QA Engineer

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Role Purpose: WPP is undergoing an exciting global transformation, and we are seeking a meticulous and detail-oriented Automation Quality Analyst specialising in Playwright to join our quality assurance team. As an Automation QA Analyst, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products by designing and maintaining automated test coverage, executing test plans, identifying defects, and collaborating with development teams to resolve issues. You will help sustain the reliability of our platform under a trunk-based, continuously delivered way of working. Your work will help us deliver exceptional user experiences and maintain high standards of product excellence. We encourage applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. Key Responsibilities: As an Automation Quality Analyst, you will: • Analyse business requirements and translate them into robust, maintainable test cases and automation coverage. • Develop, document and execute detailed test plans and test cases. • Design and automate end-to-end tests using Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript. • Implement and maintain test automation frameworks. • Execute automated and manual test cases, and perform both formal and exploratory testing. • Conduct regression testing to verify that resolved issues do not affect existing functionality. • Identify, document and track defects using bug tracking tools, providing clear and concise descriptions of issues. • Review test cases and automated tests written by other QA engineers. • Embed automated tests within the CI/CD pipeline, keeping merge-gate and nightly regression suites reliable. • Investigate and address test flakiness to maintain confidence in automated results. • Participate in design and requirement reviews, providing input on testability and quality risks. • Collaborate with developers to identify the root cause of issues. • Work with the DevOps and SRE teams to ensure test environments and test data are stable and available. • Lead testing activities during sprint and release cycles. • Communicate complex issues clearly to both business and technical teams, and report test results to stakeholders. • Contribute to the continuous improvement of QA processes and methodologies. • Stay up to date with industry trends and best practice in software testing and test automation. Skill Requirements: We understand that candidates may not have every single skill listed below. We encourage you to apply if you possess a strong foundation in automation QA and a willingness to learn and grow. • 3–5 years' proven experience as a QA engineer or in a similar role, including hands-on test automation. • Solid understanding of software testing methodologies, tools and processes, and of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). • Experience testing complex web applications. • Hands-on knowledge of Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript. •