Senior Test Engineer

Senior Test Engineer

Location: Fully Remote (UK & Ireland)

Type: Full-Time | Permanent

Industry: FinTech / Payments

Salary: £55,000 or €65,000 + Bonus

Are you a quality-driven test engineer who’s passionate about automation and obsessed with clean releases? Join a team where your voice, your tooling, and your test strategies will directly shape products impacting thousands of merchants worldwide.

We’re building bold, next-gen fintech infrastructure — and we don’t do red tape. If you thrive in lean, empowered teams and love owning the full QA lifecycle in fast-paced Agile environments, this one’s for you.

What You’ll Own

• Design and execute automated and manual test strategies across web, API, and backend services.
• Create and maintain test plans and scripts using modern frameworks (e.g. Playwright, SpecFlow, Robot, K6, JMeter).
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, DevOps, and product to embed quality from day one.
• Lead regression, integration, and exploratory testing across multiple environments.
• Act as the "Guardian of Done" in the SDLC — with a zero-defects mindset.
• Support Continuous Integration pipelines and contribute to robust, scalable test automation.

Tech & Experience You Bring

• 7–8 years of test engineering experience, ideally in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Experience in BDD/TDD, scripting, and automation frameworks.
• Comfortable testing APIs, web services, UIs, and working with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Azure DevOps, TeamCity.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix, risk-based testing, and tools like Sonar, Snyk, Fortify.
• Excellent communicator and fast learner with a passion for high-quality software.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Automation-first culture – manual testing only when it adds value.
• Minimal bureaucracy – focus on impact, not process.
• Your test, your tools – contribute to frameworks, build new strategies, and elevate engineering quality.
• Real problems, real impact – test systems that move real money and serve real merchants.

Inclusion Matters

We believe diverse teams build better products. If you need accommodations during the hiring process, we’ve got you. Everyone deserves a fair shot.

Ready to own quality from the inside out? Apply now and let’s build something exceptional. Contact Carol Donnelly on carol@vivatechtalent.com or submit your CV for full information.

**Please note - visa sponsorship is not available for this role**