Quality Assurance Specialist

QA Engineer - Manchester - £40,000 - £45,000 - Fintech Start-up

Harrington Starr are seeking a skilled QA Engineer to take ownership of the testing landscape and drive product quality improvements. In this role, you'll collaborate with developers to test new features, expand test coverage through manual and automated testing, and implement best practices for enhancing development cycles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Test new features and provide actionable feedback to developers.
• Improve test coverage with both manual and automated testing.
• Discover and document new test scenarios.
• Implement and enforce best practices to enhance product quality.
• Own the overall testing process and work independently to ensure its success.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in test automation (Playwright/CucumberJs), manual, mobile, and API testing.
• Familiarity with OpenAPI/Swagger for API testing and documentation.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong communication skills and a proactive, self-starter attitude.
• Expertise in QA methodologies and the ability to implement improvements.

This is a great opportunity for a QA professional to shape the testing process in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.