Senior Automated QA

MCS Group has an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing tech start-up which is entering its scale-up phase. With strong investment and a product gaining real traction in industry, they are expanding the team and looking for a Senior Automated QA Engineer to help shape the next chapter of their journey.

This is a hands-on role at the heart of the product engineering team. You'll be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining automated test frameworks across the full software stack - including APIs, web applications, and mobile platforms.

Working closely with developers, designers, and product managers, you'll play a key part in ensuring software quality throughout the development life-cycle. From writing robust test plans to debugging complex issues, you'll be responsible for embedding quality at every stage.

The Role

• Build and manage automated testing frameworks for web, mobile, API, and performance testing
• Design and execute effective test strategies and test plans
• Identify and report bugs clearly, working closely with engineering teams to resolve them
• Investigate and troubleshoot technical issues through debugging and analysis
• Run and evaluate manual and automated test cases
• Conduct post-release and post-implementation testing
• Maintain clear technical documentation for testing processes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a consistent, high-quality product experience

The Person

• As this is a Senior position, substantial prior experience working in a hands-on Test Automation position is essential.
• You will have demonstrated experience building automated test frameworks for web and API testing.
• Familiarity with tools like Cypress, Playwright, Appium, or similar.
• In terms of the tech, our client works with TypeScript, Angular 18, PHP (Symfony), REST APIs, Node.js (Lambda), MySQL (Aurora), AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, with Kotlin/Java and Swift for mobile. Experience across a combination of these technologies, or a demonstrated ability to pick up new technologies quickly, is required.
• Ideally you will have experience testing mobile apps (iOS and Android)
• You will have a clear understanding of CI/CD pipelines and how testing fits into modern work-flows
• Comfortable working with acceptance criteria, ideally with Gherkin or similar syntax
• Strong communication skills and a proactive, problem-solving mindset
• Experience with manual testing processes and defect reporting
• A relevant degree in Computer Science or related field

A competitive salary and package is available, depending on experience.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Jill Johnston, Head of IT Contracts, at MCS Group +442896 935509

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