Automation Test Analyst

Maxwell Bond; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym membership

Birthday off

25 days holiday

Job summary

Maxwell Bond is seeking an Automation Test Engineer in Manchester to own automation strategy, framework development, and mobile testing excellence across a modern tech stack. You will collaborate with developers, product teams and stakeholders to ensure high-quality mobile and API-driven applications.

Responsibilities include building automation frameworks from scratch, leading API testing and mobile regression strategies, and integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines while driving test

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience creating and maintaining automated test solutions for mobile applications (Flutter ideally).
• Proven ability to design and build automation frameworks from scratch.
• Strong understanding of API testing, validation, and contract testing.
• Experience defining and executing mobile regression strategies.
• Strong understanding of mobile application performance testing.
• Experience working with developers to reproduce, diagnose, and resolve complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Create and execute automated test suites for mobile applications, with a strong focus on Flutter-based products.
• Lead API testing, validation, and contract testing initiatives across multiple services.
• Define and drive mobile testing strategies, including performance, regression, and release validation.
• Collaborate with developers to reproduce, diagnose, and resolve defects quickly and effectively.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and ensure automation is integrated into delivery processes.
• Continuously improve test coverage, reliability, and execution efficiency.
• Be a leader for the test team (either prior leadership or readiness to step up).

Skills

Automation frameworks

Flutter mobile testing

API testing

CI/CD

Mobile performance testing

Team leadership

Agile

Tools

Flutter

Job description

We're partnering with an ambitious and rapidly growing technology company based in Central Manchester that is investing heavily in quality engineering and automation. As part of their continued growth, they're looking for a skilled Automation Test Engineer to take ownership of automation strategy, framework development, and mobile testing excellence across a modern technology stack.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping quality practices within a collaborative engineering environment where testing is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle. You'll work closely with developers, product teams, and stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high-quality mobile and API-driven applications.

As their Automation Test Engineer, you'll:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Create and execute automated test suites for mobile applications, with a strong focus on Flutter-based products.
• Lead API testing, validation, and contract testing initiatives across multiple services.
• Define and drive mobile testing strategies, including performance, regression, and release validation.
• Collaborate closely with developers to investigate, reproduce, and resolve defects quickly and effectively.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and ensure automation is fully integrated into delivery processes.
• Continuously improve test coverage, reliability, and execution efficiency.
• Be a leader for the test team (either prior experience leading a team or ready to take the step up)

Required Experience

• 5+ years experience creating and maintaining automated test solutions for mobile applications (Flutter ideally).
• Proven ability to design and build automation frameworks from scratch.
• Strong understanding of API testing, validation, and contract testing.
• Experience defining and executing comprehensive mobile regression strategies.
• Strong understanding of mobile application performance testing.
• Experience working directly with developers to reproduce, diagnose, and resolve complex issues.
• Familiarity with modern Agile development environments and CI/CD practices.

Salary up to £55,000, Hybrid working model with 4 days per week onsite, Opportunity to shape quality engineering practices in a growing business, Gym membership, Birthday off, 25 days holiday + much more!