SDET - Test Automation Analyst - to £45k - ID44802

Are you a QA Engineer who loves automated testing and wants to shape how quality is done in a modern tech team?

Do you enjoy working closely with developers, product managers and other QAs to build great digital experiences?

Looking to join a mission-driven tech environment that is building something with real impact?

This is expected to be a highly sought-after role. To help speed things up and keep things smooth for everyone involved, here's what we're specifically looking for:

Commercial experience testing full stack web applications

Comfortable using tools like Cypress, Cucumber, and Postman

Collaborative working style with teams in Agile product delivery environments

If you've got those covered, please make sure it's clear on your CV - it'll help us fast-track your application.

Why This Role is Great

This is a fantastic opportunity to become a key QA voice within a growing, friendly and forward-thinking product and engineering team. You'll be part of a cross-functional squad, contributing directly to the development of a large-scale, user-focused platform that supports people in taking meaningful next steps in their journey.

You'll join a wider QA and DevOps community that's actively evolving its approach to automation, tooling, and cloud infrastructure - including a progressive move into Kubernetes and AWS. There's lots of space here to shape quality practices, try new tools, and raise the bar on how testing is done.

What You'll Be Doing

• Working within a cross-functional Agile squad to build and test product features
• Leading and supporting manual exploratory testing during sprint cycles
• Writing and maintaining automated tests using best-in-class tools and practices
• Collaborating on acceptance criteria and quality gates for new features
• Improving test pipelines and helping build a robust CI or CD process
• Testing APIs, performance and accessibility of the platform
• Supporting QA knowledge-sharing and promoting continuous improvement
• Exploring and applying GenAI tools in your testing workflow

Tools and Tech You'll Work With

• Test Automation: Cypress, Cucumber, Postman
• Performance Testing: K6, JMeter
• Dev and Ops Tooling: Git, GitLab, BrowserStack, Snagit
• Ways of Working: Jira, Confluence, CI or CD pipelines
• Cloud and Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes (currently being introduced), This isn't just a QA role. It's a chance to:
• Be part of a collaborative product and tech team that values quality at every level
• Work on a meaningful platform with wide-scale impact
• Grow your testing skills with modern tools and infrastructure
• Influence the direction of QA practices and take ownership of how testing is done
• Join a supportive environment with personal development time built in

Inclusion Matters

This role is perfect for someone who:

• Has solid experience testing full stack web applications
• Brings a strong understanding of Agile QA practices
• Has hands-on experience with automation tools like Cypress or similar
• Has tested APIs, and ideally worked on accessibility or performance testing
• Enjoys contributing to team processes and mentoring others in QA approaches
• Is curious about using GenAI to improve or streamline testing
• Is collaborative, adaptable and proactive in solving problems

If you've worked in high-impact, user-focused digital products before - great. If not, but you're excited to learn and bring transferable skills, we'd still love to hear from you.

What You'll Need

• A degree in Computer Science or similar, or equivalent commercial experience
• Confidence in both manual and automated testing
• Good communication skills and a team-focused mindset
• Awareness of QA tools, methods, and CI or CD practices
• A desire to learn and grow alongside the team, * Your hands-on experience with automated testing tools
• Examples of working in Agile product teams
• Any experience contributing to CI or CD pipelines