Principal QA Engineer
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Manchester
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£80,000 / year
CATEGORY
Software Engineering
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SKILLS
Playwright
Cypress
TypeScript
JavaScript
API testing with Postman
CI/CD (Jenkins/AWS/Azure)
Leadership
Mentoring
FULL DESCRIPTION
Principal QA Engineer
Salary: £75,000 to £80,000 per year
Location: Manchester
Type: Permanent
About the Role
We’re working with a growing SaaS business looking for a Principal QA to lead their testing strategy and drive quality across engineering.
This is a hands-on leadership role with a strong focus on modern automation.. particularly Playwright (Cypress also welcome).
What you’ll be doing
- Own and define the QA strategy across products
- Lead adoption of Playwright-based automation frameworks
- Work closely with engineers to embed quality across the SDLC
- Mentor QA engineers and build a high-performing team
- Improve tooling, processes, and CI/CD pipelines
What they’re looking for
- Strong experience with Playwright or Cypress
- Solid background in TypeScript/JavaScript automation
- Experience with API testing (Postman)
- Good understanding of CI/CD (Jenkins/AWS/Azure)
- Strong communication and leadership skills
Apply
If this is something for you, feel free to reach out or apply to the job and I'll be in touch!
Contact Cameron Whitwam, Senior Consultant (Test & QA) at MRJ Recruitment.
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