At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead quality assurance efforts and design automation frameworks for a cutting-edge digital platform.
- Company: Join a growing digital platform organisation focused on technology transformation.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, high ownership, and influence in a collaborative tech environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for mentorship and career growth in a forward-thinking team.
- Why this job: Shape quality standards and make a real impact in a modern engineering function.
- Qualifications: 6+ years in test automation, strong programming skills, and experience with CI/CD pipelines.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
We are working with a growing digital platform organisation undergoing a major technology transformation. They are investing heavily in modern engineering practices and are looking to hire a Senior QA Engineer to play a key role in shaping quality across their platform. This is a high-impact position where you'll take ownership of test strategy, automation architecture, and release quality, working closely with engineering and product teams to ensure high standards across critical user journeys.
As a Senior QA Engineer, you'll operate as a technical leader within quality engineering, responsible for defining how testing is approached across a distributed digital platform. You'll design scalable automation frameworks, influence engineering standards, and ensure robust validation across both frontend and backend systems.
Key Responsibilities:- Design and implement integration and system-level testing strategies across a modern digital platform
- Build and maintain test automation frameworks covering UI, API, and service-level validation
- Define the automation approach and test coverage model across core user journeys
- Own CI/CD quality gates, including release criteria, pipeline health, and test stability
- Investigate production issues and feed insights back into test coverage and quality improvements
- Collaborate with engineers, architects, and product teams on quality strategy and design decisions
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other QA engineers
- Leverage modern AI-assisted development and testing tools to enhance productivity and coverage
We're looking for a hands-on senior QA engineer with strong technical capability and a passion for building scalable quality solutions.
Key Skills & Experience:- Proven experience in end-to-end test automation in production environments (6+ years)
- Strong programming skills in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or C#
- Experience designing test frameworks and automation architecture
- Solid API and UI automation experience (e.g. Playwright, Cypress, or similar)
- Strong understanding of SQL and data validation techniques
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) including release gating
- Knowledge of non-functional testing (performance, resilience, etc.)
- Comfortable balancing manual exploratory testing with automated approaches
- Experience working in cloud-based environments (AWS or similar)
- Strong stakeholder communication skills
- Experience with contract testing for service integrations
- Exposure to modernising legacy test environments or processes
- Experience testing across mobile or desktop applications
- Familiarity with AI tools for test generation and engineering productivity
- Opportunity to shape quality in a modern digital transformation programme
- High level of ownership and influence within a growing engineering function
- Collaborative, forward-thinking technology environment
- Hybrid working model based in Reading
If you're a Senior QA Engineer looking to step into a role with real ownership and technical influence, we'd love to hear from you.
Senior QA Engineer employer: Halian Technology Limited
Join a dynamic digital platform organisation in Reading, where you will have the opportunity to shape quality within a major technology transformation. With a collaborative and forward-thinking work culture, you'll enjoy a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance, alongside ample opportunities for professional growth and technical leadership. This role offers a unique chance to influence engineering standards and drive innovation in a supportive environment.
