Overview

Join to apply for the Senior Quality Engineer role at Hymans Robertson. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the Actuarial Public business unit—the largest provider of consulting services for the Local Government Pensions Scheme. You’ll join the digital team, which focuses on designing and delivering platforms and processes that empower the wider consulting business to make effective use of data.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining automated test frameworks across diverse programming environments and platforms
• Applying a shift-left approach to introduce automated testing early in the delivery lifecycle
• Ensuring robust build and release pipelines through high levels of automated test coverage
• Influencing development approaches and testing strategies for digital initiatives
• Staying current with the latest Quality Assurance tools, techniques, and practices
• Mentoring and supporting quality analysts in developing test automation skills
• Adhering to the firm’s Information Security standards, policies, and procedures
• Contributing to expert groups and knowledge-sharing initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong experience in automated software testing, including:
  • Functional testing using Cypress and Selenium
  • Testing strategies for data-heavy and large batch processing workloads
  • Non-functional testing (e.g., usability, reliability, compatibility, portability)
  • Experience working in complex, regulatory environments
• Solid understanding of software engineering best practices, ideally using Angular, TypeScript, C#, and .NET
• Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Cypress, Selenium, Jest, and NUnit
• Experience integrating automated tests into release pipelines (preferably using ADO YAML pipelines)
• Background in agile software delivery, ideally within Scrum and BDD environments
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams
• Confidence working across the full Software Development Lifecycle, including production issue resolution
• A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for team-based problem solving
• Self-motivation and a passion for continuous learning and knowledge sharing
• Flexibility to adapt to evolving technologies and working practices
• ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level certification (preferred)

Please note that as part of the recruitment process for this opportunity, candidates may be asked to participate in a pair programming exercise.

We welcome applications from candidates who may not possess every attribute listed but are competent and able to develop additional skills with our support.

Benefits

• A flexible selection of employee benefits, so you can choose a package that best matches your lifestyle and needs.
• A collaborative and encouraging work environment where your thinking and ideas are encouraged.
• On-site mental health and wellbeing assistance.
• Mentoring opportunities and access to Aspire, our award-winning learning portal.
• Regular social activities, plus three days paid volunteering leave each year and a day off for your birthday.
• Hybrid working with two in-office days per week.
• A flexible working window (7am–7pm) to suit individual needs.

About Us

Together, we’ve been building better futures for over 100 years. We thrive on tackling complex problems and believe diverse teams— with varied skills, approaches, and backgrounds— deliver the best solutions. Our independence lets our people think freely while working in a collaborative, supportive environment. We value innovative, independent thinking and encourage everyone to share ideas. We offer pensions, investments, benefits and risk consulting services, and data and technology solutions, with over 1,000 employees and counting. We’re committed to developing our people and supporting diverse career paths.