Role: QA Engineer (Manual 25% / Automation 75%)
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000
Bonus: 10%
Industry: Financial Services
Working: Hybrid (2 days onsite)
Wedo has partnered with a global organisation that advises three-quarters of the world’s leading insurers and is one of the largest providers in their field. Their software and enterprise products leverage cutting-edge technologies, including SaaS, Cloud, Data Management, Analytics, Machine Learning, and AI.
They are seeking a QA Software Engineer to join their 55+ strong QA Community of Practice, alongside a wider Engineering Community of over 500, to work on one of their flagship products.
As a QA Software Engineer, you will collaborate closely with developers and product owners to ensure the quality of their core Cloud SaaS product through all test phases. Testing is a team responsibility, and your role will involve encouraging developers to carry out both functional and non-functional testing. You will focus on tackling complex test cases and mitigating risks.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a mid-career QA Engineer who values a balance of manual and exploratory testing while pushing towards automation.
Project Scope
* Restructure their Cypress framework, focusing on cleaning up getters and selectors.
* Ensure the framework adheres to modern best practices and is extensible.
* Drive the "automation-first" approach by reducing reliance on manual testing.
* Improve delivery cadence speed.
* Longer-term, focus on load and performance testing, followed by optimizing test automation at the system integration level using C#.
What We’re Looking For:
* A strong QA mindset that considers all types of testing.
* Confidence in exploratory testing.
* A passion for pushing towards an automation-first approach.
* Expertise in UI testing using Cypress with JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks.
* A focus on clean code and creating extensible frameworks—no hard coding.
* Experience restructuring and expanding existing Cypress frameworks to follow best practices.
* Strong analytical skills, particularly in writing detailed test plans and cases that provide meaningful context rather than surface-level insights.
* Ability to perform high-level exploratory testing against acceptance criteria, ensuring features are introduced to a high standard.
* Experience with continuous integration and delivery—bonus points if this is on Azure DevOps.
* Confidence in context-switching while working with a team of six QA Engineers.
* You live within a 1-hour commute of the office and are happy to work onsite two days per week.
Benefits:
* 10% bonus
* 14% pension
* Private health insurance
* Critical illness cover
* Parking or a 5-minute walk from the train station
* Clear career pathways
Interview Process:
1. Initial interview with the QA Director (30 minutes).
2. Remote technical Cypress test.
3. Final interview with the QA Manager, Delivery Director, and one other team member.
Not Sure You Meet Every Criterion?
We’d still love to hear from you! We encourage you to apply and share why you feel you’d be a great fit, highlighting the experience or skills you believe could add real value to the role.
To Apply:
Click “Quick Apply” today, connect with Jack Cole on LinkedIn with a message and your CV, or send your CV to jack.cole@wedotech.uk.