At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive QA strategy and ensure quality is embedded from day one.
- Company: Dynamic tech company in Warrington with a hybrid work model.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus scheme, enhanced pension, and supportive team culture.
- Other info: Opportunity for continuous improvement and mentoring within a collaborative environment.
- Why this job: Shape quality practices and make a real impact on product outcomes.
- Qualifications: Strong experience in modern QA practices and Agile delivery.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
You’ll sit within a cross‑functional delivery team, working closely with Engineers, Product, and Design to ensure quality is built into everything from day one. This is not a "test at the end" role, you’ll shape how quality is approached across the full lifecycle, influencing design, delivery, and production outcomes.
This is a role where you’ll drive a quality‑first mindset, embedding best practices, improving how the team works, and ensuring releases are both fast and reliable. You’ll help move quality earlier into the process (shift‑left), while also using real production insights to improve decisions (observability‑led quality). There’s strong scope to influence how QA operates within the team, from testing strategy through to continuous improvement.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Driving QA strategy and best practices within an Agile delivery team
- Ensuring tests are applied at the right level (unit, integration, end‑to‑end) for effective coverage and risk mitigation
- Embedding shift‑left testing, ensuring quality is considered early in design and development
- Leading exploratory testing to uncover issues real users might experience
- Using monitoring, metrics, and logs to drive observability‑led quality and improve production outcomes
- Identifying risks early and helping the team make informed decisions
- Improving QA processes, standards, and ways of working across the team
- Mentoring QA colleagues and working closely with engineers to build a culture of quality
- Supporting automation strategies and ensuring the right tests are prioritised
What You Bring
- Strong experience in modern QA practices including shift‑left, exploratory testing, and Agile delivery
- Experience working across API testing, SQL, and testability practices
- A solid understanding of the testing pyramid and risk‑based quality approaches
- Experience using data, metrics, and observability to improve quality outcomes
- A proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and team collaboration
- Ability to balance speed, risk, and quality to support confident releases
The Benefits:
As well as working within a supportive team you’ll have these perks available, and much more:
- Salary £50,000
- Enhanced company pension
- Company bonus scheme
Senior QA Engineer in Warrington employer: Lorien
Join a forward-thinking company in Manchester that values technical expertise and offers a dynamic work culture. With a focus on hybrid working, flexible hours, and a strong emphasis on employee growth, this role provides the opportunity to lead impactful projects while maintaining a hands-on engineering position. Enjoy a competitive salary, annual bonus, and the chance to shape the future of corporate infrastructure services in a supportive environment.
