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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior SDET - **Company:** Ocho People - **Location:** Belfast, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £55,000.0 - £65,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Agile Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Code Review, Apache JMeter, Selenium, Strategies of Testing, Performance Testing, Delivery Pipeline, Cypress (Programming Language), Gitlab, Testcomplete, Playwright, Teamcity, Cucumber (Software), Selenium Webdriver, GPT, Serverless Computing, SDET, Jenkins, Programming Languages, Microservices - **Published:** July 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5818739142 ## About the Role If you are a senior QA engineer who wants to work at the intersection of world class technology and global financial markets, where quality is not optional and the systems you test have to perform under significant pressure, this is worth exploring. The problems are hard, the scale is real, and the opportunity to lead and mentor within a high calibre team is genuine., * Extensive experience in QA automation within Agile environments * Strong automation experience using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright or TestComplete * Proficiency in Java, JavaScript or similar programming and scripting languages * Proven ability to design and maintain scalable automation frameworks, ideally with Playwright or WebDriverIO * Experience integrating automation within CI and CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, TeamCity or similar * Hands on experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber * Experience using AI tools to design and optimise test automation * Strong experience in API, functional and end to end testing * Experience defining acceptance criteria and aligning testing to business requirements * Working knowledge of non functional testing including performance, load and stress testing with tools such as K6 or JMeter * Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments with distributed teams * Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and problem solving skills Nice to Have: * Experience with AWS, microservices and serverless architectures * Formal testing qualifications such as ISTQB or Agile Testing certification * Exposure to TDD and BDD design approaches ## Description * Senior QA Engineer role at a world leading technology organisation operating across 27 countries * BDD, TDD and AI assisted testing with Playwright, Cucumber, Selenium and CI and CD pipeline integration * Key quality advocate within a high performing Agile team, with a shift left, API first and automation focused approach * Hybrid working, Belfast based * Salary up to £65,000, * Lead test strategy across the Agile team, balancing manual, automated and performance testing approaches with a strong shift left and API first emphasis * Design, develop, execute and maintain automated and functional tests within CI and CD pipelines * Build and maintain scalable, self healing automation frameworks using Playwright or similar tooling * Leverage AI tools such as Copilot, ChatGPT and Amazon Q to optimise testing efficiency and automation workflows * Collaborate with global BA, Development and QA teams to design and coordinate effective test strategies * Champion quality across the Agile team, promoting best practices including unit testing and code reviews * Identify performance bottlenecks and provide actionable recommendations * Mentor and coach team members to elevate QA standards across the engineering function * Take ownership of deliverables, managing priorities effectively and raising risks early, * Senior QA scope with real authority over test strategy, automation standards and quality culture * AI assisted testing is a genuine expectation here, not a nice to have * Mentoring remit to grow the QA capability of the engineers around you * Self organising, cross functional Agile teams with direct access to Principal Engineers and Architects * Long term investment from an organisation committed to building world class engineering in Belfast ## Related Videos - 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