Automation QA Engineer - AI-Driven Testing & API Focus

Aqovia UK Limited.; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Pension

Gym membership

Perkbox

Flexible hybrid working

Job summary

Aqovia is seeking a Software QA Engineer to drive quality across internal products and client-facing applications. You will focus on functional testing and grow automation, DevOps, and modern testing workflows within a fast-paced agile team.

You will build and maintain E2E test suites, test UI, APIs, and databases, collaborating to define acceptance criteria and enable smooth release cycles. The role emphasizes AI-assisted testing, Azure basics, and strong communication, with a flexible hybrid

Qualifications

• Core QA experience in an agile software development setup.
• Hands-on test automation using frameworks (Playwright, Selenium).
• Strong API testing with Insomnia/Postman and OpenAPI/Swagger; SQL querying.
• Diagnostic mindset with debugging and clear bug reporting.
• Exposure to cloud environments (Azure), version control (Git), performance testing (JMeter), and OS scripting.

Responsibilities

• Automate & Test: Build and maintain E2E test suites using JavaScript or C#.
• Drive Quality: Functional, exploratory, and performance testing on UI, RESTful APIs, and databases.
• Bridge the Gaps: Define acceptance criteria, test plans, and robust system architecture with developers andProduct teams.
• Modernize Workflows: Use AI-assisted tools to boost efficiency and bug discovery.
• Own Releases: Manage test environments, data, release processes, and merges.
• Agile Execution: Participate in standups, retrospectives, and 3-Amigos sessions.

Skills

QA in agile

Test automation

API testing

DB querying

Diagnostics mindset

Cloud basics

Version control

Performance testing

Communication

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Insomnia

Postman

OpenAPI/Swagger

SQL

Git

JMeter

Azure

Job description

Aqovia is seeking a Software QA Engineer to drive quality across internal products and client-facing applications. You will focus on functional testing and grow automation, DevOps, and modern testing workflows within a fast-paced agile team.

You will build and maintain E2E test suites, test UI, APIs, and databases, collaborating to define acceptance criteria and enable smooth release cycles. The role emphasizes AI-assisted testing, Azure basics, and strong communication, with a flexible hybrid