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QA Engineer

LDMS Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

hybridfull-time

Salary: £45,000 / year

Posted Feb 17, 2026Apply by Aug 16, 2026

Role & seniority: QA Engineer (mid-level to experienced) at LDMS; leadership skills noted but not explicitly a management role.

Stack/tools

  • WebdriverIO

  • Cucumber (automation tests)

  • Java or JavaScript programming

  • SQL (Oracle or similar)

  • Git/Bitbucket (version control)

  • CI/CD pipelines

  • Agile/SCRUM environment

Top 3 responsibilities

  1. Ensure delivered software meets quality and customer requirements; uphold testing standards.

  2. Promote and implement BDD practices; embed testing within the development process.

  3. Actively participate in an Agile team, contribute to discussions, and drive improvement across the software lifecycle.

Must-have skills

  • Hands-on software testing experience

  • WebdriverIO and cucumber-based automation

  • SQL knowledge; ability to query databases

  • Proficient in at least one programming language (Java or JavaScript)

  • Experience with version control (Git/Bitbucket) and CI/CD

  • Strong communication skills and ability to meet deadlines

Nice-to-haves

  • Financial services exposure

  • Prior experience leading or mentoring within QA teams

Location & work type

  • Cardiff, UK

  • Hybrid/flexible: 3 days in office, 2 days from home

  • Salary up to £45k + discretionary bonus up to 20% + benefits (health, pension, leave, etc.)

Full Description

Location: Cardiff

Hybrid / Flexible Working (3 days in office & 2 days from home)

Salary: Up to £45k depending on experience + up to 20% annual bonus + benefits

Stability, flexibility and the opportunity to work on greenfield projects within one of Europe's leading financial experts, sound interesting to you?

LDMS - About Us

Founded in 2018, LDMS is part of the LC Financial Holdings group, a 3 pillar organisation that has over 950 employees across Europe. Together, we have an impressive track record of providing world class credit expertise that spans over 20 years.

We are a Fintech company focused on digital lending software, a market growing around 18% per year and set to be worth $27 billion by 2028. Given our expertise within the company and across the group we aim to be the leader in the space, and in order to do that we need a team of people who can not just write quality code but can think, create and challenge others to come up with the best solutions for our customers. We are an ambitious team with a pretty big ‘to do list' including improving existing products, building new ones and delivering to new markets.

The Role

As an LDMS QA Engineer we are looking for someone who has a strong background in software testing, excellent leadership skills, and a passion for quality assurance. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in both manual and automated testing, as well as a deep understanding of software testing methodologies and processes. In addition, the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams is crucial for success in this role.

Key Responsibilities

From time to time, the key responsibilities may change or be adapted to the needs of the business; however, the below gives an overview of the key focus areas.

Ensure the product we deliver are of high quality and adhering to the requirement specification provided by the customer Following and promoting BDD practices, working closely with various team members to embed testing methodologies within the development process Actively participate in an agile development environment, iterating quickly on software features and functionalities Continually develop your own skills to help increase overall capability of the team Active contribution to the team discussions Collaborating with the cross-functional teams contributing to overall improvement of the software quality throughout development life cycle

Requirements

Essential

Hands on experience in software testing Hands on experience with WebdriverIO Hands on experience in implementing automation tests using cucumber framework Knowledge of any programming languages (java, javascript) Proficient in using database queries Oracle or similar Exposure to Configuration management tool (git/bitbucket or any relevant tool) Exposure to CI/CD pipeline Knowledge of SQL Ability to deliver within given timescales and constraints Good verbal, written and communication skills

Desirable

Financial services exposure

What's important to us?

It's safe to say our passion is tech, but we recognise that the people we hire and bring together are at the heart of the organisation. Over the years, we have acquired and recruited a pretty eclectic bunch with hobbies ranging from gaming to ultra marathon running, snowboarding to chess and hiking and climbing; However, what we do have in common are our values

Teamwork Merit Develop Honest Impactful Integrity

They may look like corporate jargon, but they mean something to us. If you can relate to the above, get in touch, as there's a good chance that you'd be a great addition to the team.

Benefits

Discretionary Bonus (Up-to 20%) 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) 1 day Birthday leave 1 day Charity leave Private Health Insurance EAP Pension (3% / 5% contribution) Salary sacrifice - (Bike & Electric Vehicle Scheme)

Software TestingLeadershipQuality AssuranceManual TestingAutomated TestingBDD PracticesAgile DevelopmentWebdriverIOCucumber FrameworkJavaJavascriptDatabase QueriesOracleGitBitbucketCI/CD Pipelinemulti-locationreview:company

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