Full Description

At PwC, our people in software and product innovation focus on developing cutting-edge software solutions and driving product innovation to meet the evolving needs of clients. These individuals combine technical experience with creative thinking to deliver innovative software products and solutions. In quality engineering at PwC, you will focus on implementing leading practice standards of quality in software development and testing processes. In this field, you will use your experience to identify and resolve defects, optimise performance, and enhance user experience.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Skills

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to

Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others. Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems. Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts. Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy. Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing. Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas. Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations. Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Quality Assurance

Ensure overall product quality through a shift-left, automation-first approach, collaborating with developers, DevOps, and product teams to define and execute test strategies. Own testing and PR quality gates across the full application stack — including databases, services, integrations, front-end, user experience, and business logic. Perform comprehensive validation across functional, integration, and performance layers, leveraging insights from test data and analytics to enhance quality. Mentor QA engineers and promote best practices in testing standards, framework design, and code quality. Adopt a suitable mix of manual, exploratory, and automated testing to validate functionality, data integrity, API responses, and performance. Continuously refine testing methodologies to enhance efficiency and reduce execution time. Define and monitor quality metrics to drive test coverage, defect prevention, and continuous process improvement throughout the SDLC.