QA Engineer

Role Context

We are looking for a talented tech enthusiast to join one of our high-performing engineering teams. Our feature teams are responsible for building cloud-native applications, APIs and integrations that support critical customer and business journeys.

Working as part of a cross-functional Agile team, you will partner closely with engineers, product owners and business stakeholders to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle. You will help ensure that solutions are robust, secure , maintainable , and deliver a seamless experience for our policyholders.

The applications and services we build leverage modern engineering practices, cloud technologies and AI-assisted development approaches to accelerate delivery while maintaining a strong focus on quality, reliability and customer outcomes .

Key Responsibilities

Being right at the heart of the testing lifecycle: developing test plans and test cases, ensuring effective test coverage, executing tests, identifying and logging defects, working with engineers to resolve defects , and supporting regression testing .

Functional, workflow, and e nd-to-end testing of n-tier web applications , i ncluding the creation and maintenance of automated tests where it makes sense.

Participating in system integration testing with colleagues from multiple global teams

Continually improving engineering and testing processes .

Provide best practice, shift-left coaching to developers to promote defensive coding habits .

Facilitate example mapping sessions to help build complete picture of user story requirements .

Contribute to the maintenance of CI/CD pipelines.

Contribute to creation and maintenance of automated test scripts.

Use GenA I in the form of GitHub Copilot or AWS Kiro to embed quality early in the AI-DLC to reduce risk and accelerate defect-free product development .

S kills and experience

Below is an overview of the skills and experience we are looking for, but remember, don’t rule yourself out if you don’t have everything on the list – it’s your intellect and your attitude we are really after .

Essential

7 + years of IT experience in any client - server design/development

E xperience with targeted test automation strategies

E xcellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work well with in a team environment , maximising the different strengths across the team .

• •Key technology experience of
• any test automation tools, but preferably Robot Framework and Playwright

Commercial experience of agile testing processes and the DevOps l ifecycle

Experience of implementing security standards that meet privacy requirements for web applications .

Experience using GenAI tools t o reduce risk and increase quality .

Experience participating in integration testing across multiple applications and teams.

Desirable

Experience testing cloud-native applications and services hosted on AWS.

Experience testing REST-based APIs and service integrations.

Experience testing distributed systems and microservice-based architectures.

Experience using observability and monitoring tooling to support test investigations and quality analysis.

Experience contributing to CI/CD pipelines and deployment quality practices.

Other valuable technologies: Robot Framework, Playwright, object-oriented concepts, GIT.

Support integration and end-to-end testing of APIs, cloud-native services, and interconnected systems across the enterprise

We are committed to attracting diverse talent and supporting flexible working. Applications from candidates wishing to work four days per week are welcomed and will be considered in line with business and team requirements.

Applicants should be located in Northern Ireland and hold the relevant right to work status. We are unfortunately unable to offer sponsorship on this role.

So that’s us. Thanks for taking the time to read this far . We look forward to hearing f rom you if you fancy joining a tech innovat ion company with the agility of a start-up and the stability of a Fortune 500 U.S. company