Senior Test Engineer

In a partnership with one of global consulting companies, we are looking for a talented Senior Tester to join the client Weather Web team, working within the client Product Group. The client is a UK-based telecommunication company.

Over 10 million people use Weather Online each week and this is an opportunity to join the team that helps to make this possible. The purpose of the role is to ensure that the information and features provided to our audience are of the highest standards by working closely with the engineers, product and delivery functions in the roll out of new features as well as ongoing work around changing data supplier. 

You will be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and where you will be empowered to fulfil your potential. We offer a warm welcome with full support settling in and foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed. We're deeply proud of our values, which are intrinsic to the way we behave every day. We take them seriously because we want our culture to thrive. We want people to really enjoy working with us and get a buzz from knowing that what they are doing is making a difference and enhancing people's lives. 

Responsibilities 

Engaged in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, including architecture, design, testing, development, and delivery. As a QA advocate, the candidate will be reviewing new features that come in, assessing them, deciding on the scope of testing and feeding back estimations and findings to the wider team. They will also play a major part in shaping the team culture, setting test expectations and working closely with the other testers on the team to ensure the approach to testing is aligned with team ways of working and the strategic direction. 

Skills/Experience 

Essential 

• Extensive front end web testing experience, performing integration, functional, regression, exploratory, and automated testing 
• Comfortable working in agile, cross-functional teams with experience in planning, executing, and reporting on test strategies 
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication for reporting, documentation, etc. 
• Proven ability to collaborate and work closely with developers, UX designers, product owners, and other stakeholders to ensure high-quality product delivery 
• Experience testing accessibility using assistive technologies such as screen readers 

Desirable 

• Skilled in writing and maintaining reusable automated tests using tools like Playwright, Cypress, or other JavaScript-based frameworks 
• Experience of pairing and performing code reviews alongside engineers 
• Proficient in Jira & Confluence 
• Experience of API level testing 
• An understanding of weather or meteorological data and how it is presented to users in audiencefacing digital products