Senior Test Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Test Engineer (Testing): Leading testing efforts across UI, API, and back-office systems for an investment platform with an accent on test automation strategy, framework enhancement, and peer development. Focus on designing automated test scripts, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and supporting end-to-end quality assurance in an Agile environment.

Location: Hybrid, requiring a minimum of 50% of working time in the office in Manchester, UK. An initial period will be full-time in the office.

Company

hirify.global is a UK-based FTSE 250 investment platform business serving over 644,000 customers.

What you will do

• Coach and develop other testers, including peer review, delegation, and objective setting.
• Carry out comprehensive testing across UI, API, back-office processes, 3rd party systems, and integrations.
• Understand and interpret business, functional, and technical requirements to contribute to solution development.
• Create and implement appropriate test automation approaches from project inception.
• Engage in new research projects and proof of concepts.
• Support User Acceptance Testing and production releases.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Tester, including delegating work and mentoring junior testers.
• Full understanding of the testing lifecycle and methodologies.
• Ability to create and design automated test scripts using the BDD methodology.
• Experience maintaining and enhancing existing automation frameworks.
• Knowledge of Cypress, Gherkin, Page Object Model, PactumJS, and TypeScript.
• Experience in CI/CD using tools such as Jenkins, Git, and AWS CodePipeline.
• Excellent communication skills to interact effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model with a minimum 50% office presence in Manchester.
• Starting holiday entitlement of 26 days, increasing up to 31 days with service, plus holiday buy and sell.
• Choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 7%.
• Discretionary bonus scheme and annual free share awards.
• Health Cash Plan, discounted private healthcare, and free on-site gym membership.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave.
• Dedicated time for proof-of-concepts, support for conferences, and ongoing technical training.
• Calendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks and annual parties.
• Personal development programs and professional qualification support.