Software QA Engineer

Spectrum IT Recruitment; Vale of White Horse; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a QA Engineer with strong hands-on experience in C# and test automation tools like Selenium or Playwright. This hybrid role offers the opportunity to shape the automation framework for a Microsoft 365 solution while collaborating closely with Agile teams. The ideal candidate will have over 2 years of experience in software testing and be proficient in API testing and performance testing. Excellent communication skills are required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in software testing with a focus on test automation.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Kanban teams and shift-left testing principles.
• Proficient in using performance and security testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and maintain a test automation framework using Playwright or Selenium.
• Write maintainable test scripts.
• Conduct exploratory testing during feature development.
• Support performance testing efforts.

Skills

C#

Test automation

Agile

Playwright

Selenium

API testing

Performance testing

Collaboration skills

Tools

Visual Studio

Azure Load Testing

JMeter

Locust

Git

Job description

Excellent opportunity for a QA Engineer with strong hands-on experience in C#, Visual Studio. If you enjoy working across both frontend and backend systems, are passionate about automation then this could be the ideal role for you.

About the Role

In this position, you'll be a key contributor to the quality assurance efforts of a cutting-edge Microsoft 365 solution. You'll help shape the technical direction of the automation framework and support the evolution of quality engineering practices within the QA team.

Working in an Agile/Kanban environment, you will collaborate closely with developers and product owners, write and review automated test cases, and help drive best practices in testing and quality assurance. You'll also play a role in evaluating and implementing tools such as Playwright as the team transitions from Selenium.

This is a hybrid role, primarily remote with scheduled monthly in-office collaboration days.

Key Responsibilities

• Enhance and maintain an evolving test automation framework using Playwright or Selenium
• Write clear, maintainable test scripts
• Collaborate in Agile ceremonies, providing early feedback on testability and quality concerns
• Expand and maintain regression and feature test suites
• Conduct exploratory testing during feature development
• Review test automation code and contribute to internal test tools and utilities
• Support performance testing efforts using tools such as Azure Load Testing, JMeter, or Locust
• Contribute to backend/API testing and assist with security testing initiatives

Skills and experience required

• 2+ years of experience in software testing with a focus on test automation
• Proficiency in C# and automation tools like Selenium or Playwright
• Experience working within Agile/Kanban teams and a strong understanding of shift-left testing principles
• Strong knowledge of API testing and backend system validation
• Familiarity with performance and security testing tools and best practices
• Comfortable using Git and modern version control workflows
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills