Principal Test Engineer

• Office based in Manchester city centre working model focused on collaboration and technical development
• Senior technical position within a growing engineering function
• Opportunity to shape automation, testing standards and quality engineering practices

KEY POINTS

• Senior hands-on Test Engineering position with significant technical influence
• Shape automation frameworks and testing standards across engineering
• Work across API, automation, exploratory and integration testing
• Modern environment using Cypress, Playwright, TypeScript and CI/CD

ABOUT THE CLIENT

We're supporting an established technology-led organisation that is continuing to invest in its engineering capability and modernise the way its teams build and deliver software.

As part of this continued investment, they're looking for a Principal Test Engineer to provide senior technical expertise across testing, automation and quality engineering.

THE BENEFITS

• Opportunity to influence testing strategy and technical direction
• Collaborative environment working closely with experienced engineers
• Investment in modern testing tools and technologies
• Career development and progression opportunities
• Autonomy to improve frameworks, processes and engineering standards

THE PRINCIPAL TEST ENGINEER ROLE:

As Principal Test Engineer, you'll provide technical leadership across testing and quality engineering, helping to define standards and embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

You'll remain hands-on across automation, API and exploratory testing, improving frameworks and CI/CD integration whilst solving complex testing challenges. You'll also mentor other Test Engineers and work closely with Software Engineers to drive modern testing practices across the wider engineering team.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Strong background in Test Engineering and automation
• Strong experience with Playwright
• Strong API testing experience using Postman or similar
• Good understanding of CI/CD and modern development practices
• SQL and database querying experience
• Experience mentoring engineers and driving testing best practice

KEY SKILLS

Principal Test Engineer, Principal QA Engineer, Senior Test Engineer, SDET, Automation Testing, Quality Engineering, Playwright, TypeScript, API Testing, Postman, CI/CD, SQL, Test Automation