Job title: QA Engineer
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Salary type: Annual
Salary: negotiable
Job published: 02-11-2026
Job ID: 86781

Job Description

QA Engineer

Cardiff- Office - Hybrid Working

Up to £45,000 + Annual Bonus

 

CPS Group are supporting a Financial Services organisation experiencing recent growth, who are looking to add an experienced QA Engineer to their team.

 

This is a hands-on position where you'll take ownership of testing throughout the development lifecycle, working closely with developers and stakeholders to ensure quality from requirements through to release.

 

The Role:

 

  • Own the testing approach for features from requirements through to production.
  • Design and maintain automated tests across UI, API and integration layers.
  • Work with Playwright or WebdriverIO, alongside Cucumber/BDD.
  • Carry out manual, automated, API, integration and exploratory testing.
  • Use SQL to query relational databases and support test data requirements.
  • Identify risks, dependencies and potential issues early in the development process.
  • Work with Git and CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing.
  • Contribute to improvements across QA processes and testing standards.
  • Support and mentor junior members of the QA team.

 

Essential Experience:

 

  • Strong commercial experience across both manual and automated testing.
  • Hands-on experience with Playwright or WebdriverIO.
  • Experience with Cucumber or another BDD framework.
  • Working knowledge of Java or JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases.
  • Solid API testing experience.
  • Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience taking ownership of testing for features through to quality sign-off.
  • Performance testing experience.
  • AWS or other cloud experience.

 

If you're a QA Engineer looking for a hands-on role with genuine ownership over quality and automation within a growing Financial Services organisation, I'd be keen to hear from you.