Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Job in Southampton, Hampshire County, SO15, England, UK

Listing for: Spectrum IT Recruitment

Part Time position
Listed on 2026-08-09

Job specializations:

Quality Assurance - QA/QC
IT QA Tester / Automation

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 65000 - 90000 GBP Yearly GBP 65000.00 90000.00 YEAR

Playwright, Typescript, UI Testing, Front & Back-End Testing
Hybrid Working, Southampton. 2 Days a week onsite.
Applicants must be eligible for Security Clearance

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced Senior Lead Automation Engineer to join a large-scale project focused on onboarding a major public sector client and delivering highly secure communication services.

Responsibilities

Lead QA activities within the development team and champion quality.
Design and execute test strategies for new products and features.
Review solution designs to identify quality risks and recommend improvements.
Develop and maintain end-to-end automated tests using Playwright.
Perform manual and automated testing across UI and API layers.
Monitor test and production environments and support defect resolution.
Continuously improve test coverage, QA processes, and automation frameworks.
Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to deliver high-quality releases.

Skills Required

Strong experience in Automation Testing.
Hands-on experience with UI and API automation testing.
Strong knowledge of test design, automation, and QA best practices.
Experience working with AWS and SaaS products.
A solid understanding of Agile development practices.

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