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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in risk-based testing, automated quality assurance, and defect prevention within complex enterprise applications. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance system testability and ensure high-quality software delivery.
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Risk-Based TestingTest Automation Using PlaywrightAPI Testing With PostmanSQL Data ValidationISTQB Foundation Level Certification
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Hard Skills
Automated TestingFunctional TestingNon-Functional TestingDefect InvestigationTest DesignQuality ReportingPerformance TestingAsynchronous Workflow TestingAI-Assisted Testing TechniquesIntegration Testing
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsCommunication SkillsMentoring SkillsDocumentation SkillsInfluencing Skills
Tools & Technologies
PlaywrightTypeScriptSeleniumCypressPostmanNewmanAzure DevOpsDockerOWASP ZAPJMeter
Certifications & Qualifications
ISTQB Foundation Level Certification
Industry Keywords
Financial ServicesInsuranceRegulated EnvironmentLondon MarketLloyd's Insurance
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAzureCypressDockerJMeterSeleniumSQLTypeScript
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own risk-based test planning for features and releases, including test design, execution, quality reporting and release evidence
- Define and deliver testing across user interfaces, APIs, services, integrations and end-to-end user journeys
- Ensure acceptance criteria are clear, testable and aligned with expected system behaviour
- Develop and maintain automated tests, automation frameworks and supporting infrastructure using an AI-augmented, automation-first approach
- Collaborate with engineering and stakeholders from the design stage to improve system testability and identify delivery risks
- Prevent defects before implementation through early quality involvement
- Lead defect investigation, triage and root-cause analysis
- Ensure defects are accurately reported and recurring causes are addressed through sustainable improvements
- Validate data migrations, platform upgrades and non-functional characteristics including security, performance, resilience and reliability
- Support client User Acceptance Testing where required
- Communicate material quality risks clearly
- Improve engineering quality practices and mentor junior and mid-level QA engineers
- Work closely with software engineers, business analysts, product stakeholders and delivery teams
Requirements
What you’ll need- Proven experience delivering software testing and quality engineering for complex enterprise applications, ideally within financial services, insurance or another regulated environment
- Strong knowledge of risk-based testing, the test pyramid, defect prevention, and functional and non-functional testing throughout the software delivery lifecycle
- Demonstrable test automation experience using Playwright with TypeScript, Selenium, Cypress or a comparable technology
- Experience maintaining or extending automation frameworks
- Practical experience of API and contract testing using Postman, Newman or similar tools
- Strong SQL skills for data validation, troubleshooting and investigation
- Experience testing asynchronous or event-driven workflows
- Understanding of distributed-system risks, integration failure modes and platform architecture
- Experience working within Agile delivery teams and CI/CD environments, ideally using Azure DevOps
- Experience with automated quality gates and test-result reporting
- Strong analytical, documentation and communication skills
- Ability to explain quality risks clearly, influence engineering practices and mentor other QA engineers
- Experience of the London Market, Lloyd’s insurance or another area of the insurance industry
- Practical experience applying AI-assisted techniques to software testing or quality engineering
- ISTQB Foundation Level certification or a higher relevant testing qualification
- Familiarity with containerised development and test environments, including Docker
- Experience of application security testing using OWASP ZAP or a comparable tool
- Experience of performance testing using JMeter, k6 or a comparable technology
Benefits
Comp & perks- 25 days’ annual leave
- Private pension
- Bonus scheme
- Private health
- Life assurance
- Competitive pay and benefits package
- Team environment focused on creating and delivering great products
- Exciting challenges through which people can grow and enhance their skills