Senior Software QA Engineer

Salary: £69,000 - 109,000 per year

Requirements:

• We require 4+ years of professional software quality assurance experience testing complex, production-grade applications in a structured QA environment.
• We require a bachelors degree or higher in Geoscience, Petroleum Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• We require strong domain expertise in rock physics, petrophysics, or geomechanics and related applications, with experience in the oil and gas industry.
• We require a comprehensive understanding of software development practices, including code inspections, manual testing, automated testing, functional requirements, design, usability, test plans, results, and defect management.
• We require proven experience with QA fundamentals, including test case design, defect lifecycle management, regression testing, exploratory testing, and test documentation.
• We require hands-on test automation experience, including writing and maintaining automated test cases using Selenium or equivalent frameworks.
• We require competence with Windows and Linux environments.
• We require strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• We require a self-motivated, collaborative approach and the ability to take initiative without direction.

Responsibilities:

• We design and execute test cases for application workflows, regression suites, and exploratory testing to identify defects.
• We create and maintain test cases with workflow steps, expected behavior, and validation criteria.
• We develop and maintain automated test cases to increase test coverage and accelerate release cycles.
• We work closely with developers to test fixes, validate new functionality, and ensure defects are thoroughly documented.
• We support release planning by estimating testing and documentation effort and advising on product improvements.
• We champion quality practices throughout the development lifecycle and contribute to agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• We assist with secure architecture design reviews and support applications in preparation for security testing.
• We use AI-powered tools to accelerate test creation, improve defect detection, and enhance QA productivity.
• We communicate risks, quality metrics, and testing progress clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• We continuously evaluate and adopt emerging testing tools, frameworks, and AI-assisted QA methodologies.
• We mentor junior QA engineers through test reviews, paired testing, and knowledge-sharing.

Technologies:

• AI
• Cloud
• Support
• Linux
• Security
• Selenium
• Windows
• Copilot
• Product Owner

More:

We are a global energy industry leader and one of the worlds largest providers of products and services. We invest in our people, empowering them to develop their careers while working in a hands-on Senior QA Engineer role focused on Rock Physics desktop and cloud applications within our Landmark Software & Services team. This full-time position is based in Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, with additional location availability in Abingdon. We offer competitive compensation commensurate with experience and a collaborative environment where quality, innovation, and continuous improvement are valued.

last updated 34 week of 2026