Senior QA Engineer

<p><span style="color:#121317">Waracle is looking for a </span><strong><span style="color:#121317">Senior QA Engineer</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> to join our world-class digital technology consultancy. We are home to a diverse, smart, curious, and ambitious community of specialists in technology-driven transformation. We partner with ambitious clients to help them solve their biggest business and customer challenges. Together, we innovate and create intelligent digital products and services. We thrive on complex challenges and deliver business-critical IT transformation projects, moving seamlessly from strategy, design, and delivery to operations.</span></p><p><span style="color:#121317"><br>This role is available on</span><strong><span style="color:#121317"> Contract (Inside IR35) </span></strong><span style="color:#121317">bases, initially for 6 months. If you love collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and designing smart automation strategies we would love to hear from you!</span></p><h3></h3><p><span style="color:#121317">We champion modern, balanced working and offer a </span><strong><span style="color:#121317">hybrid setup</span></strong><span style="color:#121317">, asking you to collaborate in person </span><strong><span style="color:#121317">2 days a week</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> from either our </span><strong><span style="color:#121317">Glasgow, Edinburgh or Dundee</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> offices.</span></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><h4><strong><span style="color:#121317">Key Duties and Responsibilities</span></strong></h4><p>As a Senior QA Engineer, you will play a vital role in defining our quality approaches, building scalable automation frameworks, and championing best practices across the development lifecycle. This role isn't just about finding bugs; it’s about collaborating with cross-functional teams and driving continuous innovation. If you thrive in a collaborative environment where your voice is heard and your technical leadership can make a tangible impact, we would love to meet you.<br></p><ul><li><p><strong>Strategy &amp; Collaboration:</strong> Shaping testing approaches for complex features, embedding risk analysis into the workflow, and guiding exploratory testing efforts.</p></li><li><p><strong>Framework Architecture:</strong> Building and evolving modular, reusable, and scalable automation components, and seamlessly integrating quality checks into CI/CD pipelines.</p></li><li><p><strong>NFR Integration:</strong> Designing and automating tests for performance, security, and accessibility to ensure quality is built-in from the very start.</p></li><li><p><strong>Code Quality &amp; Standards:</strong> Participating in peer code reviews to maintain robust automation standards and ensure overall software reliability.</p></li></ul> <br> <h4><strong><span style="color:#121317">What you'll bring:</span></strong></h4><ul><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">QA Expertise:</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Comprehensive knowledge of QA best practices, methodologies (SDLC, Agile), and a strategic mindset for ensuring deep test coverage.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">Automation Mastery:</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Advanced automation skills using </span><strong><span style="color:#121317">Playwright</span></strong><span style="color:#121317">, with the confidence to build, extend, and maintain scalable testing frameworks while focusing on high code quality.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">Programming Skills:</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Practical, hands-on experience using </span><strong><span style="color:#121317">C# or Typescript</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> to interact with and test web applications.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">Technical Mastery:</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Well-rounded experience across functional, non-functional, white-box, and security testing fundamentals.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">Problem-Solving Mindset:</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Proactive defect management, strong triage leadership skills, and the ability to anticipate risks before they arise.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">Communication &amp; Domain Adaptability:</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Excellent collaboration skills, with an ability to explain complex technical ideas simply to both teams and clients, alongside a natural curiosity to learn new project domains quickly.</span></p></li></ul><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><h4><strong><span style="color:#121317">The Recruitment Process</span></strong></h4><ol><li><p style="text-align:start;"><strong><span style="color:#121317">First Hello:</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> An informal chat with your dedicated Talent Attraction Partner to talk about Waracle, day rate, contact length and hybrid office locations. </span></p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;"><strong><span style="color:#121317"> Craft Showcase: </span></strong><span style="color:#121317">A focused take-home task to demonstrate craft expertise, critical thinking and your real-world expertise.</span></p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;"><strong><span style="color:#121317"> Talking Impact:</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> A collaborative deep dive into how you solve problems, work with others, and raise the bar, guided by our core values and competency framework.</span></p></li></ol><p style="text-align:start;"><span style="color:#121317">Your Talent Attraction Partner will be in your corner through every step right up to your </span><strong><span style="color:#121317">Welcome Ritual</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> on day one</span></p><h4></h4><p><em><span style="color:#121317">We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.</span></em></p><p>Find <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.co.uk">Jobs in United Kingdom</a> on Arbeitnow</a>