Role: Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Airline Industry Experience, Airport Operations) Skills: QA, API, Kafka, Payment system, Airport Departure Control System, Flight Management, Weight, Balance Location: London, UK (Hybrid) Type: Permanent Job Description: Preference for intermediate and senior (5+ year experience) profiles Functional, integration, system, and end-to-end testing Test case design, execution, and defect management Regression and non-regression testing in complex and distributed systems API testing and validation (eg, REST, OpenAPI, AsyncAPI) Test automation frameworks (UFT and Robot Framework) and automated regression testing Performance, security, and exploratory testing (where applicable) Testing cloud-native applications and microservices-based architectures Agile testing practices, including continuous testing and shift-left approaches Test management and defect tracking tools Event-driven architectures and event streaming technologies (eg, Kafka) AI-enabled testing approaches and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations (an advantage) Collaborate closely with Functional Analysts (PDAs), Developers, Product Owners, and Architects throughout the software development life cycle Validate implemented solutions against functional designs, acceptance criteria, and business requirements Define test strategies and ensure comprehensive functional and non-functional test coverage Identify, analyse, and communicate defects, risks, and quality improvements ..... full job details .....