Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Lorien
Negotiable
Undetermined
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London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior QA Engineer will be integral to a technology team focused on delivering high-quality software products and services. This role involves ensuring software quality throughout the development lifecycle, collaborating with various teams to uphold quality standards and drive continuous improvement. The position requires a strong background in software testing and automation, along with excellent communication skills. The ideal candidate will be passionate about software quality and user experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scenarios.
- Perform functional, integration, system, regression, acceptance, and operational acceptance testing.
- Identify opportunities for test automation and develop automated test solutions.
- Ensure products meet established quality standards and business requirements.
- Analyze test results, investigate defects, and provide detailed reporting to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with development teams to resolve issues and improve product quality.
- Contribute to the enhancement of QA processes, methodologies, and testing frameworks.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across quality assurance practices.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a QA Engineer, Senior QA Engineer, or Software Test Engineer.
- Strong understanding of software testing principles and best practices.
- Experience with functional and non-functional testing methodologies.
- Hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks.
- Knowledge of software development lifecycles and Agile delivery environments.
- Experience with defect tracking, test management, and reporting tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Senior QA Engineer
We are currently looking for an experienced Senior QA Engineer to join a growing technology team responsible for delivering high-quality software products and services. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring software quality throughout the development lifecycle, from requirements analysis and test planning through to execution, automation, and release validation. You will work closely with developers, product teams, and stakeholders to drive quality standards and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scenarios.
- Perform functional, integration, system, regression, acceptance, and operational acceptance testing.
- Identify opportunities for test automation and develop automated test solutions.
- Ensure products meet established quality standards and business requirements.
- Analyze test results, investigate defects, and provide detailed reporting to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with development teams to resolve issues and improve product quality.
- Contribute to the enhancement of QA processes, methodologies, and testing frameworks.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across quality assurance practices.
Required Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as a QA Engineer, Senior QA Engineer, or Software Test Engineer.
- Strong understanding of software testing principles and best practices.
- Experience with functional and non-functional testing methodologies.
- Hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks.
- Knowledge of software development lifecycles and Agile delivery environments.
- Experience with defect tracking, test management, and reporting tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams.
Preferred Experience
- Experience with performance testing and operational acceptance testing (OAT).
- Exposure to programming or scripting languages.
- Experience contributing to quality management and process improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge of data analysis, change management, and problem management practices.
If you are passionate about software quality, test automation, and delivering exceptional user experiences, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to learn more about this opportunity.