Senior Test Engineer

Senior Test Engineer

Shirebrook +1 Full-Time No home office possible
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Senior QA Engineer

About the Role

We\โ€™re looking for a Senior QA Engineer who brings a strong mix of manual and automation testing skills, with the added ability to mentor teammates and provide leadership within the QA function.

You\โ€™ll join a cross-functional team working on web and mobile platforms, where testing isn\โ€™t an afterthought but a key part of how we build. If you\โ€™re passionate about collaboration, continuous improvement, and embedding quality at every stage of the development lifecycle, this role is for you.

What You\โ€™ll Do

  • Plan, design, and execute manual and automated test cases for web and mobile apps.
  • Build and maintain automated test suites using Playwright.
  • Work closely with developers, designers, and product managers to embed quality from the start.
  • Apply BDD practices (e.g., Cucumber, SpecFlow) to create clear acceptance criteria and shared understanding.
  • Perform exploratory, regression, and smoke testing across environments.
  • Partner with DevOps to integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Provide insights on performance and security testing approaches.
  • Log defects clearly, ensuring quick and effective resolutions.
  • Act as a champion for \โ€Quality at Source\โ€ across the team.
  • Support and mentor junior QA engineers, sharing best practices and encouraging continuous learning.

What We\โ€™re Looking For

  • 4+ years\โ€™ experience in software testing (manual + automation).
  • Experience testing mobile applications.
  • Strong proficiency with Playwright and JavaScript.
  • Skilled in using BDD frameworks for collaboration.
  • Solid grounding in Agile/Lean quality engineering practices.
  • Familiarity with performance and security testing concepts.
  • Proficiency with JIRA, Git, and CI/CD tools.
  • Excellent communication skills, with a collaborative, team-first mindset.
  • Previous mentoring or team lead experience is highly desirable.

Nice to Have

  • Experience in the retail domain or customer-facing product teams.
  • Knowledge of monitoring, analytics, or observability tools.
  • Exposure to testing in microservices architectures.

Why Join Us?

  • Work on impactful products in a fast-moving retail environment.
  • Play a senior role, with opportunities to mentor and shape QA practices.
  • Be part of a team where quality and collaboration are at the heart of development.
  • Hybrid flexibility, with room to grow your leadership and automation expertise.

Locations

Shirebrook England
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Brookwood Recruitment Ltd Recruiting Team

Senior Test Engineer
Brookwood Recruitment Ltd
Location: Shirebrook
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