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Who We Are WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where Al is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernization, connecting strategy directly to execution. Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets. WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best-in-class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients’ businesses. VML, part of WPP, supports WPP Enterprise Solutions by helping brands activate transformation through creativity and experience. The opportunity: We're seeking a highly skilled Senior QA Engineer to drive quality within our dynamic team. This role requires a strong blend of manual testing expertise and robust automation skills. You'll champion a 'shift-left' approach, embedding quality from early development stages, and act as an advocate for QA within our e-commerce environment. We value a proactive mindset, including a keen interest in innovation and leveraging modern technologies like AI to enhance testing practices. What you’ll be doing: You will be a tester within an Agile team, primarily focusing on testing eCommerce solutions. You will be involved in the preparation of test cases and test plans, and will be required to create and execute both manual and automated tests. You will work closely with developers and utilise CI/CD processes and tooling. The applicant will be system testing and integration testing on new projects and regression testing as part of on-going site support for several clients.  Experience of testing RESTful services, querying databases and reviewing log file output is expected. Key Responsibilities Work in a 'shift-left' approach; participate in requirements analysis, design reviews, and technical discussions to ensure testability. Act as a quality advocate and champion, providing insight and guidance into QA within your project team. Provide test estimates and contribute to project planning. Analyse requirements to design, document, and execute thorough test cases and Exploratory Test Charters. Perform extensive System Testing, System Integration Testing, and targeted exploratory testing across web applications, services, and backend systems. Identify, document, and track defects, collaborating with developers on root cause analysis. Execute and report on automated and manual test suites, analysing results and reporting quality metrics to stakeholders. Enhance and maintain robust test automation packs and scripts, primarily using Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript. Automate E2E, API, and backend tests, integrating them into CI/CD pipelines. Contribute to automation reliability, maintainability, and coverage. Utilize strong backend testing skills, including SQL querying and server log analysis. Contribute to non-functional testing, such as compatibility and accessibility. What we want from you: Proven track record of Quality Assurance. Ideally experience testing transactional e-commerce websites. Balance of manual testing with automation skills. Analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills with an acute eye for detail. Good communication and interpersonal skills; effective collaboration across teams. Adaptable, organized, and effective in dynamic Agile environments. Experience in Playwright (or similar) with JavaScript/TypeScript for test automation. Solid understanding and practical experience with CI/CD tools. Proficiency in API testing. Knowledge of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and web application testing. Familiarity with Agile methodologies. Experience with AI tooling and an eagernes