QA Engineer

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 plus benefits

Reports to: Lead QA Engineer

Directorate: COO

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week

Location: Stratford. Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office) or home based.

Closing date: 15 November 2026

Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

Recruitment Process: Screening call, one competency-based interview and technical exercise.

Interview Dates: TBC

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

At Cancer Research UK, our Technology teams deliver products and services that help drive progress towards our mission of bringing forward the day when all cancers are cured. We're looking for a QA Engineer to join one of our Technology portfolios, working collaboratively with Product Managers, Business Analysts, UX teams and Developers to build high-quality digital experiences.

What will I be doing?

• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, UX teams and Developers.

• Provide QA expertise across requirements gathering, design reviews, acceptance criteria and testing.

• Design, develop and maintain automated test suites.

• Execute functional, integration, accessibility, security and performance testing.

• Lead defect triage activities and identify risks early.

• Leverage AI-enabled tooling where appropriate.

What are we looking for?

• Experience working within Agile environments.

• Strong experience designing acceptance tests and automation.

• Experience with AWS, REST APIs, GraphQL and testing tools.

• Understanding of CI/CD practices.

• Strong TypeScript and/or JavaScript skills.

• Excellent exploratory testing and analytical thinking skills.

What will I gain?

• Dedicated time and support for personal and professional development.

• Opportunities to grow your testing expertise through our Engineering Community.

• Exposure to modern quality engineering practices and AI-enabled testing approaches.

• The chance to contribute directly to Cancer Research UK's life-saving mission.

There’s a place for everyone at Cancer Research UK. Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. 

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented, and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner. 

If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you. We don’t expect everyone to meet all of the criteria listed.

We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen by emailing us at [email protected]. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.