UGLE seeks a QA Engineer

QA Engineer

United Grand Lodge of England are looking to hire a QA Engineer for our IT department.

Background

UGLE is the governing body of Freemasonry in England, Wales, the Channel Islands, the Isles of Man consisting of 48 Provinces roughly based on the old county boundaries and 32 Districts overseas. English Freemasonry is a membership organisation of 175,000 people meeting in more than 7,000 Lodges across the globe. Membership is open to any man over the age of 18 irrespective of their background, race or religion, with students also able to join one of 87 University Scheme Lodges. The largest Province in UGLE is Metropolitan in London with many Lodges meeting at Freemasons Hall in Covent Garden which also serves as the Headquarters for English Freemasonry worldwide. 

Freemasons’ Hall is a unique art deco building which can date its origins back to 1769 when Freemasons first started meeting at this site. The current building was completed in 1933 as a memorial to those who died in the Great War. It houses 22 meeting rooms including some unique spaces regularly used for major international events and as film locations. The Hall itself provides a magnificent meeting place for UK and international masonic lodges. It is open to both Freemasons and the general public who are provided with both self-guided audio tours as well as guided tours of the facilities.  The Museum of Freemasonry with one of the finest collections of masonic artefacts and archives in the world, is housed within the building. 

The United Grand Lodge of England is an equal opportunities employer. 

Purpose of the Job

This role is a key position within the development team, responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, security, and performance of multiple applications including a SPA admin interface, a mobile-focused PWA, and a Laravel-based API. The post holder will work closely with frontend, backend, design, DevOps, and stakeholder teams to design, implement and maintain comprehensive testing processes across manual, automated, functional, non-functional, and exploratory testing domains. They will define QA standards, strengthen test automation practice, and help embed a quality-first culture across the department.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and own the overall QA and testing strategy across all applications
• Create and maintain full test plans, test cases, regression packs, and acceptance criteria
• Implement and maintain Playwright automated browser tests
• Optionally build and maintain backend/API automated tests using Pest/PHPUnit where appropriate
• Conduct manual exploratory testing to identify edge cases and usability issues
• Perform API testing, functional testing, security checks, accessibility checks and performance validation
• Execute cross-browser and device compatibility testing using tools such as LambdaTest
• Validate behaviour in distributed systems including queues, async jobs, and caching flows
• Support UAT processes and help clarify acceptance criteria with stakeholders
• Lead defect triage, root-cause analysis, and verification of fixes
• Contribute to and improve deployment pipeline quality gates
• Work collaboratively with backend, frontend, UX/design, and DevOps teams
• Mentor other team members on QA best practice and automation tooling
• Maintain documentation relating to test procedures, standards, and QA processes
• Help establish and evolve continuous improvement practices across the QA function

Skills

• Strong analytical skills
• Problem solving
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Critical thinking
• Excellent communication  
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team

Salary

Competitive salarly plus the following benefits package:

• Private medical cover
• Pension (3.5% employee & 9% employer contributions – increasing to 12% with length of service)
• Life Assurance
• Holiday (25 days increasing to 30 days with length of service)
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Gym membership (subsidised)
• Health and Wellbeing Benefits
• Flexible working

Hours

The successful applicant is required to work 35 hours per week Monday to Friday. 

Application details

To apply please send your CV and covering letter to: Rosey Hogan – HR Officer - United Grand Lodge of England via email to [email protected] 

Please ensure that your CV/covering letter evidences the necessary skills and how your experience to date matches the requirements for the role. 

CV’s received without a covering letter will not be considered.

Closing date for applications is close of business (5pm) on Friday 30 January 2026.