Senior Quality Engineer

Lloyds Bank plc; Wellington; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Lloyds Bank is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer who will play a key role in delivering quality software solutions while driving the automation test strategy for enhanced productivity. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in software testing, Agile practices, and automation tools, contributing to innovative financial services.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution

Annual bonus award

Share schemes

30 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives

Generous parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Experience in automation testing and Agile methodologies.
• Proficiency in coding languages, particularly JavaScript/Typescript.
• Experience creating test frameworks in a DevOps environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive quality software solutions into production with a focus on automation.
• Develop strategies to improve test automation practices.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to collaborative Agile teams.

Skills

Software Testing

Automation Test Strategy

Agile Testing

Tools

Playwright

Jira

UFT

LoadRunner

Burpsuite

Axe

SauceLabs

Job description

End Date
Sunday 22 June 2025

Salary Range
£70,929 - £78,810

We support flexible working - click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options
Hybrid Working

Job Description Summary

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Senior Quality Engineer

SALARY: £74,000 - £80,000

LOCATION(S): Leeds

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in one of the above locations

About this opportunity

Lloyds Banking Group are transforming the way we do Engineering. We've created "LBG Labs" and we're building multi-functional, collaborative teams giving them freedom to bring technology to the forefront of our business. This will help us create new, and improve existing, products and services to help us really make a difference to our customers.

As Senior Quality Engineer, you'll play a key role in driving quality software solutions into production. You'll aim to deliver exciting customer driven solutions whilst reducing risk by coaching the team to embed quality engineering in every phase of the software delivery lifecycle.

You'll build the team strategy for making the most effective use of test automation for functional and non-functional testing. . You'll balance hands on automation expertise with coaching and building up Quality Engineering standards.

Here's where you'll make a difference:

• Deliver exciting customer driven solutions whilst reducing risk by implementing the right level of engineering artefacts through Agile testing where automation is key

• Driving our quality software solutions into production

• Endorse modern testing approaches

• Delivering real value in the way that we improve our automation

• Contribute to Guilds such as Security, Accessibility,, Test Automation, Engineering according to your strengths and interests

• Be a Quality engineering champion within Lloyds

About us

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.

What you'll need

We like people who come from a variety of backgrounds and having a diverse team. To be considered for the role as a minimum we would need to see the following in this rough order of priority:

• Software Testing: drives advanced software testing techniques using experience to apply test approaches such as risk based testing where appropriate and communicate the approach used clearly so that stakeholders understand any risk associated with the test approach used

• A passion to lead quality engineering and automation test strategy with focus on Playwright tooling for functional test automation, developing robust automation suites in Typescript using the defined LBG automation framework

• Extensive experience within a modern quality engineering role, with a good knowledge of the full development lifecycle and mentoring junior members of staff

• Experience working within collaborative Agile feature teams and reporting to management as required, mainly using Jira tool

• Proficiency in 1 or 2 coding languages, preferably including JavaScript/Typescript

• Experience in creating test frameworks in a DevOps environment

• Experience of both functional and non-functional testing

• Experience in any of the following tools would also be welcomed: UFT, LoadRunner, Burpsuite, Axe, SauceLabs

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

Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.

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.