Senior QA Engineer - AI-Driven Automation & Test Strategy

Arcadis; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to join our UK QA team. You will own testing across the lifecycle, collaborating with project teams, analyzing requirements, and delivering high-quality outcomes with minimal supervision.

The role emphasizes test automation using Playwright and TypeScript, risk-based coverage, and continuous quality improvements including AI-assisted testing approaches. Strong communication with stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in computer science or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management across technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience leading or coordinating testing activities across software projects.
• Experience analysing requirements, assessing testing risks, estimating testing effort, and defining test approaches.
• Experience creating and maintaining formal, auditable testing documentation in contractual, client-facing, or regulated environments.
• Strong hands-on experience developing and maintaining test automation using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Experience testing web applications, APIs, and integrated systems.
• Experience writing and executing SQL queries.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project teams and stakeholders to understand requirements, identify risks and define appropriate test approaches.
• Produce test estimates and contribute to project planning and delivery activities.
• Create and maintain formal testing artefacts, including Test Strategies, Test Plans, Test Specifications, and Test Reports, aligned with contractual and regulatory delivery requirements.
• Ensure appropriate test coverage through risk-based testing, requirements traceability, and QA best practices.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test suites and supporting frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality, efficiency and coverage through automation and AI-assisted solutions.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Requirements analysis

Test planning

Testing risk assessment

Test documentation

Leadership

SQL queries

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT or equivalent

Tools

Playwright

TypeScript

Job description

Arcadis is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to join our UK QA team. You will own testing across the lifecycle, collaborating with project teams, analyzing requirements, and delivering high-quality outcomes with minimal supervision.

The role emphasizes test automation using Playwright and TypeScript, risk-based coverage, and continuous quality improvements including AI-assisted testing approaches. Strong communication with stakeholders is essential.