do read on.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain automated test scripts using industry-standard tools and frameworks.

• Collaborate with all members of the project team to understand project requirements and recommend the best tooling / frameworks with regards to automation

• Execute and maintain automated test suites and analyze results to identify bugs before deployments of any releases to Staging / Production can go ahead.

• Ensure automated testcases provide coverage of all aspects of regression testing and increase our ability to deploy sprint work faster while reducing any risks

• Defects identified and raised to internal standards.

• Running effective training sessions for the rest of the QA team related to all technical aspects of the role e.g. automation, load testing, accessibility etc.

• API testing (manual and automated)

• Performance testing (manual or automated)

• Accessibility testing

• Sharp focus on the overall delivery goal

• The automated test strategy of the agency is regularly reviewed, including assessing and validating tooling and processes

• Assist rest of QA team with manual test execution during busy periods

We offer:

• Excellent competitive salary based on your experience.

• Discretionary Professional Services annual bonus

• 25 days leave with the opportunity to buy and sell through our trading scheme.

• Pension scheme

• Private Healthcare Insurance via Bupa

• 9day Fortnight – work your hours over 9 days and take the 10th day off

• Opportunity to work flexibly, we offer a hybrid working arrangement of 2 days in your local office

• Vibrant, modern offices located in London, Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff, Belfast and Lithuania.

• Employee Assistance programme (EAP)

• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

• Perkbox benefit - where you have access to over 1,000 perks and discounts to make your money go further

• Training and development

• Cycle to work scheme

• Electric Vehicle scheme

• Eyecare vouchers & Annual flu vaccination

Our commitment to diversity, equality & inclusion:

We’re an equal opportunities employer who celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We want to ensure that our hiring process is accessible throughout, so, if you need reasonable adjustments for any part of the application and interview process, please contact the talent team at [e-mail] to let us know the nature of your request.

About us

UNRVLD is a digital experience and technology agency that puts business outcomes first. We work with results driven organisations of all types and sizes, where digital experience is business critical.

Our mission is to deliver the outcomes organisations need to become truly unrivalled – enabling them to set a new standard within their industry. Our service offer is built around two core pillars of; full digital transformation, including new digital product creation and the optimisation programmes designed to maximise the performance of existing digital platforms and technology.

UNRVLD has a deep and rich digital heritage with over 22 years of market experience. We have some of the best talent in the industry working with us and have never lost sight of who we are and where we want to get to. Our aim is to be as much about people with purpose as it is about the organisations we work for.

We are at a pivotal moment in our journey as we plan significant and strategic growth supported by a highly experienced Executive and Non-Executive Board and, combined with a team of highly skilled, committed, and collaborative individuals driven to deliver valuable business outcomes for the clients we serve.