Automation QA Engineer

Spectrum IT Recruitment; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment agency in England is seeking a QA Engineer with strong experience in C# and automation tools. In this hybrid role, you will contribute significantly to the quality assurance of a Microsoft 365 solution, working within Agile teams to enhance test automation. Candidates should have 2+ years in testing, with knowledge of APIs and modern testing practices. This position promises a collaborative environment and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in software testing with a focus on test automation.
• Proficiency in C# and automation tools like Selenium or Playwright.
• Experience working within Agile/Kanban teams.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and maintain a test automation framework using Playwright or Selenium.
• Write clear, maintainable test scripts.
• Collaborate in Agile ceremonies on testability and quality concerns.

Skills

Test Automation

C#

Agile/Kanban

API Testing

Communication

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Git

Azure Load Testing

JMeter

Locust

Job description

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Excellent opportunity for a QA Engineer with strong hands‑on experience in C#, Visual Studio. If you enjoy working across both frontend and backend systems, are passionate about automation then this could be the ideal role for you.

About the Role

In this position, you'll be a key contributor to the quality assurance efforts of a cutting‑edge Microsoft 365 solution. You'll help shape the technical direction of the automation framework and support the evolution of quality engineering practices within the QA team.

Working in an Agile/Kanban environment, you will collaborate closely with developers and product owners, write and review automated test cases, and help drive best practices in testing and quality assurance. You'll also play a role in evaluating and implementing tools such as Playwright as the team transitions from Selenium.

This is a hybrid role, primarily remote with scheduled monthly in‑office collaboration days.

Key Responsibilities

• Enhance and maintain an evolving test automation framework using Playwright or Selenium
• Write clear, maintainable test scripts
• Collaborate in Agile ceremonies, providing early feedback on testability and quality concerns
• Expand and maintain regression and feature test suites
• Review test automation code and contribute to internal test tools and utilities
• Support performance testing efforts using tools such as Azure Load Testing, JMeter, or Locust
• Contribute to backend/API testing and assist with security testing initiatives

Skills and experience required

• 2+ years of experience in software testing with a focus on test automation
• Proficiency in C# and automation tools like Selenium or Playwright
• Experience working within Agile/Kanban teams and a strong understanding of shift‑left testing principles
• Strong knowledge of API testing and backend system validation
• Familiarity with performance and security testing tools and best practices
• Comfortable using Git and modern version control workflows
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Technology, Information and Internet