Senior Quality Engineer I

American Express’ Global Commercial Services (GCS) offers a wide range of card and payment programs, expense management tools, consulting services, business financing and cross-border payments solutions to small businesses, mid-sized companies and large corporations around the world. The Buyer Initiated Payments (BIP) is part of the broader Business Financing, Payments and Digital Experiences organisation (BFPD) within Global Commercial Services. The BIP team strives to provide flexible and digital financing solutions for business customers of all sizes in lead markets around the world and drive key business outcomes. Within GCS, BIP supports B2B & International payments, one of the fastest growing segments of our business. We are looking for a high performing and enthusiastic Senior Quality Engineer to join Buyer Initiated Payments (BIP) in GCS at American Express in Burgess Hill. This is a great opportunity to join a high-visibility, high-priority Engineering team and help sustain and accelerate the growth of GCS charge volume by taking an innovative and collaborative approach to modernise the tech stack in partnership with key stakeholders. We are looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to join our collaborative engineering team. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about quality engineering, test automation, and continuous improvement. You will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, resilient, and scalable software solutions by embedding quality throughout the software development lifecycle. Develop, maintain, and enhance scalable automated testing frameworks to ensure high-quality software delivery. Design and implement frontend and backend test automation solutions using industry-standard tools and integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing and faster feedback. Leverage AI-assisted development and testing tools to improve automation efficiency, software quality, productivity, and innovation across the software delivery lifecycle. Execute, monitor, and analyse automated test results, providing clear status reports, actionable insights, and timely defect reporting to stakeholders. Ensure adherence to industry best practices for software quality, security, performance, and test automation standards. Continuously evaluate, adopt, and implement innovative testing strategies, tools, and frameworks to improve automation coverage, reliability, and maintainability. Collaborate closely with development, and product teams to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve defects throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Stay current with emerging technologies, automation frameworks, and AI-driven testing practices, demonstrating a proactive approach to continuous learning and technical excellence. 8+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance with a strong focus on test automation. Hands-on experience in designing, developing, and maintaining automation frameworks for frontend and backend applications. Hands-on experience leveraging AI-powered developer and testing assistants (e.g., Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Claude, or similar) to accelerate test automation development, test design, debugging, and code quality while applying sound engineering judgment to validate AI-generated solutions. Proficiency in one or more automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, WebDriverIO, Karate, Cucumber, TestNG, Cypress, or similar. Good programming skills in Java/Kotlin, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or other object-oriented programming languages, with experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL or similar database technologies. Experience with API testing using REST Assured, Karate, Postman, or equivalent tools. Solid understanding of CI/CD practices and experience integrating automated tests with GitHub Actions or similar platforms. Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and software development lifecycle (SDLC). Knowledge of software testing principles, including functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, security, and performance testing. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and recommend effective solutions. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams. Self-motivated, adaptable, and committed to continuous learning, with the ability to quickly adopt emerging technologies and automation practices. Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the UK is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.