Analytics & Automation Test Engineer

Deerfoot IT Resources Limited; Welwyn; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Deerfoot IT Resources Limited is seeking an Analytics & Automation Test Engineer to join our AI-influenced QA team. Role is remote with occasional travel to Letchworth, offering a circa £35,000 salary plus benefits, and permanent employment.

You will test data platforms, RPA and integrations, using SQL, Python and AI tooling to generate and validate tests. You’ll collaborate across middleware, analytics, and BI teams to ensure quality end-to-end data flows.

Qualifications

• Experience in testing or QA, or a technical background moving into testing.
• Proficient in SQL and relational databases.
• Some Python (or R) for data validation or test automation.
• Experience with AI tools or LLM-based coding assistants.
• Structured, detail-focused, able to work across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan and run functional, regression, integration and user acceptance testing across several delivery teams.
• Use AI tools to generate and execute tests, then verify outputs for accuracy.
• Test an internally built AI agent, APIs and end-to-end data flows.
• Validate data warehouse, lakehouse and reporting outputs (Azure Synapse, Power BI, Tableau).
• Test UiPath RPA processes against business rules, including happy paths and exceptions.
• Write SQL queries and lightweight Python scripts to reconcile data and support root cause analysis.

Skills

SQL

Python

QA mindset

Cross-team collaboration

Detail-oriented

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Puppeteer

UiPath

Azure Synapse

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Analytics & Automation Test Engineer

Remote (Occasional Travel to Letchworth office)

Circa £35,000 per annum + benefits

Permanent

Are you early in your testing career and keen to work somewhere AI is already part of how testing gets done? This Analytics & Automation Test Engineer role is a chance to test data platforms, integrations, RPA and an AI agent, all in one job.

You'll be the floating tester across a Data Platforms and Analytics function, covering the middleware, data analytics, RPA and data platform teams. Rather than hand-writing every script, you'll use AI tooling to write and run tests, then apply your own judgement to validate the results.

It's a role for someone with genuine technical curiosity who wants broad exposure fast, and you'll help shape how testing is done across the department.

What You'll Be Doing

• Planning and running functional, regression, integration and user acceptance testing across several delivery teams
• Using AI tools, including an in-house LLM-based tool, to generate and execute tests, then checking and validating the output
• Testing an internally built AI agent, APIs and end-to-end data flows, including transformations, error handling and exceptions
• Validating data warehouse, lakehouse and reporting outputs built on Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI and Tableau
• Testing UiPath RPA processes against documented business rules, covering happy paths, exceptions and performance
• Writing SQL queries and lightweight Python scripts to reconcile source-to-target data and support root cause analysis

What You'll Bring

• Some experience in testing or QA, or a technical background with a real interest in moving into testing
• Working SQL and the ability to query relational databases
• Some Python (or R) for data validation or test automation
• Hands-on use of AI tools such as ChatGPT or LLM-based coding assistants, and the judgement to check what they produce
• A structured, detail-focused approach and the confidence to work across several teams at once
• Desirable: Playwright (especially Playwright MCP), Selenium or Puppeteer, API testing, Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Tableau, UiPath, cloud platforms, a degree in Computer Science or a related subject

This role may suit candidates who have held roles including: Test Analyst, QA Analyst, Junior Test Engineer, Data Test Analyst, Automation Tester, QA Engineer, Graduate Software Tester