The Portfolio Group
SDET
Job Description
Salary: £50,000 - 70,000 per year
Requirements:- Strong background in software testing methodologies, including exploratory, smoke, and regression testing.
- Solid experience or exposure working with Playwright and TypeScript to build automation suites.
- Proven experience with API testing tools such as Postman and database management using SQL queries.
- Solid understanding of CI/CD concepts and cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Jenkins.
- Exposure to mobile testing, BrowserStack, or Google Analytics testing is desirable.
- Clear, precise communication skills with a commercial and critical-thinking mindset.
- Design, build, and maintain scalable automated test suites using Playwright and TypeScript for web applications.
- Embed automated Playwright tests into CI/CD pipelines, including Jenkins, AWS, and Azure, to enable continuous testing.
- Participate in 3 Amigos sessions to design testability into features and define strict automation acceptance criteria.
- Construct robust API automation tests using tools like Postman alongside SQL database verification scripts.
- Balance automated regression suites with focused, high-value exploratory and smoke testing for new features.
- Review automated test execution logs, debug failures, and communicate technical risks clearly to developers and product stakeholders.
- API
- AWS
- Azure
- BrowserStack
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- Jenkins
- Mobile
- Playwright
- Postman
- SQL
- TypeScript
- Web
More:
We are a leading international provider of HR and business software solutions, supporting tens of thousands of businesses globally. We are growing our development team in Manchester and offer an office-based role in a vibrant tech community environment. We provide a comprehensive benefits package including 25 days holiday starting allowance, paid birthday leave, pension, group life insurance, healthcare access, city centre lifestyle perks, travel season ticket loans, cycle-to-work schemes, and on-site gym and wellness facilities.
last updated 35 week of 2026
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The Portfolio Group
Manchester
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£60,000
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£55,000
UK median
This salary is 9% above the UK median for UK tech roles (£55,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks