QA Engineer

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A growing technology business is looking to appoint a QA Engineer to join its internal technology team and help strengthen software quality, testing processes and release confidence across a business-critical platform.

This is an opportunity for a detail-oriented QA professional who enjoys structured testing, problem-solving and working closely with developers to improve software quality and platform stability.

The Role

As QA Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring new functionality is thoroughly tested, existing functionality remains stable and releases are delivered with confidence.

Working closely with software engineers, product stakeholders and business users, you will take ownership of testing activities across the software development lifecycle, helping drive a culture of quality throughout the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Feature Testing & Validation

• Review requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria before testing begins
• Validate completed development work against expected outcomes and business requirements
• Perform functional, exploratory and end-to-end testing across web-based applications
• Identify workflow issues, usability concerns, edge cases and regression risks
• Challenge assumptions and raise concerns where functionality does not align with requirements

Regression Testing & Quality Assurance

• Own regression testing activities across critical platform workflows
• Create and maintain structured regression test suites
• Ensure new releases do not negatively impact existing functionality
• Help improve platform stability and reduce production defects

Defect Management

• Create clear and structured defect reports including reproduction steps, evidence and business impact
• Work closely with development teams to investigate issues and verify resolutions
• Assist with root cause analysis and defect prevention activities
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Release & Quality Reporting

• Support release testing and deployment validation
• Provide objective feedback on software quality and release readiness
• Document testing outcomes, identified risks and outstanding issues
• Produce clear testing evidence to support release decisions

Automation & Process Improvement

• Support the development of automated testing frameworks and regression coverage
• Contribute to CI/CD quality processes and automated validation activities
• Help improve testing standards, documentation and QA procedures
• Promote continuous improvement across software delivery processes

Required Skills & Experience

• Around 3–5 years' experience within Software Testing, Quality Assurance or Test Engineering
• Experience testing web applications, SaaS products or business-critical software platforms
• Strong manual testing, regression testing and end-to-end workflow validation experience
• Experience producing structured defect reports and working directly with software developers
• Familiarity with API testing tools, browser developer tools and basic database validation techniques
• Understanding of software development lifecycles, release management and testing methodologies
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and investigative skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

Desirable Experience

• Exposure to test automation frameworks
• Experience with CI/CD environments
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and modern software architectures
• Familiarity with API testing and integration testing
• Experience supporting software quality within agile development teams

What We're Looking For

• The successful candidate will be methodical, detail-focused and highly organised.
• You'll enjoy investigating issues thoroughly, documenting findings clearly and maintaining high standards of quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• This role would suit someone who takes pride in delivering reliable, well-tested software and enjoys being a trusted voice within the engineering team.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• Regular team events and collaborative working culture
• Performance and career development reviews

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