Automation Tester

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in the UK is seeking an experienced Automation Tester to design and implement automated tests for a civil service organization undergoing digital transformation. The role involves collaborating across disciplines and offers a salary of up to £43,000 with a hybrid work model. Candidates should have experience in Agile environments and proficiency in test automation frameworks such as Selenium and SpecFlow. The company values diversity and inclusion, encouraging applications from all qualified candidates.

Benefits

28.9% Pension

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering technical solutions in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Understanding of DevOps principles and continuous delivery pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and maintain automated test suites aligned with acceptance criteria.
• Design and maintain scalable, reusable solutions using DevOps best practices.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure effective test coverage and code quality.
• Identify and communicate defects, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to process optimisation through proactive investigation and innovation.
• Mentor team members in test automation and best practices.
• Support implementation of toolkits and APIs for integration, performance, and scalability.

Skills

Test automation frameworks (Selenium WebDriver, SpecFlow, RestSharp)

Agile/Scrum environments

SQL queries

Job description

Role: Automation Tester

Location: Newport (Hybrid)

Salary: Up to £43,000

28.9% Pension

The Opportunity

Yolk Recruitment are excited to be working with an innovation-driven civil service organisation as they journey through an incredible digital transformation whilst prioritising forward thinking and excellent digital practices. Alongside this, they pride themselves on being a Stonewall Diversity Champion, which means they are part of Britain's leading best-practice employers' forum for sexual orientation and gender identity equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are now looking for a Automation Tester to to design, implement, and maintain automated UI and API tests supporting continuous deployment. You'll collaborate across disciplines to ensure high-quality, user-focused digital services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, execute, and maintain automated test suites aligned with acceptance criteria.
• Design and maintain scalable, reusable solutions using DevOps best practices.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure effective test coverage and code quality.
• Identify and communicate defects, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to process optimisation through proactive investigation and innovation.
• Mentor team members in test automation and best practices.
• Support implementation of toolkits and APIs for integration, performance, and scalability.

Essential Experience:

• Proven experience delivering technical solutions in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Understanding of DevOps principles and continuous delivery pipelines.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in test automation frameworks such as Selenium WebDriver, SpecFlow, and RestSharp.
• Experience with at least one mainstream development language.
• Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs and web services.
• Ability to write and optimise SQL queries.

Think this one's for you

If you think this Automation Tester opportunity is for you then please apply online.

Yolk Public Sector & Not-for-Profit team works with organisations across the UK to fulfil their recruitment needs and to achieve their D&I objectives. We recruit temporary, contract and permanent hires for 1 off specialist needs or for volume campaigns. We support our applicants to navigate the public sector recruitment processes and secure their dream jobs.

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.