Quality Engineer in Chester

Salary Range: £48,987 - £54,430

End Date: Monday 09 March 2026

Flexible Working Options: Job Share

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team!

Location: Chester

Hours: Full-time

Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Chester office location.

About this opportunity:

Here at Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), we put our customers at the heart of everything we do, and every colleague has an important part to play. The Embedded Finance team is a fast‑paced start‑up group within Consumer Lending and is tasked with building out propositions that solve customers' financial needs, when and where they are. We've just launched our first product, Black Horse Flex Pay, on a third‑party platform and we are moving into BAU process. This involves the deployment of automated test environments to maintain the system in production with exposure to an increasing number of customers. You'll be keen to develop your technical knowledge and understanding as well as develop, practice and demonstrate the workplace skills and behaviours required for this job role.

Why Lloyds Banking Group:

We're on an exciting transformation journey and there could not be a better time to join us. The investments we're making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.

What you’ll need:

• Strong background in automation testing using tools such as Playwright, Rest assured, Appium
• Ability to architect scalable and maintainable test automation frameworks
• Proficiency in programming languages used for test automation such as Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python
• Expertise in API testing and automation, including contract testing and mocking strategies
• Experience in iOS and Android app testing and automation, including use of tools like Appium
• Hands‑on experience with manual testing and a solid understanding of QA processes and best practices
• Experience in non‑functional testing using tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or k6
• Familiarity with JIRA and Xray for test management and tracking
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integration of automated tests using tools like Jenkins, Harness
• Exposure to security testing, and accessibility automation
• Ability to work with containerised environments (e.g., Docker) and cloud‑based test execution
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills across multiple layers of the tech stack

About working for us:

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we're committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long‑term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

Benefits:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance‑related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey!

Privacy & Data:

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

Diversity & Inclusion:

We're focused on creating a values‑led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.