Senior Test Engineer

Burendo

. Work with clients to guide their testing strategy and help them focus on quality .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeLeeds • United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in guiding testing strategies and advocating for quality throughout the software development life cycle, with a strong focus on Agile methodologies and automation. Possesses leadership skills to influence testing practices and improve client delivery processes.

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SC ClearanceE2E Testing of React ApplicationsAPI and Integration TestingCI/CD and Continuous Testing ExperienceTest Strategy Creation

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Hard Skills

Automated TestingQuality AssuranceAgile MethodologiesTest-First MindsetDebugging CodeBDD UnderstandingPerformance TestingUnit TestingCloud ExperienceInfrastructure-as-Code

Soft Skills

Analytical MindsetPragmatic ApproachStrong Communication SkillsLeadership SkillsInfluencing Non-Functional Requirements

Tools & Technologies

PlaywrightCypressSeleniumPostmanJMeterAzure DevOpsGitHub ActionsVisual StudioIntelliJSonarQube

Industry Keywords

Regulated SectorSafety-Critical SectorHealthcareDefenceContinuous Testing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCypressJavaJavaScriptJenkinsJestJMeterMochaNoSQLPythonReactSDLCSeleniumSQLTerraform.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with clients to guide their testing strategy and help them focus on quality
Write automated checks
Participate in or run 3 Amigos sessions
Get involved in tool selection and pipelines
Advocate and evangelise for testing in the right way
Lead strategic quality discussions
Help clients improve Agile adoption, delivery processes, capabilities, and outcomes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be immediately available and within commutable distance from Leeds
Must already hold SC clearance or be eligible to obtain it
Non-UK citizens must have at least five years’ continuous UK residency
An analytical, questioning mind that doesn’t take things at face value
Pragmatic when needed
A focus on quality at every stage of the software development life cycle
A great communicator with both technical and non-technical people
A test-first mindset, rather than sticking rigidly to a methodology
A focus on testing early and often
A drive to push testing close to the code and create quick feedback cycles
Strong leadership skills, both internally and with clients
A strong understanding of being a testing leader in an agile environment
Experience creating test strategies and collaborating to deliver them
Using automation in the appropriate places
E2E testing of React applications (Playwright, Cypress or Selenium), including authenticated flows
API and integration testing, ideally of .NET services with OIDC/JWT, using tools such as Postman or JMeter
CI/CD and continuous testing experience (e.g. Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions), including containerised test environments
Ability to understand and debug code in IDEs such as Visual Studio or IntelliJ
Understanding of BDD and its benefits and drawbacks
Experience of source code management
Ability to influence non-functional requirements
Ability to quickly understand new systems
Background in a regulated or safety-critical sector (healthcare, defence or similar)
Desirable: experience in 3 Amigos sessions
Desirable: cloud experience, particularly AWS
Desirable: experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases
Desirable: code analysis tools such as SonarQube
Desirable: building CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
Desirable: performance testing with tools such as Locust or JMeter
Desirable: infrastructure-as-code, such as Terraform
Desirable: unit testing tools for scripting languages, such as Mocha or Jest
Desirable: writing automation in Python, JavaScript, Java or C#
Desirable: understanding TDD and when to use it

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days Annual Leave (plus bank holidays)
An additional day of paid leave for celebrations
1 additional day of holiday after 2 years' service (26 days total) and another 2 days after 5 years (28 days total)
Monthly Wellness Allowance
Annual Learning and Development Allowance
Paid time off for Life Events
Matched Employer Contributed Pension (5%)
Life assurance based on 4 x your salary
Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced Family Leave
Eligibility for a 6-month sabbatical after 3 years’ service
Enhanced company sick pay
A range of optional Salary Sacrifice benefits (inc EV Scheme, Home and Tech, Cycle to Work and Pension)
Exciting calendar of Burendo social events and activities