Senior QA Lead

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.  

 We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of  what we do:  

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner  

• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business  

• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK  

• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW  

• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW  

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!. 

Job Description

Focused on improving operational efficiency, capacity and customer experience through technology. As part of our ongoing growth, we are seeking a QA Engineer to support quality assurance activities and help ensure software products meet agreed quality, reliability and performance requirements.
 

Quality Assurance & Testing

• Apply QA processes, testing approaches and quality standards across projects.
• Develop and maintain test strategies and test plans aligned to project requirements.
• Perform manual testing and identify opportunities for automation.
• Create and maintain automated test suites across digital products.
• Prioritise testing activities based on business impact and risk.
• Support testing activities throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• Participate in code reviews and quality improvement initiatives.

Collaboration & Delivery

• Work closely with designers, developers, Product Owners and business stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Document quality-related processes, test approaches and outcomes.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and team development activities.

Qualifications

Essential Experience

• 7+ years' experience in software quality assurance.
• Experience with both manual and automated testing methodologies.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using testing frameworks and tools such as Playwright, WDIO, Cypress or Appium.
• Experience with Typescript and/or JavaScript for test automation.
• Experience using Jira, Azure DevOps and test management platforms such as TestRail or Zephyr.
• Experience performing API testing.
• Experience using Git and GitHub workflows.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while aligning with team standards and delivery practices.
• Communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable Experience

• Experience with K6, JMeter or other performance-testing platforms.
• Knowledge of Azure services and cloud environments.
• Experience testing microservice-based architectures.
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Experience mentoring or supporting less experienced colleagues.
• Agile or DevOps certifications such as Scrum Master or Cloud Foundations.
• Experience delivering mobile test automation with Appium.

Additional Information

Why Version 1?  

 At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.  

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits  

• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme  

• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance  

• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme  

• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies  

• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat  

• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.  

• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.  

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.     

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.  

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.  

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact your recruiter at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.  

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