QA Engineer

Hybrid - Swindon, Wiltshire or London, Paddington

Competitive salary & bonus + benefits

Reporting to - QA Lead

We are now recruiting for a QA Engineer to join our growing engineering teams here at Edenred PayTech.

Working as part of a larger team, and reporting to our QA Manager, you will be responsible for assurance of the quality of new features developed for our product groups and making sure our software meets or exceeds published metrics and quality benchmarks.

In the role, you will develop new automated tests that ensure the quality of new feature development, drive improvements within QA, and ensure knowledge is spread across squads and teams. You will need experience with Java, and automation frameworks – JUnit or Selenium/Cucumber.

Please note, that we cannot offer sponsorship for any of our opportunities.

What you will be doing:

• Development of new automated tests that ensure the quality of new feature development covering functional and non-functional tests

• Drive improvements to Quality Assurance

• Adherence to standards and best practices

• Ensure knowledge is spread across squads and teams

• Work as “one team” to ensure deliveries are on time and to a high quality – becoming “T-shaped”

• Analyse failing tests – triage, then deep dive to surface root cause

• Help identify areas of improvement i.e. Test run times or code effectiveness

Skills & Experience

Technical:

Commercial experience in testing systems that incorporate micro-service architectures and web applications

• Required experience in the following:

  • Java

  • Automation framework – Junit or Cucumber

  • BDD and TDD tools and techniques

  • Data creation and curation

  • API and web services (REST)

  • XML/JSON

  • SQL

  • Working with source code repositories

  • DevOps practices and principles

  • AWS/Azure cloud services

  • Working with large databases

  • Linux/ Unix

  • Jenkins

  • Jira & Confluence

  • Docker

  • Tools: Git, Maven, Apache Tomcat

  • ISTQB Foundation Certification (minimum)

Behavioural

• Analytical approach to defect resolution and remediation

• Well organized – able to plan own work and track progress against a plan

• Strong communicator- written & verbal- able to explain technical issues and solutions to peers

• Self-starter, problem solver

Why Edenred PayTech?

We are a subsidiary of the Edenred group and a Mastercard Principal Member, and an FCA Electronic Money Institution, offering a range of cutting-edge services including Payment Processing, UK and SEPA banking solutions, BIN sponsorship, and eWallet provisions.

We work with various clients across Challenger Banking (Monese, Tide, Anytime, and more), Corporate Benefits (Fuel cards, restaurant tickets), and Retail and Travel services (Sainsbury’s, TUI, Argos).

As an Edenred PayTech/Payment Solutions employee, you will get the support and structure that you need to enjoy your work and develop your career while doing what you love and making a difference in a fast-paced and innovative business.
 

What you will get:

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

• Hybrid working environment (min. 3 days a week in the office)

• Income protection

• Life insurance (4x salary)

• Wellbeing Employee Assistance Program (extended access to family members)

• Employee discount shopping platform

• Digital learning platform

• Complimentary fruit and other ‘in office’ snacks & refreshments

• Volunteering programme

• Social events

• Pension Scheme – employer 6% with minimum employee contribution 3%

• Discretionary bonus scheme based on company and personal performance

• Holiday trading scheme (buy or sell up to 5 days)

• Medical & international travel cover (leisure and action sports)

• Monthly gym allowance

• Employee referral bonus scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Cycle to Work scheme

Diversity:

Edenred UK and PPS are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on age, race, colour, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, marital status or civil partnership/union status, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable country or local laws.

Recruitment:
Edenred PayTech and Payment Solutions maintain a strict preferred supplier list (PSL), which is managed centrally by our Talent Acquisition Lead. The PSL is reviewed on a yearly basis, and we will not accept unsolicited CVs submitted from any supplier outside of the PSL. If an unsolicited CV is subsequently hired, we will not accept liability for any fees incurred. We ask you refrain from contacting our hiring managers directly with profiles, and all requests for engagement are made to [email protected].