QA Engineer

Category: Support Centre - Technology and Data

Location: : Dunstable

Here at Whitbread, we are seeking an experienced QA Engineer to help drive key initiatives across Infrastructure, Security, and Operations. In this role, you will be instrumental inThis is a unique op...


Here at Whitbread, we are seeking an experienced QA Engineer to help drive key initiatives across Infrastructure, Security, and Operations. In this role, you will be instrumental in

This is a unique opportunity to work within a dynamic team and be able to have a big impact on improving our QA processes in future as well as look for emerging trends and tools in infrastructure, security, and operations testing.

  

Role:                                  QA Engineer

Contract Type:                  Full time, Permanent

Location:                           Whitbread Court, Dunstable – Hybrid working, 3 days per week in office

Salary:                                Up to £50,000

 

Why You’ll Love It Here

 

  • Healthcare: Individual BUPA healthcare
  • 10% matched pension
  • Discounts: Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays and 25% discount on our Restaurant brand
  • Annual Incentive of up to 15% Bonus

 

What you’ll be doing:

 

As a QA Engineer, you will be instrumental in upholding the quality, security, and reliability of our infrastructure and security solutions by designing, developing, and executing robust test plans.

Alongside the above, you will design, execute, and maintain manual test cases to validate product quality as well as drive continuous improvement by recommending enhancements to QA processes, tools, and frameworks.

 

What you’ll need:

 

  • Previous experience working as a QA Engineer or similar role within testing
  • Experience of working on Infrastructure, Network servers and Security projects
  • Strong grasp of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), defect management, and various testing methodologies including Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid approaches.
  • Experience of handling multiple projects at any given time
  • Demonstrable experience of driving continuous improvement across QA  

 

Be part of our Technology Team at Whitbread

 

Through collaboration, passion and hiring the smartest minds, our Technology team builds products and services that are used by 38,000 of us at Whitbread and millions of guests. Everything from an eCommerce website that handles £2 billion in transactions per year, applications that are scalable across our 1,200 hotel and restaurants, devices that enable our teams and guests to have a seamless experience, all whilst keeping data secure. Together we’re building the hotel of the future.


We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.

Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.

Job ref: 99813-4492
Advertised: 04 Sep 2025

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