MCS Group
Senior QA Engineer
Senior QA Engineer at MCS Group, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, paying £55,000 per annum. This is a permanent role with hybrid working.
- Pay
- £55,000 per annum
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · Hybrid
- Location
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Closing date
- Sector
- QA Tester
About 9% above the going rate for qa tester
Reference BBBH65112
About the role
Belfast - Hybrid
Salary up to £65,000
The Opportunity
We are delighted to be partnering with a global technology organisation as they seek to appoint a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join their Belfast-based team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced QA Automation professional to play a key role in driving quality across complex software platforms. You'll work closely with Developers, Product Owners and QA teams, helping to deliver high-quality software within a modern Agile environment.
The Role
As a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, you will take ownership of test strategy and automation, ensuring quality is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle.
You'll work with modern automation technologies, CI/CD pipelines, APIs and AI-powered tools, while helping to develop scalable and robust test frameworks.
What You Need
- Extensive experience in QA Automation within Agile environments
- Strong experience with Playwright, Selenium, Cypress or similar automation tools
- Programming experience with JavaScript, Typescript, Java or similar
- Experience developing and maintaining automation frameworks
- Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
- Strong API, functional and end-to-end testing experience
- Experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber
- Understanding of performance and non-functional testing, ideally using K6 or JMeter
- Experience using AI tools such as Copilot or ChatGPT to improve testing workflows
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work with technical and business stakeholders
Package & Benefits
- Salary up to £65,000
- Hybrid working
- Modern automation and AI technologies
- Ongoing learning and development
- Career progression opportunities
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing benefits
This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior QA Automation Engineer looking to work with modern technologies and play a key role in shaping quality engineering practices.
To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please contact Sam McCormick or send an up-to-date CV via the link provided.
[phone removed] | s.mccormick@mcsgroup.jobs
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Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current and exclusive roles.
Reference: BBBH65112 · Posted 1 day ago · Closes 8 Nov 2026 · Listed via MCS Group
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