- Office based in Manchester city centre working model focused on collaboration and technical development
- Senior technical position within a growing engineering function
- Opportunity to shape automation, testing standards and quality engineering practices
KEY POINTS
- Senior hands-on Test Engineering position with significant technical influence
- Shape automation frameworks and testing standards across engineering
- Work across API, automation, exploratory and integration testing
- Modern environment using Cypress, Playwright, TypeScript and CI/CD
ABOUT THE CLIENT
We’re supporting an established technology-led organisation that is continuing to invest in its engineering capability and modernise the way its teams build and deliver software.
As part of this continued investment, they’re looking for a Principal Test Engineer to provide senior technical expertise across testing, automation and quality engineering.
THE BENEFITS
- Opportunity to influence testing strategy and technical direction
- Collaborative environment working closely with experienced engineers
- Investment in modern testing tools and technologies
- Career development and progression opportunities
- Autonomy to improve frameworks, processes and engineering standards
THE PRINCIPAL TEST ENGINEER ROLE:
As Principal Test Engineer, you’ll provide technical leadership across testing and quality engineering, helping to define standards and embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
You’ll remain hands-on across automation, API and exploratory testing, improving frameworks and CI/CD integration whilst solving complex testing challenges. You’ll also mentor other Test Engineers and work closely with Software Engineers to drive modern testing practices across the wider engineering team.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Strong background in Test Engineering and automation
- Strong experience with Playwright
- Strong API testing experience using Postman or similar
- Good understanding of CI/CD and modern development practices
- SQL and database querying experience
- Experience mentoring engineers and driving testing best practice
KEY SKILLS
Principal Test Engineer, Principal QA Engineer, Senior Test Engineer, SDET, Automation Testing, Quality Engineering, Playwright, TypeScript, API Testing, Postman, CI/CD, SQL, Test Automation
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