Principal QA Engineer Logistics and Fulfilment

About us

Were the team behind digital retailer Very.

Our purpose helping families get more out of life powers everything we do.

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If youre high-performing ambitious and make the most of every opportunity we want to hear from return youll enjoy heaps of flexibility great perks and benefits and the freedom to be yourself keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

If you love making a difference youll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.

About the team

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced QA leader to join one of our most business-critical technology domains.

Working within our Logistics & Fulfilment squadyoullbe responsible fordefining and driving the quality engineering strategy across systems that underpin warehouse operations order fulfilment stock movement supplychainand customer deliveryexperiencesin order todeliver a Change Portfolio.

Youllchampion an automation-first mindset embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle and help shape the future of QA practices across the wider engineering organisation. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with strategic influence making it ideal for someone who enjoys balancing delivery mentoring and continuous improvement.

About the role

Leading the Quality Engineering strategy in a squad within our Logistics & Fulfilment domain working closely with the other teams in the product unit to embed quality at every stage of the software development lifecycle.

Championing an automation-first approach that enables faster more reliable delivery and better outcomes for customers.

• Partnering closely with Product ManagersEngineersand Architects to ensure quality is considered from discovery through willbe requiredto collaboratewith squads across FS DCX Retail.

• Building confidence in our platforms through effective functional non-functional and exploratory testing practices.

• Leveraging modern AI-powered tools to improve quality engineering outcomes supporting activities such as test design documentation test approachcreationand increasing team efficiency.

• As part of a distributed delivery modelyoullwork closely with our3rdParyoffshoreQAcolleagues providing leadershipcoachingand direction.

• Driving adoption of modern engineering practices including Test-Driven Development (TDD) Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD)and shift-left testing.

• Identifyingopportunities to improve toolingframeworksand processes to increase efficiencyqualityand team effectiveness.

• Collaborating with stakeholders across Technology and the wider business to proactively manage risk and ensure successful delivery.

• Using datainsightsand quality metrics to inform decision-making and continuously raise engineering standards.

• Proactivelyidentifyingmanagingand communicating quality and delivery risks ensuring issues are addressed early andappropriate mitigationplans are in place.

• Sharing knowledge and best practice across squads helping shape the future of Quality Engineering at The Very Group.

About you

Youllbe an experienced QA professional who combines strong technical credentials with the ability to influence teams and passionate about quality engineering and motivated by solving complex challenges within large-scale customer-facing environments.

Youllthrive in a collaborative agile setting and enjoy working across multiple teams toestablishbest practices improve processes and raise the quality bar.

• Significant experiencein Software Testing and Quality Engineering within complex technology environments.

• Experienceoperatingat Principal Lead or Senior QA level.

• Strong understanding of modern software development practices and Agile delivery methodologies.

• Proven experience designing and implementing automated testing strategies.

• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and coding for automation.

• ExperienceworkingwithAI toolsAPIsand associated testing tools such as Postman.

• Strong exploratoryfunctionaland technical testing capabilities.

• Experience implementing Test-Driven approaches including BDD TDD and ATDD.

• Understanding of non-functional testing disciplines including performanceresilienceand security testing.

• Experience working within Logistics Supply Chain Fulfilment RetailEcommerceor similarly complex operational environments would be highly beneficial.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence at all levelsinternally and externally.

• A passion for coachingmentoringand developing quality engineeringcapabilityand experience working with offshore teams.

Some of our benefits

• Flexible hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment check out our Glassdoor reviews

• 1000 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 30 days holiday bank holidays
• LinkedIn Learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on

• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be foundon our career site

How to apply

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly and if successful in securing this role you will be required to undertake a credit CIFAS Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken including any unspent criminal convictions.

What happens next

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if youre successful so keep an eye on your emails! Well arrange a short call to learn more about you as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like were a good match well share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.

You can expect a two stage interview process for this position:

1st stage - A one hour remote interview with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience competency questions. This is also a great opportunity to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have.

2nd Stage - Final Stage Skills based interview ideally face to face.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

If youd like to know more about our interviews you can find out here.

Diversity inclusion and equal opportunities

Werebuilding a culture of everyday inclusion and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We dont discriminate based on age disability gender reassignment marriage or civil partnership pregnancy or maternity race religion or belief sex or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply interview or perform a role let us know via Well be happy to support you.

Were proud to be aDisability Confident Committed Employerand have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.

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