QA Engineer

About The Company MCS Group is a leading recruitment agency specializing in connecting talented professionals with top-tier organizations across various industries. With a strong reputation for excellence and a comprehensive understanding of market dynamics, MCS Group has established itself as a trusted partner for both employers and job seekers. Our commitment to integrity, professionalism, and personalized service enables us to deliver exceptional recruitment solutions that meet the unique needs of our clients and candidates. We operate with a focus on fostering long-term relationships and ensuring mutual success, making us a preferred choice in the competitive talent acquisition landscape.

About The Role The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer role at MCS Group offers an exciting opportunity to join a world-leading provider of market infrastructure within the financial services sector. This position is ideal for a highly skilled professional passionate about quality engineering and automation. You will serve as a key advocate for quality within an Agile team, driving best practices such as Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD). Your primary responsibility will be to ensure the delivery of high-quality, business-aligned software solutions by leading test strategy, automation, and performance testing initiatives. Working closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Owners and Developers, you will help shape the quality standards and testing frameworks that underpin the organization’s technological excellence. This role offers a chance to influence testing methodologies, leverage AI tools for automation efficiency, and contribute to scalable, robust testing frameworks that support continuous delivery and deployment cycles.

Qualifications The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in QA automation within Agile environments, demonstrating a strong technical background and a proactive approach to quality engineering. Key qualifications include proficiency with automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or TestComplete, along with solid programming skills in Java, JavaScript, and TypeScript. Experience designing and maintaining scalable automation frameworks, particularly with Playwright or WebDriverIO, is essential. Candidates should have hands-on experience integrating automation workflows into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab, or TeamCity. Familiarity with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber, along with the ability to utilize AI-driven tools to optimize testing processes, is highly desirable. Additionally, candidates should have expertise in API, functional, and end-to-end testing, with a good understanding of non-functional testing such as performance, load, and stress testing using tools like JMeter or K6. A solid grasp of SDLC, quality engineering principles, and experience working within Agile or SAFe frameworks with distributed teams are also required. Formal testing qualifications such as ISTQB, and exposure to TDD/BDD methodologies, will be considered advantageous.

Responsibilities In this role, your key responsibilities will include collaborating with global Business Analysts, Developers, and QA teams to design and implement effective test strategies that align with business goals. You will develop, execute, and maintain automated and functional tests within CI/CD pipelines, ensuring continuous integration of quality practices. Leveraging AI tools to enhance testing efficiency and workflows will be a critical aspect of your work, along with developing scalable, self-healing automation frameworks that can adapt to evolving application landscapes. You will identify performance bottlenecks, analyze root causes, and provide actionable recommendations to improve system performance. Promoting quality across the Agile team, you will advocate for best practices such as unit testing, code reviews, and peer mentoring to elevate overall QA standards. Managing your deliverables effectively, you will prioritize tasks, raise risks early, and communicate progress, risks, and impediments clearly to stakeholders. Your role will also involve defining acceptance criteria, ensuring testing aligns with business requirements, and contributing to the continuous improvement of testing methodologies and frameworks.

Benefits Joining MCS Group as a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer offers a competitive salary package complemented by a comprehensive benefits scheme. You will have the opportunity to work within a prestigious, technology-driven financial services organization that values innovation and quality. The role provides genuine influence over test strategies, tooling, and quality standards, allowing you to shape the future of testing within the organization. You will be part of a collaborative Agile environment with a global reach, fostering professional growth and knowledge sharing. Additional benefits include flexible working arrangements, ongoing training and development opportunities, and exposure to cutting-edge technologies such as AI-driven automation and cloud services. This position is ideal for professionals seeking a challenging, rewarding career in a dynamic and forward-thinking company.

Equal Opportunity

MCS Group is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe that diversity enhances our ability to innovate and succeed, and we strive to create an environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. Our hiring practices are designed to ensure fairness and transparency, and we are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for growth and development within our organization.