Waracle Logo

Waracle

Senior QA Engineer

Reposted 6 Days Ago
Be an Early Applicant
Hybrid
London, Greater London, England, GBR
Senior level
Hybrid
London, Greater London, England, GBR
Senior level
Senior QA Engineer responsible for defining testing strategies, building scalable Playwright automation frameworks, integrating quality checks into CI/CD pipelines, and testing functional and non-functional requirements including performance, security, and accessibility. The role includes defect triage, risk analysis, exploratory testing, peer reviews, mentoring QA colleagues, and leading knowledge-sharing initiatives. It is a 12-month fixed-term hybrid position requiring two office days weekly in Glasgow, Edinburgh, or Dundee.
The summary above was generated by AI

Waracle is looking for a Senior QA Engineer to join our world-class digital technology consultancy. We are home to a diverse, smart, curious, and ambitious community of specialists in technology-driven transformation. We partner with ambitious clients to help them solve their biggest business and customer challenges. Together, we innovate and create intelligent digital products and services. We thrive on complex challenges and deliver business-critical IT transformation projects, moving seamlessly from strategy, design, and delivery to operations.


This role is available on
Contract (Inside IR35) bases, initially for 6 months. If you love collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and designing smart automation strategies we would love to hear from you!

Key Duties and Responsibilities

As a Senior QA Engineer, you will play a vital role in defining our quality approaches, building scalable automation frameworks, and championing best practices across the development lifecycle. This role isn't just about finding bugs; it’s about collaborating with cross-functional teams and driving continuous innovation. If you thrive in a collaborative environment where your voice is heard and your technical leadership can make a tangible impact, we would love to meet you.

  • Strategy & Collaboration: Shaping testing approaches for complex features, embedding risk analysis into the workflow, and guiding exploratory testing efforts.

  • Framework Architecture: Building and evolving modular, reusable, and scalable automation components, and seamlessly integrating quality checks into CI/CD pipelines.

  • NFR Integration: Designing and automating tests for performance, security, and accessibility to ensure quality is built-in from the very start.

  • Code Quality & Standards: Participating in peer code reviews to maintain robust automation standards and ensure overall software reliability.

What you'll bring:
  • QA Expertise: Comprehensive knowledge of QA best practices, methodologies (SDLC, Agile), and a strategic mindset for ensuring deep test coverage.

  • Automation Mastery: Advanced automation skills using Playwright, with the confidence to build, extend, and maintain scalable testing frameworks while focusing on high code quality.

  • Programming Skills: Practical, hands-on experience using C# to interact with and test web applications.

  • Technical Mastery: Well-rounded experience across functional, non-functional, white-box, and security testing fundamentals.

  • Problem-Solving Mindset: Proactive defect management, strong triage leadership skills, and the ability to anticipate risks before they arise.

  • Communication & Domain Adaptability: Excellent collaboration skills, with an ability to explain complex technical ideas simply to both teams and clients, alongside a natural curiosity to learn new project domains quickly.

The Recruitment Process
  1. First Hello: An informal chat with your dedicated Talent Attraction Partner to talk about Waracle, day rate, contact length and hybrid office locations.

  2. Craft Showcase: A focused take-home task to demonstrate craft expertise, critical thinking and your real-world expertise.

  3. Talking Impact: A collaborative deep dive into how you solve problems, work with others, and raise the bar, guided by our core values and competency framework.

Your Talent Attraction Partner will be in your corner through every step right up to your Welcome Ritual on day one

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Waracle London, England Office

New Broad Street House, 35 New Broad St, London, England, United Kingdom, EC2M 1NH

Similar Jobs

2 Days Ago
Remote or Hybrid
United Kingdom
Senior level
Senior level
Blockchain • Fintech • Payments • Cryptocurrency
The Senior Full Stack QA Engineer will support quality assurance for blockchain infrastructure and distributed systems. The role likely involves testing engineering products across the company’s software, infrastructure, security, and R&D environments. The company offers fully remote work, optional offices, relocation support, professional development funding, flexible benefits, medical support, and mental health resources.
Top Skills: BlockchainDistributed Systems
3 Days Ago
In-Office
London, Greater London, England, GBR
Senior level
Senior level
Information Technology
Designs QA strategies, evaluation frameworks, quality metrics, and automated testing systems for GenAI and agentic applications. Develops Python-based end-to-end tests across APIs, UIs, performance, prompts, and regression scenarios. Performs adversarial testing for hallucinations, bias, and security issues; builds monitoring and alerting systems; maintains golden datasets; and establishes testing best practices for reliable, safe, and trustworthy AI features.
Top Skills: Ci/CdGenerative AiJavaScriptLlmsPostmanPrompt EngineeringPytestPythonRest AssuredSelenium
9 Days Ago
In-Office or Remote
London, Greater London, England, GBR
Senior level
Senior level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
Own performance and scalability testing across a platform of microservices and event-driven systems. Design realistic load, stress, soak, and spike tests; define performance thresholds and SLOs; integrate tests into CI/CD; and diagnose regressions using observability data, logs, and distributed tracing. Build reusable test assets, influence architecture and delivery decisions, and drive stakeholders toward performance improvements. The role requires strong programming, microservices expertise, k6 experience, and proactive ownership.
Top Skills: Amazon CloudwatchAWSCi/CdDatadogGrafanaK6Typescript

What you need to know about the London Tech Scene

London isn't just a hub for established businesses; it's also a nursery for innovation. Boasting one of the most recognized fintech ecosystems in Europe, attracting billions in investments each year, London's success has made it a go-to destination for startups looking to make their mark. Top U.K. companies like Hoptin, Moneybox and Marshmallow have already made the city their base — yet fintech is just the beginning. From healthtech to renewable energy to cybersecurity and beyond, the city's startups are breaking new ground across a range of industries.

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account