Senior QA Engineer

Job Title: Senior QA Engineer

Location: Islington, London

Contract: Perm

Recruiter: Noaman Hussain

About the role

Boots Online Doctor is an online healthcare platform that connects patients with qualified medical professionals. We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer to join our team and focus on improving the customer-facing elements of the system and test automation framework.

As a Senior QA Engineer, you’ll help ensure our application runs smoothly by identifying and supporting resolution of defects. You will also play an essential role in developing and maintaining automated testing frameworks and test scripts using tools like Cypress, Selenium, Appium, or other testing frameworks and libraries. Teamwork is key, therefore you’ll also be collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and implement test strategies and plans, and identifying areas for test automation.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Developing and executing automated and manual tests, and analysing test results to identify defects and areas for improvement
• Creating and maintaining test data, and continuously improving testing processes and methodologies to ensure high-quality software
• Staying up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in test automation, and using this knowledge to improve and innovate testing practices
• Providing regular reports and updates on test automation progress, coverage and results to cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Participate in the code release process / cycle

What you’ll need to have

These are the essential skills or experience needed to succeed in this role.

• Several years end to end UI Test Automation experience
• Experience with Back End Automation
• A sound understanding of the systems development life cycle as it relates to testing activities
• Understanding of the software development process
• Experience using Git/Jenkins
• Produce Test documentation on Confluence is a must
• Writing Test Cases in BDD format and end to end testing, Regression testing
• Process review, driving improvement and provide documentation where applicable
• Clear, simple and concise verbal and written communication
• Good experience working in an agile environment, collaborating members in and outside of squads
• Leading the QA effort within a squad, promote quality and drive items to completion
• Knowledge of project and task management tools like Jira, Confluence and confident in using MS Office / Google Workspace applications

It would be great if you also have

These are desirable skills or experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don’t match this additional criteria.

• Experience with Cypress and Javascript
• Previous experience of using other tools like Selenium, Appium, Detox or other testing frameworks and libraries
• Release management experience
• Experience in building CI/CD Pipeline working with AWS technology

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

You will complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.