JOB TITLE: Lead Quality Engineer
SALARY: £90,440 - £106,400
LOCATION: Edinburgh
HOURS: Full time
WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in our Edinburgh office.
About this opportunity
Our mission is to help customers feel confident and in control of their finances, now and into the future. We’re building a new future for financial wellbeing, helping customers understand the big picture and making it easy for them to protect what matters. Our services are accessible for everyone, no matter what their income is or how comfortable they are with financial jargon, and we work hard to make sure we’re there for customers in the moments that matter. We’re bold and we love to experiment. We’re not afraid to try out new ways of working and we encourage teams to be flexible and adaptive.
Here's where you’ll make a difference as a Lead Quality Engineer in our Customer Waterfront Lab:
1. Set the strategic direction & best practice for QE for the lab.
2. Drive quality throughout the change lifecycle whilst continually challenging, motivating, mentoring and supporting your team.
3. Undertake multiple types of testing of complex code to deliver products that are fit for purpose and meet customer quality standards, based on deep domain and technical expertise in hands-on test automation to modernise our journeys.
4. Be an advocate for Quality Engineering, providing a voice to Quality Engineers within the team, identifying and supporting their teams in resolution of impediments and issues.
5. A passion for mentoring and coaching people in a "player-coach" model.
6. Look to automate testing where appropriate, updating and streamlining the test automation framework & coding standards within the team, reviewing test and development code to improve cycle time.
About us
We’re on an exciting journey and there couldn’t be a better time to join us. The investments we’re making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, new possibilities, and opportunities for our people to work, learn, and thrive.
What you’ll need
* Solid hands-on experience in automation testing, shift-left engineering using latest technology, and set code review best practices on BDD scripts with any programming language for 3+ years.
* Deep understanding of JavaScript/NodeJS / BDD Best Practices or strong experience with mobile testing automation and building test frameworks from scratch.
* Experience in Mobile/Web App automation testing using Appium/Selenium and cucumber (or similar) and API automation using Playwright (or similar).
* Deep understanding of non-functional testing techniques and experience in automating non-functional tests.
* Good understanding of DevOps tooling for executing automation tests in CI tools such as Jenkins, Azure, or GCP.
And any experience of these would be really useful:
* Understanding of programming principles such as reusable code, accessibility automation, early performance testing, and DevSecOps.
* Experience reviewing colleagues’ work and providing feedback, scaling quality initiatives through industry frameworks.
* Excellent communication skills, able to present ideas clearly and provide team direction.
* Extensive problem-solving and issue resolution experience, driving teams towards delivery.
About working for us
We’re committed to inclusivity, building an organization that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity.
We want our people to feel they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture.
We have set diversity goals, created health initiatives, and welcome applications from under-represented groups.
We’re disability confident. Please let us know if you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
Benefits include:
* Up to 15% pension contribution
* Annual bonus, subject to performance
* Share schemes including free shares
* Flexible benefits like discounted shopping
* 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
* Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies
Want to make a difference and do interesting work? Join our journey.
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