AI-Enabled Payments Test Automation Engineer

DNS INFO LTD; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

DNS INFO LTD in Bournemouth is seeking an experienced AI-Enabled Payments Test Automation Engineer to design, develop, and execute automated tests across complex payment platforms, leveraging AI-driven testing to boost quality and release confidence. The role requires strong automation skills with Selenium, Cucumber, JavaScript, and knowledge of payment systems (SEPA, BACS, SWIFT, ISO 20022).

This onsite role offers collaborative, global delivery and a focus on testing standards and CI/CD

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering or Information Systems.
• Certifications in Testing, Automation, Agile or Payments are desirable.
• Experience in payments domain is preferred.
• Experience with AI-driven testing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Understand platform architecture and design comprehensive test strategies and test cases.
• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts for both frontend and backend applications.
• Build AI-assisted test automation solutions to improve test coverage, defect prediction, and execution efficiency.
• Collaborate with development teams to establish testing standards, quality gates, and best practices.
• Create and execute complex test scenarios using BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.
• Develop and maintain reusable automation frameworks using Selenium, Cucumber, and JavaScript.
• Participate in SIT and UAT phases while coordinating with distributed global teams.
• Act as the primary point of contact during release validation and sign-off activities.
• Identify, analyse, track, and support the resolution of defects throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Validate payment processing workflows including inbound and outbound payment transactions.
• Ensure compliance with banking and payment industry standards and messaging formats.

Skills

Selenium

Cucumber

JavaScript

AI-powered testing

Canary

Spring Boot

CI/CD

API testing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent

Tools

Selenium

Cucumber

Job description

5 Days onsite must (Bournemouth)

Rate: 260 GBP/ day (Inside IR-35).

No sponsorship provided.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced AI-Enabled Payments Test Automation Engineer to join a high-performing payments technology team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing automated test solutions across complex payment platforms while leveraging AI-driven testing practices to improve quality, efficiency, and release confidence.

The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in test automation, payments domain knowledge, JavaScript-based automation frameworks, and modern software testing methodologies, with experience testing payment systems supporting SEPA, BACS, SWIFT, ISO 20022, and multi-currency transactions.

Key Responsibilities'

• Understand platform architecture and design comprehensive test strategies and test cases.
• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts for both frontend and backend applications.
• Build AI-assisted test automation solutions to improve test coverage, defect prediction, and execution efficiency.
• Collaborate with development teams to establish testing standards, quality gates, and best practices.
• Create and execute complex test scenarios using BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.
• Develop and maintain reusable automation frameworks using Selenium, Cucumber, and JavaScript.
• Participate in SIT and UAT phases while coordinating with distributed global teams.
• Act as the primary point of contact during release validation and sign-off activities.
• Identify, analyse, track, and support the resolution of defects throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Validate payment processing workflows including inbound and outbound payment transactions.
• Ensure compliance with banking and payment industry standards and messaging formats.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

Strong experience with Test Automation Frameworks including:

• Selenium
• Cucumber
• Canary (or equivalent automation tools)
• Hands-on experience with JavaScript for writing automation scripts and Cucumber step definitions.
• Experience working with Spring / Spring Boot applications (preferred).
• Strong understanding of application, data, and infrastructure architecture.
• Experience testing APIs, web applications, and enterprise payment systems.
• Knowledge of AI-powered testing tools and automation accelerators.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing integration.

Soft Skills

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively within large, collaborative teams.
• Passion for innovation, quality engineering, and continuous improvement.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and Agile delivery methodologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
• Relevant certifications in Testing, Automation, Agile, or Payments are desirable.

Preferred Skills

• AI-driven testing and quality engineering tools.
• Experience with cloud-based testing environments.
• Exposure to DevOps and CI/CD practices.
• Banking and Financial Services domain experience