Automation Tester – Front End, Security Cleared

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in London seeks an experienced Automation Test Engineer to design, develop, and deliver test solutions. You will oversee automation frameworks, drive best practices, and collaborate with cross-functional teams and clients.

The role requires hands-on API and front-end testing, with Cypress or Playwright, and a proven track record building test frameworks from scratch. Occasional travel to client sites, primarily London, is expected.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of scripting and programming in JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Security clearance (SC) or eligible.
• Experience running projects directly with clients with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Front-end testing with Cypress or Playwright.
• Hands-on experience building test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Experience with API testing (RestAssured or SoapUI).
• Docker and Kubernetes familiarity.
• CI/CD familiarity (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Knowledge of testing microservices and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).
• Accessibility testing understanding.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver test solutions.
• Support and develop team members while fostering best practices.
• Keep up to date with industry standards and advances.
• Oversee development, implementation, and maintenance of automated test scripts.
• Verify usability, functionality, performance, and scalability of applications.
• Build automation tools and expand framework functionality for team needs.
• Establish processes for automation and performance monitoring.
• Collaborate with client teams to establish testing best practices.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve automation challenges.
• Travel to client sites as required, mainly London.

Skills

Automation Test Engineering

JavaScript Programming

Cypress Testing Framework

API Testing with RestAssured

CI/CD Pipeline Management

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Jira

Confluence

AWS

Azure

SoapUI

Playwright

Job description

• Design, develop, and deliver test solutions
• Support and develop team members while fostering best practices
• Keep up to date with industry standards and advances
• Oversee development, implementation, and maintenance of automated test scripts
• Verify usability, functionality, performance, and scalability of company and client applications
• Build automation tools and expand framework functionality for team requirements
• Establish processes for automation and performance monitoring
• Contribute to Quality Engineering and client teams in establishing automation and testing best practices
• Collaborate with diverse teams to address automation challenges
• Coordinate efforts to resolve performance test failures
• Work directly with public- and private-sector clients
• Travel as required by clients, primarily to London

Requirements

• Experienced Automation Test Engineer / SDET with a testing background
• Security cleared or previously held SC clearance
• Confident running projects directly with clients with minimal supervision
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• In-depth understanding of QA processes and the software development life cycle
• Proven experience with front-end testing frameworks and tools such as Cypress or Playwright
• Hands-on experience building test automation frameworks from scratch
• 3+ years of proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as JavaScript and TypeScript
• Experience testing web applications across multiple browsers, operating systems, and mobile devices
• Experience with API testing, ideally using RestAssured or SoapUI
• Expertise in establishing and executing testing tools, environments, and test data across testing stages
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including developers and QA team members
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes
• Automated API testing with Java, such as RestAssured or SoapUI
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar collaborative tools
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI
• Understanding of testing microservices-based applications
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
• Understanding of accessibility testing

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Automation Testing and Software Development Life Cycle, with a strong focus on building and maintaining test automation frameworks. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams and clients to ensure quality and performance across applications.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Automation Test Engineering
• JavaScript Programming
• Cypress Testing Framework
• API Testing with RestAssured
• CI/CD Pipeline Management

Hard Skills

• Test Automation Framework Development
• Scripting Languages
• Front-End Testing
• Performance Testing
• Usability Testing
• Microservices Testing
• Accessibility Testing
• Troubleshooting Skills
• QA Processes
• Software Development Life Cycle

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication
• Collaboration Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Project Management

Certifications & Qualifications

• Security Clearance

Industry Keywords

• Quality Engineering
• Automation Best Practices
• Testing Standards
• Client Collaboration
• Performance Monitoring

Tools & Technologies

• Jira
• Confluence
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Jenkins
• GitLab CI
• AWS
• Azure
• SoapUI
• Playwright