Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Digital Waffle; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Waffle is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to enhance quality across a range of digital products, including web applications and enterprise platforms. The ideal candidate will possess over 5 years of experience in software testing and be adept at automated testing across various layers.

This hybrid position in the West Midlands requires strong manual testing capabilities and a solid understanding of modern quality engineering practices. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply with their CV.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software testing experience.
• Hands-on automation across UI, API, and integration layers.
• Experience testing web apps, SaaS platforms, and client-facing digital products.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automated tests across UI, API, and integration layers.
• Improve regression coverage to support fast, confident releases.
• Shape and refine testing standards across delivery teams.

Skills

Automated testing

Risk-based testing

Manual testing

Performance testing

Security testing

Accessibility testing

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Postman

REST Assured

GitLab CI

Job description

We’re seeking a Senior Test Engineer who can strengthen quality across multiple digital products, from web applications to enterprise platforms. This role suits someone who understands modern quality practices, and knows when manual testing adds the most value.

Role: Senior QA

Location: West Midlands/Hybrid

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain automated tests across UI, API, and integration layers
• Improve regression coverage to support fast, confident releases
• Shape and refine testing standards across delivery teams
• Work with engineering, product, and design to define testable requirements and surface risks early
• Perform targeted manual and exploratory testing where automation isn’t suitable
• Provide clear, risk‑based insights for release decisions
• Apply security awareness (including OWASP) and support lightweight threat‑modelling
• Identify accessibility issues and test against WCAG guidelines

What You Bring

• 5+ years in software testing experience
• Hands‑on automation across UI, API, and integration layers
• Experience testing web apps, SaaS platforms, and client‑facing digital products
• Practical performance testing experienceFamiliarity with tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Postman, and REST Assured
• Experience with CI pipelines (e.g., GitLab)
• Solid understanding of risk‑based testing and modern quality engineering
• Working knowledge of security testing and accessibility standards

If you are interested, apply with your CV today