Key Group

Key Group

Preston, North West

Automation Quality Assurance Engineer

Full-Time£50,000 - 55,000 per yearavant-hierUnited Kingdom
IT

Job Description

Salary: £50,000 - 55,000 per year

Requirements:
  • Experience in software testing or QA, with a focus on automation
  • Experience writing or maintaining automated test scripts
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics 365 or Power Platform
  • Understanding of testing types such as regression, integration and performance
  • Experience using tools such as Azure DevOps or similar
  • Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Alignment with our core values of Ambitious, Supportive, Personal, Integrity, Responsive and Expert
Responsibilities:
  • Design, develop and maintain automated test scripts for business systems
  • Work closely with developers and business analysts to understand requirements and define testing approaches
  • Carry out functional, regression, integration and performance testing
  • Identify, log and track defects, supporting resolution with development teams
  • Integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines, for example Azure DevOps
  • Develop and improve automation frameworks, particularly in low code environments
  • Monitor and report on test coverage and quality metrics
  • Keep up to date with best practice across Dynamics 365, Power Platform and testing tools
Technologies:
  • Azure
  • CI/CD
  • DevOps
  • Office 365
  • Cloud

More:

We are Key Group, one of the most exciting, forward-thinking brands in financial services, helping people unlock a better retirement since 1998. We are later life lending experts with a market-leading specialism in equity release, offering advice and solutions to help homeowners across the UK access wealth tied up in their properties. Our portfolio includes Key, More2Life and Air. This Automation Quality Assurance Engineer role sits within our technology team, working in a fast-paced, regulated environment. We offer a benefits package that includes 25 days holiday plus bank holidays rising to 28 days with service, an additional holiday purchase scheme, extra days for charity work and wellbeing, a pension, health cashback plan, life assurance, and more.

last updated 32 week of 2026

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About Key Group

Key Group

Key Group

Preston

IT

Skills & Technologies

AzureCI/CDAIDevOpsUI

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£60,000

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