Hackajob is collaborating with AJ Bell to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.
Qualifications
Due to growth, were now recruiting for a Senior Test Engineer to join our Investcentre team and help enhance our award‑winning platform.
You will be joining a team which has a philosophy of continuous improvement, and a strong focus on engineering excellence.
What does the job involve?
* Agile methodologies and a passion for continuous improvement and working in a high-performance engineering team.
* Work with the team to design and deliver high quality products.
* At AJ Bell we pair programme, and in most cases will pair with other members of the team.
What Youll Have
* Understand and interpret business, functional, and technical requirements.
* Lead conversations in stand‑up, refinement, and retrospective sessions.
* Automation - fix, maintain, and write new automation tests for our websites and API’s.
* Lead others in using various testing tools to meet test requirements.
* Experienced and confident enough to have input with developers and their approach to development level testing.
* Mentor junior test engineers. Pairing with them via ongoing project work to upskill.
* Have input into how solutions are developed and delivered using knowledge and expertise to help deliver the best possible outcome for the customer.
* Carry out testing across a wide range of processes and systems - including UI, API, back office (workflow) processes, 3rd party systems and integrations between all these systems including end to end testing.
* Execute test scripts and record results using software testing tools.
* Work alongside Technical Leads and Testers from Project inception to create and implement appropriate test automation approach to complement the manual testing and overall project deliveries.
* Identify opportunities for testing improvement in existing or new functionality, explore suitable testing solutions, and demo POC where required.
* You proactively seek Development, Design, Architecture, or specialised input when needed, and you know when it’s needed.
* Support User Acceptance Testing and release to Production.
* Agile / Scrum / Kanban.
* Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
* Very motivated with high levels of drive and enthusiasm.
* E-commerce and/or financial services experience.
About AJ Bell
AJ Bell is one of the UK’s fastest‑growing investment platform businesses, providing award‑winning solutions for everyone, from professional financial advisers to first‑time investors.
Today, over 644,000 customers trust us to manage more than £103.3 billion of assets. By continually striving to make investing simpler and more accessible, we’re helping more people take control of their financial futures.
We’re proud to be recognised as one of the UK’s Best 100 Companies to Work For for six consecutive years, and a Great Place to Work® in 2025 and 2026 a reflection of our supportive and collaborative culture.
What We Offer
* 26 days holiday, increasing with service + buy/sell scheme + bank holidays
* 7% Pension with matched contributions
* Discretionary bonus scheme
* Share schemes (including free shares and BAYE)
* Health Cash Plan and discounted private healthcare
* Free onsite gym
* Enhanced family leave (subject to qualifying criteria)
* Travel and bike loan schemes
* Employee Assistance Programme
Life at AJ Bell
* Regular social events including summer and Christmas parties
* Learning and development opportunities tailored to you
* Casual dress code
* Friendly, supportive team environment
Our ways of working
We offer hybrid working, with a minimum of 50% of your working time per month spent in the office.
For new starters, there’s an initial period of full‑time office working to help you settle in and build relationships.
Inclusion & diversity
We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and able to be themselves at work.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on skills, experience and potential.
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