Senior QA Engineer

Waracle is a world-class digital technology consultancy and home to a diverse, smart, curious and ambitious community of specialists in technology-driven transformation.

We work with ambitious clients to help them solve their biggest business and customer challenges. We help our clients to 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.

We are a high growth business and were recently recognised on the E2E Tech 100 list of the fastest growing tech companies in the UK. Our growth has been based on great people working collaboratively with innovative clients, we are constantly seeking the best industry talent to join our dynamic teams, gaining experience and exposure to a range of languages and technologies. We want our work to have a positive impact within our key industries of digital health, financial services and energy. Contributing to a Healthier, Wealthier and Greener world.

Waracle is looking for a Senior QA Engineer with expertise in both manual and automation testing to join our dynamic team.

This is a hybrid role working from any of our offices in the UK (Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh or London).

The ideal candidate will possess comprehensive knowledge of testing best practices and standards, along with the ability to coach and mentor others in the field. This role involves developing and executing test strategies, enhancing test automation frameworks, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the highest quality in our products.

As a Senior QA Engineer your duties will include:

• Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive test plans, test scripts, and test cases to ensure high-quality product releases.

• Automate functional, regression, and end-to-end tests for mobile application, ensuring thorough test coverage and effective defect identification.

• Perform manual testing when needed to validate functionality, usability, and consistency of the mobile app and associated backend services.

• Collaborate closely with development and product teams to ensure proper CI/CD pipelines and processes are implemented, enhancing build, integration, and release processes.

• Conduct performance testing and monitor application performance post-release, identifying any potential bottlenecks and issues.

• Implement best practices for mobile and .NET QA, promoting high standards across all QA activities.

• Maintain high standards in code quality, security, and API testing.

• Log, track, and manage software defects effectively and communicate issues to relevant teams with clear, concise, and actionable insights.

Requirements

• Proficient in automation tools and frameworks for mobile app testing such as Detox, Appium and Jest.

• Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber) is a plus.

• Experienced with back-end API testing and automation testing with Postman, Bruno or similar.

• Comprehensive understanding of functional and non-functional testing, including performance and regression testing.

• Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and CI/CD practices using tools like Jenkins or GitLab CI.

• Proficient in at least one programming language for automation scripting.

• Ability to create test strategies and plans, ensuring comprehensive test coverage based on specifications.

• Experience with defect tracking tools such as JIRA and leading triage meetings.

• Strong problem-solving abilities to identify risks and propose effective solutions.

• Experience communicating with clients and stakeholders regarding testing progress and findings.

• Familiarity with industry-specific QA practices, particularly in finance, healthcare, or technology.

The recruitment process you can expect for this role is an initial call with your dedicated Talent Acquisition Partner who will chat with you about Waracle, what you are looking for in a new position, the salary for the role, notice period and benefits (the important stuff!).

After that, you'll be invited to a two-stage interview process where you have an opportunity to find out more about the role and showcase your skills and experience. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will guide you through the whole process to your first day with us.

We have various events, days out, competitions and incentives throughout the year and here are some other benefits you can expect as permanent team member at Waracle:

🏡 Flexible and Hybrid working

🏖 35 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)

💸 Matched Pension up to 5%

🤒 Medicash Proactive Health Cover

🏥 Group Life and Sickness Cover

🍼 Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

🍎 Macbook and home office set up budget

Plus many more!

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.