About this role
<p><strong>Contract type: Permanent</strong><br><strong>Location: London</strong><br><strong>Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based</strong><br><strong>Closing date: 9th July 2026</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>We have a new opportunity for an experienced QA Engineer to join the RLAM Quality Assurance team. We’re looking for a technically strong individual with 5+ years’ experience in software testing, who can apply structured, risk-based testing approaches across complex systems and applications. The successful candidate will play an important role in improving quality across RLAM’s technology delivery, bringing strong analytical capability, a delivery-focused mindset and the confidence to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. You will work closely with technical and business teams to ensure change is tested effectively, risks are clearly understood, and solutions are delivered in a stable and reliable manner.</p> <p> <strong>About the role</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Test RLAM software products and business applications to confirm they meet agreed requirements, quality standards and production readiness expectations.</li> <li>Support the creation, maintenance and improvement of manual and automated test scripts across functional, regression, integration and end-to-end testing.</li> <li>Work with delivery teams to understand system changes, technical designs and business processes, ensuring appropriate test coverage is in place.</li> <li>Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners and other technology teams to embed reliable, risk-based testing practices throughout the delivery lifecycle.</li> <li>Create and improve reusable test assets that cover business-critical scenarios and support quality, risk, operational resilience and audit expectations.</li> <li>Review business requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria to ensure they are clear, testable and aligned to expected outcomes.</li> <li>Support the QA Lead by contributing ideas, feedback and practical improvements to strengthen the team’s QA approach, frameworks and UAT support model. </li> </ul> <p><strong>About you</strong></p> <ul> <li>A degree or equivalent professional experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Technology, or a related discipline.</li> <li>5+ years’ plus experience in software testing, with strong practical experience of test planning, execution, defect management and automation, working within Agile/Scrum technology delivery teams. </li> </ul> <p><strong>Skills</strong></p> <ul> <li>Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret requirements, technical designs and business processes into clear, risk-based test coverage.</li> <li>Practical experience with test automation tools and frameworks, creating and maintaining automated tests, ideally with Playwright using Python.</li> <li>Strong understanding of software testing principles, quality engineering practices, defect management and test design techniques.</li> <li>Comfortable working with technical teams on system integrations, APIs, service behaviour and application workflows.</li> <li>Working knowledge of SQL to query, validate and investigate data where needed to support testing activity.</li> <li>Confident communicating test progress, risks, defects and quality status within Agile/Scrum delivery teams.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Desirable </strong></p> <ul> <li>Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines, including how automated testing supports reliable delivery.</li> <li>Experience testing AI-focused deliverables and using AI-enabled tools to augment test design, automation, analysis or overall test delivery.</li> <li>Experience working in financial services or another regulated environment, with an understanding of audit, risk and governance expectations.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <h3>About Royal London Asset Management</h3> <p>Royal London Asset Management (RLAM), part of the Royal London Group, is one of the UK's leading fund management companies working with a wide range of clients across the globe to achieve their investment goals. Our long-term, client-driven focus means that we have a long-standing commitment to responsible investment. We act as responsible stewards of our clients’ capital, exercising their rights and influencing positive change. </p> <p>Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve. </p> <p>We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance.</p> <p> </p> <h3>Inclusion, diversity and belonging</h3> <p>We’re an inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background. </p>