Quality Assurance Engineer - Automation (Playwright) & Performance (JMeter or Gatling) - 90% Remote Working

Job Title: Quality Assurance Engineer (Automation & Performance)

Sector: Test consultancy specialising in financial services

Essential Skills: Playwright with JavaScript or Typescript and Performance testing using JMeter or Gatling

Location: Primarily remote with c1 day per month in the consultancy office in Berkshire & client visits when requested

Salary: £45-50,000/annum + benefits

Start Date: We require someone to start within 1-week

Saffron QA is the recruitment partner to a successful and expanding software testing consultancy. The organisation has a reputation for providing high calibre software testing services within the financial services sector.

We are in the market for a Quality Assurance Engineer with previous experience of designing and developing test automation frameworks in Playwright using either JavaScript or Typescript. In addition to automation, there will also be a requirement for performance testing and ideally you will have sound knowledge/experience of either JMeter or Gatling. You will be working across a range of financial services and AI based projects

The ideal candidate will be keen to progress their career in a consulting environment, where they can contribute to multiple projects, using a range of tools and technologies. You will be responsible for supporting the consultancy on test automation proof of concepts as well as presenting and demoing solutions to clients.

We are looking for a candidate with the following experience;

• Proven experience and ability to create test automation frameworks from scratch using Playwright and JavaScript or Typescript.
• Experience of Performance testing using either JMeter or Gatling (Other tools also considered)
• Experience working with version control tools like GIT, GIT hub, Bitbucket and Azure Repos.
• Establish and uphold coding standards for automation tools and processes.
• Develop CI Test Pipeline on the creation, maintenance, and improvement of CI tools such as MS Azure, Jenkins, GitHub Actions.
• Participate in the continuous improvement of the Quality Engineering process, including the implementation of best practices and automation strategies.
• Create and maintain code and documentation for project work.
• Provide regular status updates and reports on testing progress to the Test Manager and stakeholders.

This position is being offered on a permanent basis and offers a salary of up to £50,000/annum. This is an immediate vacancy and we need someone available to start within 1-week.

*Must hold British passport or ILR due to background checking process. No Visa sponsorship available.