QA Engineer - Python (we have office locations in Cambridge Leeds & London)

Were seeking an experienced QA Engineer especially strong in Python and test automation to help ensure the delivery of high-quality reliable systems that exceed user this role youll be hands-on in developing executing and automating tests across a range of platforms playing a key part in maintaining and improving system quality and performance.At Genomics England the work you do is unique and has real impact – helping deliver world-leading genomic research and transforming healthcare for patients and families across the UK.Everyday responsibilities include: Follow standard software testing processes to validate and verify Genomics England products. Design build and maintain Test Automation Frameworks in Python and for APIs & WebUI performance and security testing. Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines for seamless test automation. Produce clear accurate documentation to support product and service maintenance. Apply Agile techniques to effectively deliver testing solutions. Interact with databases programmatically to retrieve and verify test data. Skills and Experience for Success: Must have strong Python programming skills and experience (this is essential.A proven ability to build and maintain reliable automated test scripts. Strong understanding of QA methodologies tools and processes. Ability to write clear and comprehensive test plans and test cases. Proven experience with AWS cloud platform required Hands-on experience across the full testing lifecycle from unit testing to user acceptance testing. Proficiency with Selenium-Python Pytest and Pytest-BDD. Familiarity with BDD methodologies. A proactive problem-solving approach and a drive for continuous learning and innovation Experience with Gitlab CI/CD Test Management (X-Ray) Monitoring (Datadog or similar) and Playwright beneficial. Strong Python experience is key and an absolute must have but any experience with other programming languages is beneficial namely Shell JavaScript Java. Qualifications : QA or testing certifications are desirable but not essential.Additional Information : Salary from: 53500Closing Date: Friday 22nd August at 23:00 (UK time)Being an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself but in order to support our people were continually improving our benefits package. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals as well as offering a benefits package including: Generous Leave: 30 days holiday plus bank holidays additional leave for long service and the option to apply for up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually (approval required).Family-Friendly: Blended working arrangements flexible working enhanced maternity paternity and shared parental leave benefits.Pension & Financial: Defined contribution pension (Genomics England double-matches up to 10% however you can contribute more if you wish) Life Assurance (3x salary) and a Give As You Earn scheme.Learning & Development: Individual learning budgets support for training and certifications and reimbursement for one annual professional subscription (approval required).Recognition & Rewards: Employee recognition programme and referral scheme.Health & Wellbeing: Subsidised gym membership a free Headspace account and access to an Employee Assistance Programme eye tests flu jabs.Equal opportunities and our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace Genomics England is actively committed to providing and supporting an inclusive environment that promotes equity diversity and inclusion best practice both within our community and in any other area where we have influence. We are proud of our diverse community where everyone can come to work and feel welcomed and treated with respect regardless of any disability ethnicity gender gender identity religion sexual orientation or social background. Genomics Englands policies of non-discrimination and equity and will be applied fairly to all people regardless of age disability gender identity or reassignment marital or civil partnership status being pregnant or recently becoming a parent race religion or beliefs sex or sexual orientation length of service whether full or part-time or employed under a permanent or a fixed-term contract or any other relevant factor.  Genomics England does not tolerate any form of discrimination harassment victimisation or bullying at work. Such behaviour is contrary toour virtues undermines our mission and core values and diminishes the dignity respect and integrity of all parties.  Our People policies outline our commitment to inclusivity. We aim to remove barriers in our recruitment processes and to be flexible with our interview processes. Should you require any adjustments that may help you to fully participate in the recruitment process we encourage you to discuss this with us. Blended working modelGenomics England operates a blended working model as we know our people appreciate the flexibility that hybrid working can bring. We expect most people to come into the office a minimum of 2 times each month. However this will vary according to role and will be agreed with your team leader. There is no expectation that people will return to the office full time unless they want to however some of our roles require full time on site attendance e.g. lab teams reception team. Our teams and squads have and will continue to reflect on what works best for them to work together successfully and have the freedom to design working patterns to suit beyond the minimum. Our office locations are: Canary Wharf Cambridge and Leeds.Onboarding background checksAs part of our recruitment process all successful candidates are subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.  We therefore require applicants to disclose any previous offences at point of application as some unspent convictions may mean we are unable to proceed with your application due to the nature of our work in healthcare. Remote Work : NoEmployment Type : Full-time Key Skills Corporate Communications,Apache Commons,Community Support,Jira,Java Department / Functional Area: Engineering Experience: years Vacancy: 1