IT & Software

Senior Test Engineer

AJ Bell

Manchester · Greater Manchester · United Kingdom

Overview

In this role you will ensure high-quality software across UI, API, and back-office processes in a fast-paced, agile environment. You will collaborate with a small delivery team to shape customer applications and drive end-to-end testing, automation, and risk reduction. You’ll mentor fellow testers, help define test strategy, and contribute to the automation-first approach that accelerates delivery. The position offers the chance to work on innovative research projects and contribute to AJ Bell’s mission of making investing simpler for everyone.

Pay / Benefits
  • 26 days holiday
  • 7% pension with matched contributions
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Share schemes including free shares
  • Health Cash Plan and discounted private healthcare
  • Free onsite gym and enhanced family leave
Responsibilities
  • Coach and delegate work to testers, review their outputs, and set objectives
  • Test across UI, API, back-office workflows, third-party integrations, and end-to-end scenarios
  • Interpret business, functional, and technical requirements
  • Understand AJ Bell products and financial services regulation
  • Contribute to solution development to optimize customer outcomes
  • Execute test scripts and document results using testing tools (JIRA/XRAY)
  • Collaborate with Technical Leads to design and implement test automation
  • Support User Acceptance Testing and production releases
  • Apply Agile practices and adapt to project needs
  • Participate in new research projects and proofs of concept
Key requirements
  • Senior Tester experience with team delegation and mentoring
  • Full understanding of the testing lifecycle & methodologies
  • Create/design automated tests using BDD
  • Maintain and enhance automation frameworks
  • Exploratory testing in Agile environments
  • Develop test tools and extend test environments
  • Proven API testing experience with integration tools
  • Knowledge of Cypress, Gherkin, Page Object Model, PactumJS, TypeScript
  • Understanding of test automation concepts and application
  • CI/CD experience with Jenkins, Git, AWS CodePipeline
  • Automation-first approach to testing
  • Strong attention to detail and communication skills
  • Experience collaborating with developers
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Collaborative mindset within a small team
  • Cypress
  • Gherkin
  • Page Object Model

Reference: WJ-747_30157616

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