Senior QA Test Engineer

Client Server; Bracknell; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Healthcare

Pension

Job summary

Client Server in Bracknell is seeking a Senior QA Test Engineer to drive automated and manual testing for a major rebuild of an international payments platform. The role focuses on automation using Playwright with web and mobile testing.

You will own testing from planning through to release, mentor peers, and contribute to QA best practices while leveraging cloud environments (AWS). Hybrid work with in-office presence in Bracknell twice a week.

Qualifications

• Strong QA and test automation experience.
• Experience with Playwright; Cypress acceptable with willingness to learn.
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript or Python and C# as relevant.
• Ability to own testing across projects and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Own automated and manual testing, with automation as the primary focus.
• Build and maintain robust Playwright automation frameworks and end-to-end tests.
• Test applications across web and mobile; mobile experience is desirable but not essential.
• Take ownership of testing for projects and deliveries from planning through to release.
• Identify opportunities to improve test coverage, frameworks and QA processes.
• Use AI tooling to enhance automation, development and code reviews.
• Contribute to QA best practice and mentor others where appropriate.

Skills

QA testing

Test automation

Playwright

Cypress

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

AWS

Mentoring

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

AWS

Job description

Senior QA Test Engineer (Manual / Automation Playwright Web Mobile) Bracknell to £70k

Opportunity for a skilled QA Test Engineer to join a major rebuild of a leading international payments platform, working within the Corporate Payments division.

Your role:

• Own automated and manual testing, with automation as the primary focus
• Build and maintain robust Playwright automation frameworks and end-to-end tests
• Test applications across web and mobile; mobile experience is desirable but not essential
• Take ownership of testing for projects and deliveries from planning through to release
• Identify opportunities to improve test coverage, frameworks and QA processes
• Use AI tooling such as Claude and GitHub Copilot to enhance automation, development and code reviews
• Contribute to QA best practice and mentor others where appropriate

Location / WFH:

You can work from most of the time, joining colleagues in the Bracknell office twice a week.

About you:

• You have strong experience in QA / Test Automation
• You have Playwright experience, will also consider Cypress if you're happy to learn
• You have experience with C#, TypeScript, JavaScript or Python
• You can take ownership and lead testing across projects and deliveries
• You have experience within cloud environments, AWS preferred
• You're collaborative with great communication skills
• Seniority is based on capability rather than years of experience, you'll need to demonstrate technical ownership, project leadership, mentoring and the ability to operate as a senior member of the team

What's in it for you:

• Salary to £70k + bonus
• 23 days holiday, rising to 28 + your birthday off
• Pension, Life Assurance, Income Protection, Critical Illness Cover
• Healthcare