
Senior QA Engineer
- Shirebrook, Derbyshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Think without limits - Think fast, think fearlessly, and take the team with you
- Own it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the results
- Be relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet
- Apply Quality Engineering principles to shift quality left and right across the SDLC.
- Define and implement test strategies covering both functional and non-functional requirements.
- Develop and maintain automated tests using Playwright.
- Lead performance, load, and scalability testing using tools like k6.
- Integrate quality checks into CI/CD pipelines, supporting fast and safe delivery.
- Leverage observability tools (logs, metrics, traces) for system monitoring and feedback loops.
- Drive risk-based testing approaches, focusing on what matters most to the business.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure security, usability, and resilience are factored into early designs.
- Use BDD and collaboration techniques to align teams around shared quality goals.
- Mentor and support the team in modern QE practices and system thinking.
- Solid experience with automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
- Confident in either Javascript or Typescript.
- Deep knowledge of performance testing using k6, JMeter, or similar.
- Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) in a test capacity.
- Understanding of security testing practices and familiarity with tools like OWASP ZAP.
- Integration of test processes within CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.
- Working knowledge of API testing, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
- Experience using BDD frameworks (e.g., Cucumber) and Jira/Test Management tools.
- Strong believer in team ownership of quality and collaborative engineering culture.
- Effective communicator who can influence and drive best practices across teams.
- Curious mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.
- Comfortable in fast-paced agile environments and with cross-functional collaboration.
- Strong system-level thinking and ability to connect technical quality to customer experience.