Senior Quality Engineer

Join Ligentia!

We’re seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join us at our office in Nexus, Leeds; playing a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of Ligentia’s technology platforms.

Reporting to the Head of Quality Engineering & RPA , you will lead client testing projects independently, drive quality standards, and mentor Quality Engineers across our UK and Poland locations.

Your Role:

• Strategic Leadership: Define and shape the Quality Engineering strategy, establishing high standards and best practices across the organisation.
• Team Mentorship: Support and mentor Quality Engineers across the UK and Poland, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
• Project Ownership: Lead client testing projects independently, managing resource allocation and workload planning for concurrent releases.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the primary quality contact for Product Owners, Developers and stakeholders to embed quality throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Automation & Innovation: Shape the automation strategy and process improvements alongside the wider Technology and RPA functions.
• Risk & Reporting: Champion a "quality-first" mindset by reporting on key metrics and proactively identifying or escalating risks to senior leadership.

What You'll Need:

Essential

• Substantial experience in quality engineering or software testing.
• Experience in a Senior QE or equivalent role.
• Proven experience working effectively within Agile/Scrum delivery frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks, specifically Selenium and/or Playwright.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps for test planning, project tracking, and work item management.
• A track record of delivering high-quality testing across complex, multi-stream projects and managing stakeholder expectations.

Desirable

• ISTQB or equivalent Agile/testing certifications.
• Experience with CargoWise.
• Experience in the logistics or supply chain industry.

Why Ligentia? Why now?

Accelerated growth in one of the most dynamic industries you can imagine. Brilliant customers including some of the world’s leading retailers and best-known brands. A tech vision and roadmap that will turn heads for all the right reasons. And colleagues with high commitment and unrivalled knowledge, combined with low ego. A flexible work environment that is collaborative, stimulating and shares genuine feelgood for the work we do together. However you look at it, Ligentia is a great place to be right now.

Ready to join us? Apply now!

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