Senior Test Engineer

Senior Test Engineer – Hereford, England, United Kingdom

Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 days a week onsite)

MandM is evolving how we deliver digital experiences, combining customer‑centric delivery with modern, forward‑thinking engineering workflows. This highly empowered role allows you to lead test engineering initiatives, drive real change, and explore new ideas across the tech group.

• Test Engineering Excellence & Automation
  • Establish and lead test engineering practices, standards, and behaviours across the organisation. Take full ownership of the overall efficiency, coverage, and cost‑effectiveness of all test automation efforts.
  • Develop, standardise, and extend reusable frameworks and tools to support diverse testing activities.
  • Drive the development of custom tooling or frameworks to simplify backend and database testing efforts.
• Strategy & Systems Design
  • Collaborate with Staff Engineers to define the overarching SDLC, Test Strategy, quality standards, and Definition of Done.
  • Own the full test environment and data management strategy.
  • Define the strategy for advanced testing types, including visual regression and security testing.
  • Translate logical designs into detailed physical designs for systems characterised by manageable risk and complexity.
• AI‑Assisted Engineering & Innovation
  • Adopt "AI‑Pair Programming" to accelerate coding and focus on AI engineering and agentic workflows.
  • Establish mandatory reviews for AI‑generated code to maintain critical thinking and technical expertise.
  • Promote a 'test and learn' approach across engineering, problem‑solving, and product development to drive continuous innovation.
• Collaboration & Team Development
  • Actively mentor and coach more junior colleagues, fostering a quality‑focused and customer‑aware engineering culture.
  • Support and host technical and non‑technical discussions within multidisciplinary teams, successfully managing differing perspectives to achieve shared outcomes.
  • Champion and advocate for users, ensuring all solutions focus on genuine user needs and meet accessibility standards.

• Core Testing & Production
  
  Experience:
  
  Proven ability to plan and lead the delivery of applications and services with a clear customer focus. Extensive experience operating production services and actively improving system robustness, resilience, and stability.
• Automation & Systems Design Toolkit:
  Deep background in translating logical designs into physical designs and producing well‑documented system designs. Track record of designing, building, maintaining, and executing tests that align to user needs.
• AI & Modern Standards Alignment:
  Experience adopting "AI‑Pair Programming" and workflows while implementing strict quality gates for AI‑generated code. Strong comprehension of modern development standards and information security practices.
• Leadership & Influence:
  Demonstrated capability to coach and mentor junior colleagues effectively. Comfortable guiding technology and tool choices across the organisation and communicating complex information smoothly between technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Data & Fault Management Mindset:
  Strong capability to identify, locate, and fix complex service faults. Experience managing person‑identifiable data with due care, ensuring compliance with data protection policies.

• Competitive Salary
• 2 days paid volunteering to support a cause you care about
• Opportunity to grow and advance your career
• Staff discounts on fashion and outdoor products
• Company pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance: 5 weeks plus optional extra week purchase
• Birthday day off
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme