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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