Software Engineer in Test

dmg media; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ holiday

Pension plan and life cover

Onsite gym and healthcare facilities

Job summary

Mail Technology, the IT service provider for the dmg media group, is hiring for a permanent QA Automation Specialist in London. This role focuses on group-wide e-commerce projects, collaborating with Mail brands to deliver automated testing and improve software quality.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in QA automation, expertise in Playwright, WebdriverIO, Cucumber, Appium, and solid DevOps collaboration experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ hands-on experience in a QA automation role.
• Experience in Agile testing practices.
• Proficiency with Playwright, WebdriverIO, Cucumber (BDD) and Appium.

Responsibilities

• Be hands-on in creating and managing test automation suites for business partners.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and QA to transform repetitive tasks into reusable solutions.
• Work with DevOps to manage solutions from development through deployment.
• Pair with other testers to solve problems and communicate progress, risks, and issues.
• Create automation frameworks from scratch for regression testing and maintain existing suites.
• Set up and execute automated and manual test scenarios for new and ongoing projects.
• Build RTM mapping for automation test scripts and track defects to closure.
• Follow best practices to ensure software quality during regression and end-to-end testing.

Skills

Playwright

WebdriverIO

Cucumber (BDD)

Appium

Git

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Docker

JMeter

Agile testing

Communication

Tools

Playwright

WebdriverIO

Cucumber (BDD)

Appium

Git

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Docker

JMeter

Job description

Location: DMGT HQ - High Street Kensington, London

Position: Permanent

Mail Technology is the IT service provider for the dmg media group of companies owned by DMGT (Daily Mail & General Trust). These include many well-known and widely loved brands such as Daily Mail, Mail Online, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, and The i Paper. Through our national newspapers, websites, and mobile services, we connect with over 45% of the UK’s adult population, with more than 130 million consumer touchpoints per month.

This role will focus on group-wide e-commerce projects, working across multiple Mail brands and products. It is a collaborative environment offering strong input and opportunities to build experience and take on broader responsibilities across the business.

Main Responsibilities

• Be hands-on in creating and managing test automation suites as required by business partners
• Work closely with Project Managers and the QA team to identify and transform repetitive QA tasks into reusable solutions
• Collaborate with DevOps to manage solutions from development through to deployment
• Pair with other testers to solve problems
• Communicate progress, risks, and issues effectively
• Create automation frameworks from scratch for regression testing and maintain existing automation suites
• Set up and execute both automated and manual test scenarios for new and ongoing projects
• Build RTM (Requirements Traceability Matrix) mapping for automation test scripts
• Track and manage automation defects through to closure
• Follow best practices to ensure software quality during regression and end-to-end testing

Person Specification

• Minimum of 5 years’ hands-on experience in a similar role
• Experience working in Agile teams with a strong understanding of Agile testing practices
• Proficiency in Playwright, WebdriverIO, Cucumber (BDD), and Appium
• Experience with Git (source control)
• Experience with Jenkins (job builder/runner)
• Experience with GitHub Actions/Workflows
• Basic knowledge of performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter) and visual regression testing
• Basic knowledge of Docker
• Experience testing high-transaction, high-volume applications, including data security and test management
• Previous experience designing and developing test frameworks and maintaining test suites
• Experience using JIRA and test management tools for bug tracking and test case management
• Strong understanding of automation best practices and methodologies
• Strong technical understanding of web front-end, back-end services, and databases (networking knowledge is a plus)
• Excellent communication skills to articulate testing practices and report progress, risks, and issues
• Detail-oriented with a continuous learning mindset and focus on optimisation
• Experience working closely with DevOps and Product Owners
• Ability to perform or oversee manual testing when required
• Proactive in refactoring and improving code quality

Package Description

Our benefits package increases the longer you’ve been with us. Here’s what to expect:

• 25 days’ holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30)
• Pension plan and life cover
• Discounts on online shopping, dining cards and vouchers, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Onsite gym, subsidised canteen and onsite nurse and GP clinics

Plus much more...

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.