Automation QA Engineer (JS/Playwright), Hybrid London

UKTV; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

UKTV is hiring a QA Engineer in London to join the Digital & Commercial team. The role blends manual and automated testing, focusing on building scalable automation platforms and integrating quality throughout the development lifecycle.

You will work with engineers, product owners and other teams to design robust test strategies, expand test coverage across web, apps and devices, and contribute to continuous QA process improvements in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automation frameworks using JavaScript tools such as Mocha and Playwright or similar.
• Demonstrable experience in building reliable, reusable, and scalable automated test scripts.
• Collaborate with engineers, product owners and cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive the end‑to‑end automation, including framework development, test coverage expansion, and continuous improvement of automation processes.
• Undertake manual testing where required across all digital platforms (iOS, Android, Web, TV) to support test coverage.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and proactively create test scenarios with minimal guidance.
• Collaborate as part of a cross‑functional team across multiple platforms.

Skills

Mocha

Playwright

Automation frameworks

Git

Tools

GitHub/Bitbucket

Job description

UKTV is hiring a QA Engineer in London to join the Digital & Commercial team. The role blends manual and automated testing, focusing on building scalable automation platforms and integrating quality throughout the development lifecycle.

You will work with engineers, product owners and other teams to design robust test strategies, expand test coverage across web, apps and devices, and contribute to continuous QA process improvements in a hybrid working environment.