Automation Test Engineer - Remote | API & UI Automation

SR2 REC LTD; Greater London; Remote; GBP 64,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

SR2 REC LTD is seeking an Automation Test Engineer to support a public sector digital programme. This remote contract role focuses on automated UI, API and integration testing across front-end apps, APIs and downstream services within an Agile delivery team.

Responsibilities include designing reusable automated tests, integrating them into CI/CD, and validating end-to-end business journeys. The position is outside IR35 with a day rate around £400, remote from the UK.

Qualifications

• Minimum hands-on test automation experience with Playwright, Cypress, or Python.
• Experience testing REST APIs and validating JSON/XML payloads.
• Proficient with Jira and Xray for test management.
• Strong Agile collaboration and ability to translate requirements into test cases.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated UI, API and integration tests, embedding them into CI/CD pipelines.
• Validate complete business journeys through functional, regression, exploratory and end-to-end testing.
• Work with developers and Product Owners to clarify acceptance criteria, identify risks and agree appropriate test coverage.
• Maintain clear links between requirements, test cases, execution results and defects using Jira and Xray.
• Investigate failures, document reproducible defects and verify fixes through retesting.
• Communicate test outcomes, coverage gaps and unresolved risks to support release readiness.

Skills

Test automation

Playwright

Cypress

Python

REST APIs

Postman

Jira

Xray

Swagger/OpenAPI

Agile testing

Tools

Postman

REST Assured

Bruno

Job description

SR2 REC LTD is seeking an Automation Test Engineer to support a public sector digital programme. This remote contract role focuses on automated UI, API and integration testing across front-end apps, APIs and downstream services within an Agile delivery team.

Responsibilities include designing reusable automated tests, integrating them into CI/CD, and validating end-to-end business journeys. The position is outside IR35 with a day rate around £400, remote from the UK.