Software QA Engineer in Bath

Location: Bath (On-Site 3 Days Per Week)

Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 + Bonus & Benefits (Depending on Experience)

Please note: Applicants must have permanent and unrestricted right to work in the UK, as sponsorship is not available for this role.

Overview:

This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative engineering team where you'll be responsible for defining and driving the software quality strategy, maintaining quality documentation, and ensuring that software development processes and verification activities comply with industry standards, including ISO and IEC. The work of a successful candidate will be instrumental in ensuring the delivery of safe, reliable, and compliant software products. A strong software engineering background is highly valued, as it brings practical insight into the software development lifecycle and helps shape effective, pragmatic quality processes that support both compliance and innovation. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a company developing technology that makes a real difference, while working in a supportive environment that values technical expertise, continuous improvement, and collaboration.

Job Responsibilities:

• Define, implement, and maintain the software quality strategy across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), ensuring compliance with internal development processes.
• Ensure software development activities comply with relevant regulatory standards, including ISO & IEC.
• Oversee software verification and validation activities, including planning, execution, and documentation of unit, integration, system, and acceptance testing.
• Develop and maintain test plans, protocols, verification records, and traceability documentation to support audit readiness and regulatory inspections.
• Work closely with software engineers to embed quality into every stage of the SDLC through effective quality assurance processes and continuous improvement.
• Manage the software defect lifecycle, including defect logging, prioritisation, tracking, verification, and closure.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and change control activities to ensure quality and regulatory considerations are addressed throughout development.
• Produce and maintain quality documentation, ensuring compliance with the Quality Management System (QMS) and reporting any quality or compliance issues.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Experience in Software Quality Assurance within a regulated industry.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in a regulated environment.
• Previous software engineering experience, with a successful transition into a Software Quality or Quality Engineering role.
• Experience defining, implementing, and documenting software quality strategies and release processes.
• Knowledge of software verification and validation, including test planning, test case design, defect management, and traceability.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and tools such as Jira, Git, and GitLab.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across software, quality, and regulatory teams.