Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Searchability®; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 10%

25 days holiday

Pension contribution up to 8%

Hybrid working

Volunteering days

Job summary

Searchability® in London, Canary Wharf, is looking for a Senior QA Engineer to own quality within your project team. You will lead hands-on test planning, automation, execution and drive continuous improvement across the software development lifecycle.

You will design and maintain automated test scripts, help expand the automation framework and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines. You will also coach other QA Engineers and collaborate with Developers to promote a quality-first approach.

Qualifications

• Experience with Playwright, Selenium, JUnit or TestNG.
• Strong knowledge of test planning, test case design and execution.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong debugging, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience coaching or mentoring other QA Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own quality within your project team across test planning, automation, execution and continuous improvement.
• Design and maintain automated test scripts and help develop the wider automation framework.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and cover non-functional testing areas.
• Coach other QA Engineers and work closely with Developers to embed a quality-first approach.

Skills

Playwright

Selenium

JUnit/TestNG

Test planning

CI/CD integration

Debugging

Mentoring

Job description

Senior QA Engineer - London, Canary Wharf

£62,000 depending on experience

Hybrid working - 2 days per week in London, Canary Wharf

Bonus up to 10%, 25 days holiday, up to 8% pension contribution

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client operates at the heart of the UK energy sector, playing an important role in supporting the transition towards a more sustainable and affordable energy future. Their work contributes directly to the decarbonisation of electricity generation and the UK's wider Net Zero ambitions.

THE BENEFITS

Salary circa £62,000 depending on experience

Annual performance bonus of up to 10%

Up to 8% pension contribution

Hybrid working - 2 days per week in Birmingham

Flexible working options, including potential compressed working patterns

Financial support and time off for relevant study

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Three paid volunteering days per year

THE SENIOR QA ENGINEER ROLE

As a Senior QA Engineer, you'll own quality within your project team, this means taking on a hands-on role across test planning, automation, execution and continuous improvement.

You will be designing and maintaining automated test scripts, help develop the wider automation framework and integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines. As part of your role you will also cover areas including regression, performance, load and wider non-functional testing.

Alongside hands-on delivery, as a Senior you'll coach other QA Engineers and work closely with Developers to embed a quality-first approach throughout the software development lifecycle.

SENIOR QA ENGINEER - ESSENTIAL SKILLS

Experience with tools such as Playwright, Selenium, JUnit or TestNG

Strong knowledge of test planning, test case design and execution

Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines

Strong debugging, analytical and problem-solving skills

Experience coaching or mentoring other QA Engineers