Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Senior QA Engineer – Technology & Media Permanent - London/Hybrid InterQuest are partnering a well-known technology media business, and we are looking for a Senior/Lead QA Engineer to join them on a permanent basis. Our client is an award-winning company and partner some of the world’s largest media brands. You’ll be an important part of our partners technology team in delivering quality software, leading from the front, show proactivity, initiative, excellent teamwork, and good judgement. You will help define, implement Test and Automation Strategy and continuously improve and adopt quality. Responsibilities You’ll work in an agile environment with the commercial team and with stakeholders to the quality standards across all our apps and websites. You’ll collaborate with your peers across QA, DevOps and engineering in London, Sofia and to advocate QA/Automation Test Strategy. Working with third party vendors and partners to make sure that the websites, apps and other features developed are aligned with News UK standards. Managing QA tools like Browesstack, Balazemeter, Percy etc. Running Hackathons, Lunch and Learn sessions, Automation guilds. You as a QA lead take ownership of QA activities, oversee, participate and evolve the QA process. Experience Required Devising and designing automation framework using Cypress for web based applications and also building automation frameworks for apps using Xcuitest or Appium for ios and android apps Test Management (Zephyr) across the full life cycle involving internally developed and partner/vendor managed solutions Ability to build test teams and drive testing activities proactively, managing risk and assuring the quality of the delivery for all dev/test life cycles using Agile/Kanban methodologies Strong knowledge of Integration testing (E2E) and testing methodologies Previous experience of using CI/CD tools like circle CI and hands on experience in cloud technologies(AWS) Ability to build relationships with, and influence, key stakeholders, programme resources, and partners/vendors As a QA lead, build a structured approach to delivery and the ability to prioritise and re-prioritise as necessary Experience of managing technical SDET’s and senior QA Engineer If interested in the above, please apply with an updated copy of your CV and a member of the IQ team will be in touch.