Roboyo
Website:
roboyo.global
Job details:
Roboyo AI is a category shaper in Applied AI and Agentic Automation. We help leading enterprises move from automation projects and AI experiments into governed, production-grade systems that execute real work across workflows, processes, products and services.
Our heritage is in scaled enterprise automation; our future is Applied AI and Agentic Automation: autonomous agents, AI engineering squads, process orchestration, data and knowledge foundations, and human-in-the-loop governance embedded deeply into how our clients operate.
We are not here to sell AI theatre. We are here to turn AI into working systems, measurable outcomes and repeatable transformation programs.
About the role:
We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Senior Application QA to join our growing Quality Engineering team supporting a major UK Financial Services client.
This role is responsible for ensuring the quality of enterprise applications developed using the Appian platform through a combination of manual testing, automation, quality engineering practices and collaboration across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
As a Senior QA, you will work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, DevOps Engineers and Business Stakeholders to deliver robust, reliable and high-quality software. You will contribute to the design and execution of testing strategies, build and maintain automation frameworks, participate in release activities, and help continuously improve our overall quality engineering capability.
This is a highly hands-on role requiring excellent technical skills, strong analytical thinking and a proactive approach to quality.
Key Responsibilities
Quality Engineering & Test Strategy
- Contribute to the definition and continuous improvement of QA strategy, testing standards and quality engineering practices.
- Promote Shift-Left testing by participating in requirements analysis, backlog refinement and solution design sessions.
- Review business and technical requirements to ensure they are testable and complete.
- Identify quality risks early and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Support the establishment and maintenance of quality gates throughout the delivery lifecycle.
Manual Testing
- Design, prepare and execute comprehensive manual test cases and test scenarios.
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT) support
- Validate business processes, workflows and application behaviour.
- Execute testing across multiple environments and browsers where applicable.
- Ensure all testing evidence is accurately recorded.
API & Integration Testing
- Validate RESTful APIs and system integrations.
- Perform request and response validation.
- Verify authentication, authorisation and error handling.
- Support testing of integrations between Appian and third-party platforms.
- Analyse logs and API responses to support troubleshooting and defect investigation.
Test Planning & Delivery
- Participate in Sprint Planning, backlog refinement and estimation sessions.
- Prepare test plans, test scenarios and execution schedules.
- Estimate testing effort for new functionality.
- Maintain full traceability between requirements, test cases and defects.
- Support delivery planning across multiple releases.
Defect Management
- Identify, document and manage software defects throughout their lifecycle.
- Perform root cause analysis alongside development teams.
- Validate defect fixes and regression impacts.
- Ensure defects contain sufficient evidence for efficient investigation.
- Monitor defect trends and recommend process improvements.
CI/CD & DevOps
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Support continuous testing practices.
- Execute automated smoke tests following deployments.
- Support release validation activities.
- Help improve deployment quality through automation.
Production & Release Support
- Participate in release readiness activities.
- Perform post-deployment validation.
- Support investigation of production incidents.
- Assist with root cause analysis and hotfix validation.
- Support production release sign-off where appropriate.
Test Data & Environment Management
- Prepare and maintain appropriate test data.
- Coordinate environment readiness for testing activities.
- Support environment troubleshooting.
- Ensure data integrity throughout testing.
Non-Functional Testing Support
Support and contribute to:
Working alongside specialist teams where required.
Agile Delivery
- Actively participate in Agile ceremonies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional delivery teams.
- Provide regular updates on testing progress and quality risks.
- Promote quality ownership across the delivery team.
Continuous Improvement
- Recommend improvements to testing processes, tools and frameworks.
- Contribute to QA standards and documentation.
- Mentor junior QA engineers.
- Share knowledge and best practices across the team.
- Promote a quality-first engineering culture.
Required Skills & Experience
Essential
- 5+ years of experience in Software Testing or Quality Engineering.
- Strong experience across the complete Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC).
- Excellent manual testing skills across enterprise applications.
- Proven experience developing automation frameworks from scratch.
- Experience using Cucumber and Behaviour Driven Development (BDD).
- API testing experience using Postman or equivalent.
- Practical experience testing Appian applications.
- Experience with the Appian Test Framework.
- Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with Git, GitHub or similar version control systems.
- Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps Pipelines.
- Strong knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies.
- Experience using JIRA, Azure DevOps or similar test management tools.
- Strong understanding of SDLC and STLC.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams.
Desirable Skills
- Experience working within Financial Services.
- Knowledge of UK regulatory and compliance environments.
- Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter.
- SQL and database testing experience.
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS).
- Accessibility testing knowledge (WCAG).
- Experience with Docker or Kubernetes.
- Experience with monitoring tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace or AppDynamics.
- ISTQB Foundation or Advanced Certification.
- Positive feedback from stakeholders and delivery teams.
Nice to Have:
Test Automation
- Design, develop and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks.
- Develop automated UI tests using Selenium and Cucumber.
- Develop API automation using Postman or equivalent frameworks.
- Write clean, maintainable automation code using Java, Python or JavaScript.
- Review and improve existing automation suites to maximise coverage and maintainability.
- Continuously identify opportunities to automate manual regression testing.
Appian Testing
- Test Appian applications using the Appian Test Framework.
- Verify end-to-end business processes implemented within Appian.
- Support testing of Appian deployments across development, test and production.
What We Offer
- A truly international environment, collaborating on global automation projects.
- The opportunity to experiment and innovate with Agentic AI solutions as we pioneer and rebrand our offering in the consultancy space
- Work at the core of the automation and AI wave — we’re a pure-play automation company fully focused on innovation and future-ready solutions.
- A growth-focused environment where you’re empowered to develop, excel, and contribute meaningfully — no corporate silos, no red tape.
- This is not your standard corporate job — we value initiative over hierarchy, and you’ll have room to make a real impact from day one.
- A vibrant team culture, collaborative spirit and culture you can’t experience anywhere else!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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