Sr QA Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Datavid
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Senior QA Engineer involves ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of complex enterprise and government software systems. The position requires a combination of hands-on testing expertise, strong automation skills, and leadership capabilities within Agile environments. The candidate will be responsible for end-to-end quality assurance, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Active Security Clearance is essential for this role, which is remote with occasional visits to a client office in London.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end quality assurance for mission-critical software systems, ensuring functional and non-functional requirements are met.
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks using technologies such as Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber BDD, JUnit, TestNG, Maven, Protractor, and JMeter.
- Plan and execute manual, automated, regression, integration, and load testing activities.
- Work closely with developers, product owners, and business analysts to refine acceptance criteria and define test strategies.
- Lead and mentor junior QA engineers; perform code and test-review sessions.
- Drive adoption of Agile testing practices (Scrum / Kanban) and continuous improvement across QA processes.
- Collaborate with DevOps engineers to integrate automated tests within CI/CD pipelines.
- Produce clear, auditable test documentation, defect reports, and test evidence for secure environments.
- Ensure compliance with UK Government standards, data-protection, and confidentiality policies.
- Participate in MarkLogic-based and other NoSQL/semantic data platform testing initiatives when applicable.
Key Skills:
- 7+ years’ experience in software testing, including 5+ years in test automation.
- Strong background in building and maintaining Java-based automation frameworks (Selenium, Cucumber, Maven, TestNG, JUnit).
- Experience with API testing (Postman, SoapUI) and performance testing (JMeter).
- Working knowledge of Agile delivery, Scrum ceremonies, and continuous testing.
- Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills; able to understand software architecture and design effective test strategies.
- Previous experience in secure or regulated domains (e.g. UK Government, Defence, Healthcare, or Financial Services).
- Proven ability to lead testing teams, coach peers, and manage QA deliverables.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills across distributed teams.
- Prior experience testing MarkLogic APIs or other NoSQL/semantic database platforms.
- Experience with Selenium and Java based testing frameworks ISTQB Foundation / Advanced Certification.
- Experience in CI/CD with Jenkins, Git, or Azure DevOps.
- Awareness of security-testing principles and compliance frameworks.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Location: Remote – UK (occassional visit to Client office based in London)
Clearance: Active Security Clearance (SC) to work in UK public sector
Employment Type: Full-time, Contract (3 months initially)
Department: Quality Assurance / Test Automation
Reports To: Technical Lead
We are seeking an experienced and security-cleared Senior QA Engineer to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of complex enterprise and government software systems. The ideal candidate combines deep hands-on testing expertise with strong automation and leadership skills, and thrives in Agile delivery environments that demand precision, collaboration, and accountability.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end quality assurance for mission-critical software systems, ensuring functional and non-functional requirements are met.
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks using technologies such as Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber BDD, JUnit, TestNG, Maven, Protractor, and JMeter.
- Plan and execute manual, automated, regression, integration, and load testing activities.
- Work closely with developers, product owners, and business analysts to refine acceptance criteria and define test strategies.
- Lead and mentor junior QA engineers; perform code and test-review sessions.
- Drive adoption of Agile testing practices (Scrum / Kanban) and continuous improvement across QA processes.
- Collaborate with DevOps engineers to integrate automated tests within CI/CD pipelines.
- Produce clear, auditable test documentation, defect reports, and test evidence for secure environments.
- Ensure compliance with UK Government standards , data-protection, and confidentiality policies.
- Participate in MarkLogic-based and other NoSQL/semantic data platform testing initiatives when applicable.
Essential Skills & Experience
- 7+ years’ experience in software testing , including 5+ years in test automation .
- Strong background in building and maintaining Java-based automation frameworks (Selenium, Cucumber, Maven, TestNG, JUnit).
- Experience with API testing (Postman, SoapUI) and performance testing (JMeter).
- Working knowledge of Agile delivery , Scrum ceremonies , and continuous testing .
- Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills; able to understand software architecture and design effective test strategies.
- Previous experience in secure or regulated domains (e.g. UK Government, Defence, Healthcare, or Financial Services).
- Proven ability to lead testing teams, coach peers, and manage QA deliverables.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills across distributed teams.
Desirable / Nice-to-Have
- Prior experience testing MarkLogic APIs or other NoSQL / semantic database platforms.
- Experience with Selenium and Java based testing frameworks ISTQB Foundation / Advanced Certification .
- Experience in CI/CD with Jenkins, Git, or Azure DevOps.
- Awareness of security-testing principles and compliance frameworks.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science , Software Engineering , or related technical discipline.
- Active or transferable Security Clearance (SC) – essential for this role.