Senior Quality Engineer with Java

Location: Belfast United Kingdom

We are seeking an accomplished Quality Engineering (QE) professional with a proven track record in technical expertise and team leadership.

As a Senior Quality Engineer for automation, you will guide multiple scrum teams, fostering best practices in quality assurance while actively contributing to code development, automation frameworks, and the CI/CD pipeline. Your expertise in UI and API automation, Java, Agile methodologies, DevOps, and cloud technologies will be crucial in driving quality improvements across our products and services.

What you’ll do

• Technical Leadership: Serve as a mentor and architect, providing hands-on guidance to ensure scrum teams adopt and implement quality assurance best practices.
• Automation Architecture: Design, develop, and maintain robust UI and API automation frameworks using Java and relevant tools to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• CI/CD Integration: Integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline, enhancing rapid feedback mechanisms and efficient release cycles.
• Quality Advocacy: Promote quality principles throughout the development lifecycle, including participating in code reviews, requirements analysis, and risk assessments.
• Problem Solving: Analyze complex quality issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions in collaboration with development teams.
• Strategic Planning: Translate business requirements into detailed technical design specifications for automation solutions, aligning with project objectives.
• Data-Driven Insights: Utilize data analysis skills to interpret test results, identify trends, and drive quality improvements based on actionable insights.
• Tool Proficiency: Maintain and enhance expertise in industry-leading QE tools and technologies to continually improve testing capabilities.

What we’ll need from you

• Extensive background in Quality Engineering with specialized depth in end-to-end UI and API test automation.
• Advanced Java programming skills with proven expertise in architecting robust automation frameworks and leveraging testing libraries.
• Broad proficiency across key automation ecosystems, including UI frameworks (Selenium) and API testing suites (REST Assured, Postman).
• Comprehensive mastery of Agile principles and modern QA practices embedded throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• DevOps Skills: Solid experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure).
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to mentor teams, fostering a collaborative and results-driven work environment.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical concepts to a diverse audience.

Education

Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

What we can offer you

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

A discretional annual performance related bonus

Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day.  We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

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Job Family Group

Technology

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Job Family

Applications Development

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Time Type

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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