Software Engineer in Test

About this role

Location:
DMGT HQ - High Street Kensington, London

Position:
Permanent

Mail Technology is the IT service provider for the dmg media group of companies owned by DMGT (Daily Mail & General Trust). These include many well-known and widely loved brands such as Daily Mail, Mail Online, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, and The i Paper. Through our national newspapers, websites, and mobile services, we connect with over 45% of the UK’s adult population, with more than 130 million consumer touchpoints per month.

This role will focus on group-wide e-commerce projects, working across multiple Mail brands and products. It is a collaborative environment offering strong input and opportunities to build experience and take on broader responsibilities across the business.

Main Responsibilities

• Be hands-on in creating and managing test automation suites as required by business partners
• Work closely with Project Managers and the QA team to identify and transform repetitive QA tasks into reusable solutions
• Collaborate with DevOps to manage solutions from development through to deployment
• Pair with other testers to solve problems
• Communicate progress, risks, and issues effectively
• Create automation frameworks from scratch for regression testing and maintain existing automation suites
• Set up and execute both automated and manual test scenarios for new and ongoing projects
• Build RTM (Requirements Traceability Matrix) mapping for automation test scripts
• Track and manage automation defects through to closure
• Follow best practices to ensure software quality during regression and end-to-end testing

Person Specification

• Minimum of 5 years’ hands-on experience in a similar role
• Experience working in Agile teams with a strong understanding of Agile testing practices
• Proficiency in Playwright, WebdriverIO, Cucumber (BDD), and Appium
• Strong programming skills in TypeScript/JavaScript
• Experience with Git (source control)
• Experience with Jenkins (jo...