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Aker SystemsAker Systems was founded in 2017 by a team of experienced technology professionals who recognised an opportunity to provide highly secure enterprise data platforms to large organisations. We build and operate ground-breaking, ultra-secure, high performance, cloud-based data infrastructure for the enterprise. Our proprietary technology solutions drive performance and reduce costs while helping our clients to improve the management and sharing of data across their organisations.

In 2024, Aker Systems won the Breakthrough Culture Awards highlighting growth companies putting culture first. In 2020 Aker Systems was recognised as a ''One to Watch'' on the Sunday Times Tech Track. The Company was also recognised at the Thames Valley Tech Awards 2020; winning the Thames Valley Tech Company of the year, the Emerging Tech Company and High Growth Tech Business categories. We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, and supportive place for you to do your very best work.

About The Role

We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer to lead quality efforts across the full software development lifecycle—from early-stage requirements through to production deployment.

You will play a pivotal role in embedding Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) practices, building test automation frameworks, and ensuring every release meets our high standards for reliability, scalability, and performance. Working closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and Architects, you''ll bring a test-first mindset and help shape quality from day one.

This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in complex, distributed environments, enjoys solving problems through automation, and wants to be part of a cross-functional, security-focused product team delivering into public sector and regulated domains like BFSI.

Key Responsibilities

Define and drive a robust QA strategy across microservices, data pipelines, APIs, and UIChampion BDD principles—writing and maintaining Gherkin-style feature files and executable specificationsBuild and evolve automated test suites using custom frameworks in Kotlin/JavaLead frontend testing (React/Playwright) and backend/API testing in an event-driven Kafka-based architectureIntegrate testing into CI/CD pipelines using Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, and GitLabContribute to strategies for non-functional testing, including performance, resilience, and securityCollaborate with developers, product managers, and client-facing teams to define and refine acceptance criteriaSupport incident response and root-cause analysis through effective test coverage and toolingMentor junior QA engineers and help scale best practices across teamsContribute to documentation and test observability (logs, metrics, dashboards)

Tech Stack and Environment

Languages / Frameworks: Kotlin, Java, Spring BootFrontend: React, tested using PlaywrightTesting Methodologies: BDD (Gherkin, Cucumber, JUnit)Automation: Custom test frameworks in Kotlin/JavaArchitecture: Microservices, asynchronous/event-driven (Kafka)Cloud and Infrastructure: AWS (Azure and GCP beneficial), Docker, KubernetesCI/CD and DevOps: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins

What We''re Looking For

Must-Haves:

Minimum 5+yrs of proven experience as a QA Engineer in a modern, product-led software environmentStrong background in BDD, including writing feature files and executable test specificationsHands-on experience with automated testing in Kotlin/JavaDeep knowledge of testing APIs, services, and user interfacesExperience working with Kafka-based event-driven systemsSolid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and containerized applicationsStrong problem-solving and debugging skills, especially in distributed systemsExcellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teamsA passion for automation, testing strategy, and building testable systems by design

Nice-to-Haves:

Exposure to regulated environments (e.g., BFSI, healthcare, public sector)Experience with performance, security, or chaos testingFamiliarity with observability tooling (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)Knowledge of contract testing, mocking, or service virtualization

Mindset and Cultural Fit

A builder''s mindset, focused on enabling early, frequent, and safe delivery through automated confidenceA belief that quality is everyone''s responsibility, but you lead the wayResilient in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, with a calm and structured approach to testing under pressureDetail-oriented, but always guided by the bigger product and user contextCurious, collaborative, and continuously seeking to improve systems, processes, and team capability

Aker Systems Attributes

At Aker we work as a team; we are collaborative, hardworking, open, and delivery obsessed. There is no blame culture here: try things, and take responsibility for the outcomes. You are always part of the wider Aker. We help our colleagues and take pride in successfully achieving difficult tasks. We run towards problems and help to solve them. Communicate always, do so accurately and in a timely fashion.

In return, we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, company paid medical insurance and life assurance, pension scheme, annual training allowance, wellbeing allowance, virtual GP, Employee Assistance plan and more.

Equal Opportunities

Aker Systems fosters a diverse environment that encourages openness in its communications and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status or other personal characteristics. We embrace differences of opinion and diversity because they help challenge us and find new groundbreaking technical solutions.Seniority level

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