Job Description
Salary | £60K – £80K
We are working with a globally renowned technology brand who are looking for a Principal Test Engineer to join their talented engineering division in Manchester City Centre. This business is widely known for their award-winning culture and they are known nationally for their commitment to Diversity & Inclusion and passion for getting involved in the local tech community.
Joining an established team of Test Engineers who are an advocate for testing at all steps of the development cycle, you’ll take a Principal role alongside 3-4 other Seniors at this level and play a key role in the mentoring and coaching of the wider Agile, Web Testing Team.
Our ideal Tester will have a programming background and be comfortable working in an SDET type role including using JavaScript (alternatively, Python or .NET) to create frameworks and a strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
Ideally, you will have some experience using testing tools such as Cypress, Jest and Selenium, Git, as well as CI/CD pipelines (including integrating automated tests into them).
You’ll have strong experience in both manual and automated testing and have the commercial awareness needed to find the right balance between automated, exploratory, functional, and non-functional tests, to rapidly deliver seamless user experiences.
Keywords: Tester, Test Analyst, Test Lead, QA Lead, Automation Testing, Manual, Web Testing, SDET, Software Developer-in-Test, SDLC, JavaScript, Jest, Cypress, Selenium, Git, CI/CD, Agile Tester.