Automation QA Engineer

Law Debenture; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment trust in Greater London is seeking an Automation QA Engineer to focus on test automation, with manual testing when required. The ideal candidate brings strong automation skills, a passion for quality solutions, and proficiency in Playwright for both UI and API testing. This role offers competitive salary and several benefits, providing opportunities to work with innovative projects and contribute to high-quality software delivery.

Benefits

Competitive salary with performance bonus

Generous pension contribution

Full healthcare cover

Life assurance

Buy/sell annual leave scheme

Buy/sell annual leave scheme

Qualifications

• Experience automating API endpoint tests using Playwright in C#.
• Strong experience in UI test automation with Playwright in TypeScript.
• Ability to switch between automation and manual testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance automation frameworks.
• Write and execute manual test cases as needed.
• Contribute to test strategies and report quality metrics.

Skills

Automation frameworks

API testing

Manual testing

UI test automation

Version control with Git

Cross-browser testing

Excellent communication

Agile methodologies

Education

ISTQB Foundation in Software Testing

Relevant IT degree

Tools

Playwright

Azure DevOps

Visual Studio

Git

Job description

About Law Debenture

Law Debenture is an Investment Trust supported by a wholly owned professional services business. LawDeb is an unusual and exciting proposition; on a day‑to‑day basis we are nimble, ambitious and small enough to know everyone by name whilst also benefiting from the profile and credibility of a listed business. This is thanks to our 135‑year‑old FTSE250 investment trust and our fast‑growing independent professional services business of over 300 colleagues across 6 business lines.

At LawDeb doing work that has a positive impact is important to us. We need the very best people to be the custodians of our business for the next stage of our proud history and growth. We’re ambitious to innovate, collaborate and push forward in providing peace of mind and excellence for our clients and each other.

We’re on a journey to shape a culture we’re all proud to be part of – one where everyone feels trusted, supported and empowered to own their success. Working at LawDeb you will have access to our enviable network of clients and innovative projects as well as brilliant colleagues to learn from and collaborate with.

Role Overview

The Automation QA Engineer will focus primarily on test automation while also being prepared to perform manual testing where required.

This role is ideal for a tester who brings strong automation skills (framework enhancement, maintenance and test execution) but also understands the value of manual testing in delivering high‑quality software. The role also requires someone who is passionate about ensuring quality solutions for the business and seeing end users benefit from reliable, well‑tested software. You would be a keen learner and show an interest in the advancements in test automation, quality assurance methodologies and testing technologies.

The QA Engineer will not act as a Software Developer in Test (SDET) but as a QA professional with automation at the core of their toolkit, working across multiple projects and collaborating closely with Developers, Product Managers, QAs and Stakeholders.

Automation

• Develop, maintain and enhance automation frameworks using Playwright (TypeScript & C#).
• Write, maintain and extend automation scripts to cover regression, integration and end‑to‑end scenarios.
• Ensure automation tests are integrated into CI / CD pipelines (Azure DevOps) for continuous testing.
• Troubleshoot, optimise and improve the reliability of automated test suites.
• Provide automation coverage across multiple projects.

Manual Testing

• Design, write and execute manual test cases when automation is not applicable (e.g. exploratory testing, UI validation, one‑off business scenarios).
• Perform regression and functional testing manually where automation is not feasible.
• Collaborate with business users to validate requirements and acceptance criteria.

General Duties

• Contribute to test strategies, plans and estimates.
• Ensure defect logging, tracking and re‑testing.
• Maintain test traceability and documentation.
• Report on quality metrics, risks and issues.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (Scrum / Kanban).
• Build rapport and collaborate effectively with colleagues across teams.

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Experience automating API endpoint tests based on Swagger specifications using Playwright in C#.
• Strong experience in UI test automation with Playwright in TypeScript.
• Experience in building, maintaining and improving automation frameworks.
• Experience working with Visual Studio and Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Ability to switch between automation and manual testing depending on project needs.
• Excellent communication skills able to explain technical detail clearly.
• Proven experience balancing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Cross‑browser testing of web applications.
• Version control with Git.

Desirable Skills

• API testing and integration testing experience.
• Understanding of different testing types (unit, functional, regression, acceptance, etc).
• SQL for database queries and data validation.
• Familiarity with BDD tools (SpecFlow, Cucumber).
• Experience with test reporting and metrics.
• Experience with code repositories.
• Familiarity with load/performance testing.
• Exposure to Cloud environments (Azure, AWS).
• Agile environment experience (Scrum / Kanban).

Qualifications

• ISTQB Foundation in Software Testing (or equivalent).
• Relevant IT degree or equivalent practical experience.

Your Reward

• Competitive salary with performance bonus scheme.
• Generous pension contribution.
• Full healthcare cover.
• Health cash plan.
• Life assurance.
• Buy/sell annual leave scheme.

Additional Information

People who thrive at LawDeb make the most of this foundation to grow themselves, help us improve and have fun playing their part in building the culture that’s fuelling our growth.

LawDeb hires people based on personal merit and qualifications regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background or any other protected attribute. We celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to work. We recognise that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. If you feel that you require any reasonable adjustments to be able to participate in this recruitment process please provide further details where prompted.

Please note that we have a thorough referencing process which includes credit and criminal record checks.

Key Skills

Continuous Integration, APIs, Automotive software, Test Cases, Electrical Engineering, Junit, Distributed Control Systems, Testng, Java, Test Automation, Programmable Logic Controllers, Selenium

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1