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# Test Engineer

- **Company:** The Sage Group plc
- **Location:** Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Browser Compatibility, C Sharp (Programming Language), Github, Microsoft UI Automation, Scrum Methodology, Microsoft Copilot, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, TypeScript, Postman, Backend, Amazon Relational Database Service, Playwright, Functional Programming, Api Gateway, Api Management, Web Api, Programming Languages
- **Published:** October 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=3015004634-2

## About the Role

* Experience in front end testing with a focus on UI automation (preferably Playwright)
 * Experience in accessibility testing
 * Experience using Github Co-Pilot / Codex as a complimentary tool building on your own skills making deliver as efficient as possible.
 * Experience of programming languages - Javascript & Typescript (Essential) and C# & SQL (Favourable).
 * Knowledge of AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, DocumentDB etc.)
 * Tooling experience - Bruno and/or Postman for API testing or equivalent.
 * Experience with Agile Development & SCRUM would be an advantage.
 * Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
 * Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment.
 * Good communication and collaboration skills.
 * Manual/Cross Browser testing experience.

## Description

The key responsibility of the role will initially be to test a new Embedded Payroll Service, specifically the UI part of the product utilising the API's connected to the backend services. Working closely with UX design colleagues and other Business Analysts before moving onto the delivery of the overall product alongside Developers and other QA Engineers.

You will be supported by being positioned in a squad with a strong lead, principal, senior, mid-level and graduate set up, that will support your growth as well as a leader who will invest in your career.

Please note: This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in our Newcastle office

Key Responsibilities

In this role you'll:

 * Test and maintain a new high-quality, scalable front-end application that integrates with internal APIs bringing it together as a complete solution.
 * You will collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Business Analysts to ship an elegant, performant, and reliable product that delivers a seamless user experience.

In addition, you will join a team that also:

 * Work cross-functionally with various Sage teams: Product management, QA/XD, various product lines and business units to deliver for our customers.
 * Experiment with new technologies and methodologies to improve our development processes and product offerings.
 * Participate in refinements sessions to provide complete stories, with concise designs and acceptance criteria ready for delivery by the engineering team.
 * Maintain relevant documentation to describe logic, coding/configuration, testing and changes where applicable.
 * Contribute to the continuous improvement of our software development lifecycle.
 * Be an active and enthusiastic team player. Partner effectively with all team members to deliver against commitments.
 * Collaborate with global teams across Sage, to define, design, deliver and maintain other services across the Payroll and HR Business Unit.