Senior Quality Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UK is seeking a Quality Engineer to enhance their software testing processes. You'll be responsible for developing automation frameworks and integrating tests into the CI/CD pipeline. The ideal candidate has a strong background in testing and programming with Python and Java, and is eager to contribute to a diverse and inclusive team. The position offers a hybrid working pattern and competitive salaries ranging from £81,999 to £91,110.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Discounted shopping

30 days' holiday

Parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Experience with building and maintaining automation frameworks.
• Strong programming proficiency in Python, Typescript, and Java.
• Experience with REST API development and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Drive advanced software testing techniques.
• Develop robust automation suites.
• Incorporate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline.

Skills

Testing & Quality Assurance

Building automation frameworks

Exploratory testing

Programming proficiency in Python

Agile tools (Jira, Confluence)

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Junit

Git

Job description

SALARY:
Regional: £70,929–£78,810 pa
London: £81,999-£91,110 pa
LOCATIONS: Edinburgh, Bristol & London
HOURS: Full-time – 35 hours per week
WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid – 40% (or two days) in one of our office locations above.

ABOUT US

Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…

A BOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

Are you a Quality Engineer looking for your next role? We’ve got some exciting opportunities for Quality Engineers to join across multiple platforms.

Every day will bring something new. In these roles, you’ll get to:

Drive advanced software testing techniques using experience to apply test approaches such as risk based testing

Develop robust automation suites in Java/Typescript/Python using the defined LBG automation framework, solve complex framework issues, and extend existing frameworks when required

Incorporate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline.

Apply the Automation Test Strategy to the applications under test

Perform exploratory testing

Design & execute different types of complex Non-Functional testing

Create, execute and report test cases via an API, using the defined LBG test management system

Create or accurately request complex test data, taking into account referential integrity and metadata

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you have experience in the following areas, we’d love to hear from you:

Testing & Quality Assurance

Building and maintaining automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Pytest, JUnit, Appium, RestAssured)

Exploratory, functional and non-functional, and accessibility testing (performance, security, etc.)

Creating, executing, and reporting test cases using tools like Xray

Integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines

Managing test data and environments

Programming & Tools

Strong programming proficiency in Python, Typescript & Java.

Experience with REST API development and microservice Architectures and React, NodeJS or PLSQL would be desirable.

Experience with Agile tools (Jira, Confluence)

Source code management (Git, GitHub)

Mentoring and knowledge sharing within multi-skilled teams

Driving process improvements and adopting a continuous learning mindset

And any experience of these would be really useful

Cloud experience (preferably GCP) including tools such as Composer, Dataflow, BigQuery, Harness, Docker.

ABOUT WORKING FOR US

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance

Share schemes including free shares

Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you!

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

About the company

For over 250 years we’ve been making a difference to the lives of customers, businesses and communities. Today, we're still driven by our purpose of helping Britain prosper.We're part of an ever-changing industry and are currently on a journey to shape the financial services of the future, whilst supporting our customers’ changing needs.The scale and reach of our Group means we can offer a broad range of opportunities to learn, grow and develop. Our values-led culture and approach to inclusion and diversity means we can all make a real difference together.

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