Senior Quality Engineer (Automation, NFT & AI)

Lloyds Bank plc
Manchester
1 week ago
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End DateWednesday 11 March 2026Salary Range£72,702 - £80,780Flexible Working OptionsJob ShareJob Description SummaryAccountable for delivery of Quality Engineering across lab/PT as part of a multi skilled feature team, collaborating to ensure quality & customer requirements are met when developing products. Will be an active member of the LBG QE Community, sharing knowledge to benefit the Group.Job DescriptionJob Title: Senior Quality Engineer (Automation, NFT & AI)SALARY: £72,702 - £80,780LOCATION: ManchesterHOURS:Full timeWORKING PATTERN:Hybrid, 40% (or two days per week) in our Manchester officeAbout this opportunityIf you think all banks are the same, you’d be wrong. We’re an innovative, constantly evolving business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that’s empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.This role is part of our Smarter Journeys and Hive Lab, a co-located team within the Colleague Channels Platform. We build solutions using modern, innovative technology, including AI. We collaborate on key initiatives to deliver value quickly by crafting services that colleagues and customers find useful, intuitive, and engaging.Here’s how you’ll make a difference:As a Senior Quality Engineer, you’ll be making a real difference, as you'll combine both extensive domain and technical knowledge within a feature team. Collaborate with Product Owners, Designers, Engineers and DevOps Teams to redefine building, functionality, features and experiments. Drive transformation in quality engineering, play a key role in delivering quality software solutions into production. Participate in Communities of Practice, Guilds and improvement working groups. Mentor other members in the team including junior engineer and partner resources.Skills/ experience we'd need to see* Accomplished Full Stack Quality Engineer with hands-on expertise in all aspects of quality, including functional and non-functional testing owning quality strategy for a feature, service, or journey from discovery through live support, including test approach, automation strategy, and NFT coverage.* Accomplished Test Automation Engineer contributing to the development of a strong and forward-looking Automation & Frameworks. Experienced in crafting UI and API automated tests using tools like Playwright (preferred) or similar. Knowledgeable in BDD frameworks with Cucumber.* Experienced NFT Engineer, skilled in performance, security, and accessibility testing with practical knowledge of tools including Load runner enterprise, K6, Burpsuite pro, OWASP Zap, Axe core, JAWS.* Knowledge of AI and Machine Learning, exposure to Model and Agentic evaluation and applying Gen AI in test automation.* Be highly proficient in one of the following languages: Python, Typescript, Javascript or equivalent.* Agile experience and experience of working with Jira and Confluence.* Clear Communication - both written and verbal, familiar with communicating with business partners.* Growth Mindset - keen desire to lean and develop further.Additional skills (desired):* Working within container technology such as Docker and Kubernetes within a cloud environment such as GCP, AWS or Azure.* CI/CD experience e.g. GIT Hub, Harness or Jenkins.* Experience in SRE and Chaos Engineering.About working for usOur focus is to ensure we’re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We’re committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best.We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern.We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role.We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you’d like an adjustment to the recruitment process just let us know.We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:* A generous pension contribution of up to 15%* An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance* Share schemes including free shares* Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping* 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top* A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies**Join our journey!****At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.****We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.****We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.**With 320 years under our belt, we're used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers.Here, you'll do the best work of your career. Your impact will be amplified by our scale as you learn and develop, gaining skills for the future.
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