Overview
Automation QA Engineer - Manchester - £35,000 to £45,000 - Hybrid (2 days a week in the office)
La Fosse has partnered with a media agency to recruit a Senior QA into an established team. This is a hands-on role, with a strong expectation that the successful candidate will actively contribute to test automation and support the team on a day-to-day basis. The focus is on someone who can embed quickly, collaborate closely with engineers, and help strengthen overall testing quality.
Key experience
* 5+ years in software testing with strong senior-level automation experience
* Hands-on automation across UI, API, and integration layers
* Experience testing web applications, enterprise SaaS, and customer-facing platforms
* Strong non-functional testing background, including performance automation
* Playwright, Cypress, Selenium
* Postman, REST Assured
* GitLab CI for build, release, and quality gates
Quality & ways of working
* Strong understanding of risk-based testing and modern quality engineering practices
* Practical security testing awareness (OWASP Top 10, light threat modelling)
* Hands-on accessibility testing against WCAG standards
* Experience using AI-assisted tooling and coding agents responsibly
* Confident working in AI-enabled delivery environments
* Strong communicator, working closely with engineering, product, and design
* Extensive experience across agile teams delivering at pace
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