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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Test Engineer - **Company:** Amach - **Location:** Greater London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Agile Testing, JIRA, Build Automation, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Bug Tracking Systems, Github, Gradle, Systems Development Life Cycle, Regression Testing, Selenium, Software Engineering, SonarQube, Test Management, Strategies of Testing, ReadyAPI, Playwright - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840580168-senior-test-engineer ## About the Role * Proven experience working in Agile product teams, collaborating closely with Product and Engineering * Strong track record of analysing complex systems and defining effective test strategies * Hands-on experience with defect tracking tools such as JIRA * Experience with test case management tools such as Zephyr * Demonstrated use of multiple testing approaches: automation, exploratory and scripted testing * Ability to design and build automation frameworks from scratch, aligned to the Agile test pyramid * Automation experience across Front End, API and Back End testing * Experience delivering end-to-end, functional, non-functional and regression testing * Hands-on experience with automation frameworks such as Pact, Specmatic, RestAssured, Playwright or Selenium * Experience with build automation and testing tools such as GitHub Actions, Gradle, CodeScene and SonarQube * Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and quality gates ## Description We are now looking for an experienced Senior Test Engineer to join our clients Architecture & Engineering practice, supporting product-led delivery teams and embedding modern Agile and quality-first ways of working. This role is embedded with our customer's London-based team, who have a hybrid setup: 1-2 days per week onsite is required in their offices in central London (flexible which days). As a Senior Test Engineer at Amach, you will act as a quality evangelist within cross-functional product teams. You will own testing and quality governance within your domain, ensuring high-value, high-quality solutions are delivered through strong Agile testing practices and a shift-left mindset. You will work closely with Product Owners, Developers and fellow Quality Engineers to define test strategies, drive automation, and embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle., * Own testing engineering and quality management governance within a product domain * Champion an Agile, shift-left approach to quality across delivery teams * Define quality criteria and approaches to embed and measure quality across the SDLC * Collaborate with Product Owners and teams to define Definition of Ready and Definition of Done * Define and implement test strategies for features and releases, ensuring collective ownership of quality * Partner with Developers to ensure transparency of unit test coverage and test approaches * Translate user stories into high-level test scenarios aligned to key user journeys * Identify appropriate test types and optimise testing approaches, including exploratory testing * Drive and optimise automated test coverage across FE, API and BE layers * Ensure transparent quality reporting, including automated test coverage and execution results * Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, representing the voice of quality in planning, estimation and refinement * Continuously identify and implement improvements across process, tooling and ways of working, Amach will process your personal information in accordance with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 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