Quality Assurance Analyst II - Java, TDD, BDD

About the role

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We are looking for a Quality Assurance Analyst 2 to join our Cambridge-based delivery teams, working on one of the highest‑volume global payment platforms in the world. Our platform processes millions of transactions daily, with a strong emphasis on robustness, security, scalability, and quality engineering excellence . You will be part of a cross-functional agile team consisting of developers, QA analysts, product owners, analysts, and a scrum master. Each team owns its backlog end-to-end - from discovery through delivery and post-live support - operating within Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe frameworks as appropriate. As a QA2, you will play a key role in driving quality within your team , operating with a high level of independence while influencing quality outcomes, supporting others, and contributing to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• As a Quality Assurance Analyst 2 , you will deliver high-quality software by owning testing activities within your team, driving quality engineering practices, and contributing both technically and collaboratively to team success.
• You will:
• Independently analyse requirements, risks, and dependencies to shape effective test strategies and coverage
• Own testing activities for features or components, ensuring end-to-end quality outcomes
• Execute thorough testing, including manual, exploratory, and automated testing , with a focus on risk and customer impact
• Design, build, and maintain automated tests (e.g. Selenium) to enhance and stabilise the test suite
• Troubleshoot automation failures and environment issues, identifying root cause and resolving where appropriate
• Contribute to improving automation frameworks and overall test coverage
• Analyse and communicate quality risks clearly , producing high-quality defect reports and test completion reports
• Support release readiness and production validation , ensuring risks are understood and managed
• Collaborate closely with developers and product stakeholders to resolve issues efficiently and drive outcomes
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives , enhancing testing practices, quality standards, and team ways of working
• Support junior team members through guidance, pairing and knowledge sharing

Requirements

• Proven experience working in a Quality Assurance or Test Automation role , delivering within agile teams
• Experience working within an agile development environment (Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe)
• Hands-on experience with test automation , including designing and maintaining automated tests (e.g. Java, Selenium WebDriver)
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate quality risks, trade-offs, and outcomes to stakeholders
• Familiar with agile testing practices such as BDD, TDD, or similar approaches
• An understanding of software testing principles , including test strategy, planning, prioritisation, and risk-based testing, with a mindset of continuous improvement
• Experience analysing requirements and user stories to independently determine test coverage and risk
• Confidence in problem solving and independent investigation , including troubleshooting issues across systems
• Experience collaborating within cross-functional teams and driving issues through to resolution
• Bonus if you have
• Experience working within fintech, payments, or other complex, high-volume systems
• Good technical knowledge of:
• APIs and system integrations
• UNIX, SQL and data validation
• Logging/monitoring tools (e.g. Splunk)
• A keen interest in AI tools and applying them to improve testing efficiency and analysis
• What makes a Worldpayer
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• Team overviews
• Product & Technology Development
• Our Product and Technology teams are the Worldpayers behind the game-changing products and digital experiences we're best known for. Striving for better, they never stand still - delivering impactful innovations that power transactions across the world.
• Behaviors overviews
• Curious - You ask the right questions, listening and learning to get better every day.
• Humble - You never stop learning, no matter how experienced you are. You create a culture where honesty and accountability are valued.
• Creative - You simplify the complex. Always looking forward to create a bigger impact for our colleagues and customers.
• #LI-AB1

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Quality Assurance Analyst 2 (QA 2) Location Cambridge, UK - Hybrid (2 days per week onsite)

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