Senior QA Engineer

Permanent

Full-time (37.5 hours, Monday to Friday)

Hybrid working with 2 days in the office, 3 days working from home

Department: Technology

Reporting to: Lead QA

About The Role

We’re seeking a Senior QA with strong automation skills to help drive quality across a modern, microservices‑based platform used throughout the financial services sector. You’ll play a key part in shaping our test strategy, accelerating delivery and ensuring our systems are robust, scalable, and release‑ready.

Working in a cross functional Agile squad, you’ll lead the design and implementation of automated test frameworks, improve coverage across APIs and UI and collaborate closely with Developers, Product Owners and DevOps to embed quality at every stage of the lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

What you'll be doing

Lead automation across your delivery stream, defining and improving test frameworks
Build and maintain automated test suites covering API, integration, and UI flows
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable, repeatable deployments
Partner with Engineering and DevOps to increase test effectiveness and quality
Analyse and communicate defects, risks, and test outcomes with clarity
Execute targeted manual testing when needed for complex scenarios
Use SQL for data validation, troubleshooting, and supporting end‑to‑end tests

About You

This role is ideal for an ambitious automation‑driven QA professional looking to support in steering the technology direction, modernise testing practices, and have real ownership within a high‑growth digital environment.

🤝 Recruitment Process

1st stage: Assignment pre work and face to face interview at MAB HQ in Derby

2nd stage: MS Teams interview

What’s In It For You?

💸 Private Medical Insurance (Vitality), 25 days annual leave (increasing to 28 with service) plus your birthday off, matched pension contribution (L&G), share save scheme (Equinity), retail discounts, free entertainment tickets, plus much more!

⏰ Flexible working hours with hybrid working for Head Office roles (as agreed with your line manager)

📚 A wide range of Learning & Development offers, from 121 coaching to qualification support, helping you to grow and thrive in your career

🤝 A supportive, inclusive culture with forums you're welcome to join from day 1, using your voice to make MAB an even better place to work

Everyone is Welcome

At MAB, we value different experiences and perspectives which adds diversity and value to our culture. As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, included and heard for who they are. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

We are committed to reducing barriers in every stage of our recruitment process so everyone feels they can bring their best self when applying for new opportunities at MAB. If you’d like to hear how we can support you by adjusting our process, from application to interview and onboarding, please contact careers@mab.org.uk .

Use of AI

We recognise that AI tools can be a helpful way to articulate your qualities, skills and experience when applying for roles. It’s important to us, however, that we see the real you throughout the recruitment process. We hire real people, not polished personas! We simply ask that you consider carefully how and where you use AI during your application, so we can hear your own thoughts and meet your authentic self.

Please note we are unable to consider candidates requiring visa sponsorship at this moment in time. We won't be accepting speculative CVs from recruitment agencies, with a full PSL in place.

The Company

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) PLC is the UK’s leading mortgage network. We’re experts in Mortgage and Protection advice, with over 200 awards and counting. We’re proud of our reputation in the industry and of our people, who continue to be the heart of MAB’s success.

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