Senior QA Test Automation Engineer

hackajob is collaborating with Mortgage Advice Bureau to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. \n The Senior QA Engineer is a key member of the Technology team, responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability and scalability of a modern, microservices‑based platform used across the financial services sector. \n This role has a strong focus on test automation and quality engineering, playing a pivotal part in shaping test strategy, improving test coverage and accelerating delivery across the software development lifecycle. \n Working within a cross‑functional Agile delivery squad, you will collaborate closely with Developers, Product Owners and DevOps to embed quality early and ensure solutions are robust, release‑ready and aligned to business goals. \n · Lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of automated test frameworks \n · Contribute to and support CI/CD pipelines, enabling fast, reliable and repeatable deployments \n · Define and execute test strategies aligned to Agile delivery and modern engineering practices \n · Partner closely with Engineering and DevOps teams to improve test effectiveness and coverage \n · Analyse, log and clearly communicate defects, risks and test outcomes to stakeholders \n · Perform targeted manual testing for complex, exploratory or high‑risk scenarios as required \n · Use SQL to validate data, support end‑to‑end testing and assist with troubleshooting \n · Actively contribute to improving QA practices, tools and processes across the wider team \n · Strong experience in software testing of web-based applications. \n · Have a good understanding or experience with the project lifecycle and deployment of commercial web applications. \n · Knowledge on UI automation tools like Selenium. \n · Good experience in API testing using Swagger. \n · Experience with software tools for planning and tracking the workflow of test cases and new project work. \n · Previous experience working within an Agile environment. \n · Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities. \n · Any related testing qualifications would be advantageous.