Senior Test Engineer
Posted Today by Randstad Technologies Recruitment
£500 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
London
Summary: The Senior Test Engineer role in London is designed for a technical QA expert who will lead the implementation of testing frameworks and ensure quality across large-scale projects. This position emphasizes building automated test solutions, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with development teams to integrate quality into the code. The role offers high autonomy and requires significant experience in both manual and automated testing techniques. Candidates must also be eligible for SC clearance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement robust automated test solutions from scratch.
- Oversee testing activities for major project streams, ensuring high standards are met.
- Collaborate with Architects and Developers to integrate quality into the code.
- Identify gaps in automation coverage and toolset, then address them.
- Guide junior engineers in best practices for testing.
Key Skills:
- Significant experience in software testing within structured development environments.
- Expertise in both manual and automated testing techniques.
- Strong knowledge of test automation frameworks and scripting.
- Proven experience leading testing activities on complex projects.
- Ability to mentor and support junior colleagues.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Proficiency with test management and defect tracking tools.
- Eligibility for SC clearance.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and containerization (desirable).
- Experience in Performance or Security testing (desirable).
- ISTQB Advanced Level or equivalent certification (desirable).
Salary (Rate): £500/day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Are you a technical QA powerhouse looking for a high-autonomy role in London? We are looking for a Senior Test Engineer to lead the technical implementation of our client testing frameworks and drive quality across complex, large-scale projects.
Rate- up to £500 a day Outside IR35
Location: London (Hybrid: 2-3 days/week)
Focus: Framework Implementation, Automation, and CI/CD Integration
The Role
As a Senior Test Engineer, you will be the technical authority on how we test. You will:
- Build & Scale: Design and implement robust automated test solutions from scratch.
- Lead by Example: Oversee testing activities for major project streams, ensuring high standards are met.
- Embed Quality: Collaborate with Architects and Devs to bake quality into the code-not just test it later.
- Drive Improvement: Identify gaps in our automation coverage and toolset, then fix them.
- Mentor: Guide junior engineers in best practices, from clean code in scripts to effective manual exploratory testing.
What You Bring
Essential:
- Significant experience in software testing within structured development environments.
- Expertise in both manual and automated testing techniques.
- Strong knowledge of test automation frameworks and scripting.
- Proven experience leading testing activities on complex projects.
- Ability to mentor and support junior colleagues.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Proficiency with test management and defect tracking tools.
- You must be eligible for SC clearance
Desirable:
- Hands-on with CI/CD pipelines and containerization
- Experience in Performance or Security testing.
- ISTQB Advanced Level or equivalent certification.
Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.