Senior Quality Engineer: Test Automation & Risk

DRPG; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DRPG is seeking a senior test automation professional to design, build, and refine automated test coverage across UI, API, and integration layers. You will shape quality strategies, drive regression automation, and work closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to ensure robust delivery.

In this hands-on role, you’ll apply OWASP Top 10 awareness, perform accessibility testing against WCAG, and promote risk-based testing practices within an agile delivery environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software testing, with clear senior-level experience in test automation.
• Strong hands-on experience designing and maintaining automation across UI, API, and integration layers.
• Experience with regression automation in fast-moving delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated test coverage across UI, API, and integration layers.
• Contribute to reliable regression automation that supports confident change and release readiness.

Skills

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Postman

REST Assured

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

Python

GitLab CI

risk-based testing

OWASP Top 10

WCAG testing

AI-assisted workflows

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Postman

REST Assured

GitLab CI

Job description

DRPG is seeking a senior test automation professional to design, build, and refine automated test coverage across UI, API, and integration layers. You will shape quality strategies, drive regression automation, and work closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to ensure robust delivery.

In this hands-on role, you’ll apply OWASP Top 10 awareness, perform accessibility testing against WCAG, and promote risk-based testing practices within an agile delivery environment.