MCS Group has an exclusive opportunity for a Senior Automated QA Engineer 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 build out automation across their testing function. This is not your typical QA position - this role is looking for someone who will THRIVE in the start-up/scale-up environment, and play an instrumental role in defining their test strategy, embedding AI, and selecting the right tech for a variety of testing! This is the perfect role for an experienced Automated QA who loves to drive the culture of quality within the workplace. If you like exploring new tools, suggesting new approaches, and have a creative way of working - this one is for you 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 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 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 Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current jobs MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request. Not all agencies are the sameMCS Group are passionate about providing a first-class service to all our customers and have an independent review rating of 4.9 stars on Google. Skills: automation qa engineer software testing software engineer in test software tester SDET