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Senior Quality Engineer

Job Posted: 2 days ago

Salary: £ 500 - 550 / Day
Job Type: Contract
Location: London

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Adecco Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

Job title: Senior Quality Engineer

Location: London (2 days per week onsite Mon & Thu)

Contract: 6 months with possible extension

Rate: £500 - £550 inside IR35

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, execute, and maintain manual and automated test cases for functional, integration, system, regression, and end-to-end testing.
Validate merchant onboarding journeys, our Accept application flows, payment processing, settlements, and terminal management capabilities.
Execute testing across web, mobile (iOS & Android), API, and backend systems.
Prepare detailed test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and test execution reports.
Perform API testing and integration testing across internal and third-party platforms.
Support SIT, UAT, FOV (First Occurrence Validation), production releases, and post-release verification activities.
Validate business-critical payment processing and settlement workflows.
Perform data validation, reconciliation, and operational testing to ensure end-to-end integrity.
Identify, log, track, and verify defects through to closure using Jira or equivalent tools.
Collaborate with developers and engineers to improve quality and test coverage throughout the software development lifecycle.
Support CI/CD pipelines and contribute to continuous testing practices.
Participate in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and post-release reviews.
Ensure adherence to our security, governance, risk, and compliance requirements.
Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.Skills & Technologies

Testing & Quality Assurance

Functional Testing
System Integration Testing (SIT)
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
End-to-End Testing
Regression Testing
Mobile Application Testing
API Testing
Production Verification / FOV Testing
Defect Management & Root Cause Analysis
Test Planning & Test ExecutionAutomation & Tools

Selenium
Playwright (essential)
Postman
REST API Testing
JMeter / Performance Testing
Jira
Xray / ZephyrTechnical Skills

SQL and Database Testing
JSON / REST Services
Mobile Testing (iOS & Android)
Web Application Testing
Test Data Management
Log Analysis and TroubleshootingDevOps & Delivery

GitHub
Git
CI/CD Pipelines
Jenkins / Azure DevOps (Preferred)
Agile / Scrum Methodologies
Release Management ProcessesDomain Knowledge (Highly Preferred)

The ideal candidate should have knowledge and experience in the following areas:

Merchant Services & Payments

Merchant Acquiring
Merchant Onboarding
Payment Processing
Terminal Payments
Contactless Payments
Merchant Settlement & Reconciliation
Payment Operations
Payment Lifecycle ManagementMerchant Platforms

Merchant Portal
Salesforce
iSnap
Terminal Estate Management
Customer Onboarding PlatformsCard Schemes

Strong understanding of:

Visa
Mastercard
Diners Club
American Express (Desirable)Including:

Authorisation Flows
Settlement Processes
Merchant Fees & Charges
Interchange & Scheme Fees
Chargebacks & Disputes
Compliance RequirementsKey Qualities Expected

Ownership & Accountability
Proactive Communication
Strong Problem-Solving Skills
Attention to Detail
Collaboration & Teamwork
Customer-Focused Mindset
Time Management & Prioritisation
Continuous Learning & Improvement
Ability to work effectively across UK and India-based teams
Positive and Professional AttitudePreferred Experience

Years of Quality Assurance / Testing experience.
Experience within Banking, Financial Services, Payments, or Merchant Acquiring domains.
Strong experience testing customer-facing mobile and web applications.
Experience with card payments, merchant onboarding, and acquiring platforms.
Experience supporting production releases, FOV testing, and incident investigations.
Exposure to third-party payment providers is advantageous.
Experience working within large-scale Agile delivery environments. 

Adecco Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive

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