Automation Engineer (Back End)

Solirius Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

25 days annual leave

Development training

Parental leave

Pension

EAP with Help@Hand

Gym membership

Flexible benefits

Cycle to work

Job summary

Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, seeks a senior QA automation engineer to design and maintain automated test suites for client applications in a dynamic environment. You will lead automation efforts across API, UI, and integration tests, working closely with developers and QA teammates to improve quality and delivery speed.

You will build scalable test frameworks, leverage Docker/Kubernetes for microservices testing, and participate in CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab, while

Qualifications

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Deep understanding of QA processes and SDLC.
• Hands-on experience building test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Proficiency in Java and JavaScript (3+ years).
• Experience with API testing using RestAssured or SoapUI.
• Experience implementing Contract Testing solutions.
• CI/CD pipeline configuration experience.
• Knowledge of testing microservices and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Oversee automated test scripts development and maintenance.
• Verify usability, functionality, performance, and scalability of applications.
• Expand framework functionality to meet team needs.
• Establish automation and performance monitoring processes.
• Contribute to best practices in Quality Engineering for clients.
• Collaborate with teams to address automation challenges and optimize tests.
• Design, develop, and deliver test solutions.
• Mentor team members and promote best practices.
• Stay up-to-date with industry standards and advances.
• Work directly with clients with minimal supervision.

Skills

Test automation

Java

JavaScript

API testing

CI/CD tooling

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Security awareness

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Docker

Kubernetes

RestAssured

SoapUI

Jenkins

GitLab CI

AWS

Azure

Job description

Salary: £55,000 - 95,000 per year

Requirements:

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic work environment.
• In-depth understanding of QA processes and the software development life cycle.
• Hands-on experience building test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as JavaScript and Java (3+ years).
• Experience with API testing, ideally using RestAssured or SoapUI.
• Experience implementing Contract Testing solutions.
• Familiarity with configuring CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience establishing and executing testing tools, testing environments, and test data across the testing lifecycle.
• Experience working closely with cross-functional teams, including developers and other QA team members, to design, develop, and enhance automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with containerisation technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes for testing microservices in a containerised environment.
• Automated API testing with Java, such as RestAssured or SoapUI.
• Experience with Contract Testing tools such as PACT.
• Experience using collaborative tools such as Jira and Confluence, or similar, for test case management, documentation, and communication within Agile/Scrum teams.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, including Jenkins, GitLab CI, or other CI/CD tools for automated testing and deployment.
• Understanding of testing microservices-based applications.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Understanding of accessibility testing.
• We are seeking candidates who have held Security Clearance in the past or hold active SC status.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all aspects of developing, implementing, and maintaining automated test scripts using automation tools.
• Verify the usability, functionality, performance, and scalability of our applications and our clients applications.
• Construct automation tools and expand framework functionalities to accommodate unique team requirements.
• Initiate and establish processes for automation and performance monitoring.
• Contribute to our Quality Engineering teams and our clients in establishing automation and testing best practices.
• Collaborate with various teams to address automation challenges and coordinate efforts to resolve performance test failures.
• Design, develop, and deliver test solutions.
• Support and develop other team members and foster best practice.
• Keep up to date with industry standards and advances.
• Work directly with clients with minimal supervision.

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• AWS
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Confluence
• DevOps
• Docker
• GitLab
• Support
• JIRA
• Java
• JavaScript
• Jenkins
• Kubernetes
• Security
• microservices
• Backend

More:

We are Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, a technology consultancy and digital transformation partner helping organisations solve complex challenges through strategy, design, engineering, and delivery. We work closely with clients across the public and private sectors, with past and present clients including the Ministry of Justice, Department for Education, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, UEFA, the International Olympic Committee, and Mercedes-Benz. Our services span the full digital delivery lifecycle, including architecture, engineering, delivery management, user-centred design, business analysis, data, DevOps, and AI. We offer a collaborative, inclusive environment with remote working flexibility, though travel is expected as required by our clients, primarily to London, and the role is best suited to those within commutable distance of London. We provide a competitive salary, bonus scheme, private healthcare insurance, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, up to 10 days of development training per year, enhanced parental leave, paid fertility leave, contributory pension, EAP with Help@Hand, gym membership benefits, flexible benefits allowance, cycle to work and electric vehicle schemes, flexible working, and annual away days/company socials. We are committed to equality, diversity, social mobility, mental health, wellbeing, and accessible, inclusive recruitment.

last updated 36 week of 2026