Automation Tester 16-Month FTC

Reed; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the UK is seeking an Automation Tester for a 16-month fixed term contract. In this role, you will write and maintain automated UI and API tests, collaborate closely with developers, and promote DevOps best practices. Ideal candidates should have strong knowledge in frameworks like Selenium and Agile methodologies as well as an understanding of SQL and Web Services.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivering technical solutions.
• Familiarity with modern delivery models such as Scrum and Agile.
• Understanding of DevOps principles.

Responsibilities

• Write, execute, and maintain automated UI and API tests/suites.
• Design, code, test, maintain, and document solutions.
• Proactively investigate problems and opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with software developers.
• Identify defects, incidents, risks, and issues.
• Mentor colleagues in automation/test standards.
• Assist in implementing toolkits and APIs.

Skills

Selenium WebDriver

BDD SpecFlow

RestSharp

Agile methodologies

SQL

Web Services

DevOps principles

Job description

Automation Tester

• Job Type: Fixed Term Contract (16 months)
• Location: Newport (hybrid, 20% of your working days a month in-office)
• Salary: £36,736 - £46,743

Our client is seeking an Automation Tester to join their dynamic team. This role involves writing, executing, and maintaining both functional and non-functional automated UI and API tests/suites. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, coding, testing, maintaining, and documenting robust, scalable, and reusable solutions that deliver an exceptional user experience, aligned with DevOps best practices.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Write, execute, and maintain automated UI and API tests/suites aligned against acceptance criteria to support our continuous deployment environment.
• Design, code, test, maintain, and document solutions that enhance user experience using DevOps best practices.
• Proactively investigate problems and opportunities in existing processes, evaluate findings, and communicate recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with software developers to understand the code base and ensure adequate test coverage at the unit level.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver user-focused and successful digital services, ensuring adherence to governance standards.
• Identify defects, incidents, risks, and issues in accordance with IPO standards.
• Explore innovative ways to solve problems, adopting a fail-fast approach to deliver required functionality.
• Mentor colleagues in automation/test standards and business processes following agreed governance and best practices.
• Assist in implementing toolkits and APIs for integration, performance optimisation, security, and scalability.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven experience in delivering technical solutions.
• Familiarity with modern delivery models such as Scrum and Agile.
• Understanding of DevOps principles.
• Strong knowledge of mainstream testing frameworks/libraries such as Selenium WebDriver, BDD SpecFlow, and RestSharp.
• Experience in a mainstream development language.
• Proficiency in Web Services, REST.
• Ability to write SQL statements.