Senior QA Analyst and Automation Engineer

Senior QA Analyst & Automation Engineer

London – Hybrid (2 days a month in office with paid for travel)

We’re working with a fast-growing software company entering an exciting new phase of expansion following recent investment. They’re now looking for a Senior QA Analyst & Automation Engineer to take a leading role in shaping their testing strategy and automation capability.

This is a highly technical role, ideal for someone who enjoys working close to engineering, building frameworks from scratch, and driving quality across complex products, particularly SDK-based software.

The Role:

You’ll play a key role in championing shift-left testing, embedding automation across the development lifecycle, and improving overall product quality.

Working closely with Engineering, DevOps and Product teams, you’ll:

• Design and build test automation frameworks from the ground up
• Drive adoption of automation-first and shift-left practices
• Test SDKs and libraries, focusing on developer experience and reliability
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (Azure)
• Identify opportunities to replace manual testing with automation
• Use AI-assisted tools to improve test coverage and efficiency
• Mentor junior team members and influence QA best practice
• Analyse test results and provide actionable insights

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong background in QA and test automation, ideally at a senior level
• Experience building automation frameworks from scratch
• Solid understanding of:
• Unit testing, TDD / BDD
• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Functional and non-functional testing
• Experience testing SDKs, APIs or libraries
• Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Strong communication and stakeholder skills
• Experience with low-level programming languages (e.g. C/C++)
• Python (pytest / unittest) or C# experience
• Cloud platform experience
• Strong interest in applying AI to QA and automation
• Prompt Engineering experience

Why Join?

• Work on cutting-edge cybersecurity technology trusted globally
• Be part of a company entering a high-growth phase
• Influence QA strategy and tooling at a senior level
• Flexible hybrid working (London-based team)
• Heavily AI focused role and business
• Strong benefits package including private healthcare, pension, and more

In Simple Terms:

This is a hands-on, senior QA automation role where you’ll:

• Build frameworks
• Work closely with engineers
• Test SDK-level products
• Drive modern QA practices across the business