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Senior QA Engineer - Birmingham

£62,000 depending on experience

Hybrid working - 2 days per week in Birmingham

Bonus up to 10%, 25 days holiday, up to 8% pension contribution

Playwright or Selenium, JavaScript, Python, CI/CD, Automation Testing

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client operates at the heart of the UK energy sector, playing an important role in supporting the transition towards a more sustainable and affordable energy future. Their work contributes directly to the decarbonisation of electricity generation and the UK's wider Net Zero ambitions.

THE BENEFITS

Salary circa £55,000 depending on experience

Annual performance bonus of up to 10%

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 8% pension contribution

Hybrid working - 2 days per week in Birmingham

Flexible working options, including potential compressed working patterns

Financial support and time off for relevant study

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Three paid volunteering days per year

THE SENIOR QA ENGINEER ROLE

As a Senior QA Engineer, you'll own quality within your project team, this means taking on a hands-on role across test planning, automation, execution and continuous improvement.

You will be designing and maintaining automated test scripts, help develop the wider automation framework and integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines. As part of your role you will also cover areas including regression, performance, load and wider non-functional testing.

Alongside hands-on delivery, as a Senior you'll coach other QA Engineers and work closely with Developers to embed a quality-first approach throughout the software development lifecycle.

SENIOR QA ENGINEER - ESSENTIAL SKILLS

Strong commercial experience in software testing and QA

Excellent test automation experience

Experience with tools such as Playwright, Selenium, JUnit or TestNG

Automation scripting experience with JavaScript, Python or Java

Strong knowledge of test planning, test case design and execution

Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines

Strong debugging, analytical and problem-solving skills

Experience coaching or mentoring other QA Engineers

TO BE CONSIDERED…

Please either apply online or email me directly at . For further information, please call me on .

By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process & submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only

KEY SKILLS: QA, Quality Assurance, Test Automation, Playwright, Selenium, CI/CD, Performance Testing, JMeter, AgileFull job description

IHCM is excited to be recruiting for a Principal Regulatory Compliance Lead to join our team in a dynamic hybrid role, providing national coverage and playing a key role in driving regulatory compliance and best practice across the organisation.

The job role:

To lead and strengthen regulatory compliance across Integrated Health Care Management Group (IHCM), providing assurance that services meet applicable regulatory standards and best-practice guidance. The role will manage and develop the Compliance Team, oversee a consistent risk-based programme of compliance visits and thematic reviews, identify and escalate regulatory risks and trends, and provide expert advice, training and support to services and senior leaders to drive continuous improvement in the quality and safety of care.

Key Responsibilities:

· Lead, manage and develop the Compliance Team, setting priorities, allocating work and monitoring performance.

· Develop and deliver a proportionate, risk-based programme of regulatory compliance visits, audits and thematic reviews across IHCM services.

· Provide assurance that services comply with applicable regulatory requirements and best-practice guidance in England and Scotland.

· Prioritise compliance activity for higher-risk services, and ensure significant concerns are escalated promptly.

· Produce clear compliance reports, recommendations and action plans, and monitor agreed improvements through to completion.

· Analyse findings from visits, incidents, complaints and other assurance information to identify themes, trends and emerging regulatory risks.

· Maintain and embed an effective regulatory risk and governance framework to support consistent compliance oversight.

· Monitor regulatory developments, assess their organisational impact and communicate required changes to relevant teams.

· Provide expert advice, practical guidance, training and support to Registered Managers, operational teams and senior leaders.

· Support services before, during and after regulatory inspections, including registrations and Registered Manager interviews.

· Attend the Quality and Safety Committee and other governance meetings, presenting assurance reports and highlighting material risks.

· Work collaboratively with operational, clinical, quality, legal, risk and safeguarding colleagues to drive continuous improvement.

· Support the Group Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance in improving the overall effectiveness of regulatory compliance across IHCM.

· Maintain accurate, complete and timely records of compliance activity, findings, risks and follow-up actions.

• · Undertake other reasonable duties consistent with the seniority and purpose of the role.