Automation Tester, Playwright, TypeScript.

Sherborne Talent Solutions; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherborne Talent Solutions is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer in Birmingham, with strong Playwright and TypeScript skills. The role supports a growing software development team, offering a hybrid working arrangement and meaningful impact on software quality and delivery.

The position involves creating automated tests, regression testing and collaboration with Development, DevOps and Client Delivery teams to push quality standards forward and streamline releases.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in QA Automation within a software development environment.

Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining automated tests against business requirements.
• Executing automated regression testing.
• Functional and regression testing of code and configuration changes.
• Supporting production releases.
• Developing QA processes, documentation and knowledge resources.
• Conducting exploratory testing within an agile environment.
• Working closely with Development, DevOps and Client Delivery teams.
• Identifying, documenting and helping resolve defects.
• Contributing to automation strategy and continuous improvement across the QA function.

Skills

TypeScript

Playwright

QA Automation

CI/CD

Git

Azure DevOps

Jira

Tools

Selenium

AI tools

AI-integrated IDEs

X-Ray

Job description

I’m currently looking for an experienced QA Automation Engineer, (Playwright and TypeScript) to join a growing software development team based in Birmingham, with a flexible hybrid working arrangement.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong automation background who enjoys working with modern technologies and wants to have a real impact on software quality and delivery.

The role will involve:

• Creating and maintaining automated tests against business requirements
• Executing automated regression testing
• Functional and regression testing of code and configuration changes
• Supporting production releases
• Developing QA processes, documentation and knowledge resources
• Conducting exploratory testing within an agile environment
• Working closely with Development, DevOps and Client Delivery teams
• Identifying, documenting and helping resolve defects
• Contributing to automation strategy and continuous improvement across the QA function

Experience required:

• 3+ years’ experience in QA Automation within a software development environment
• Strong TypeScript coding experience
• Hands-on experience with Playwright, particularly API testing, Page Object Models and custom fixtures
• Experience with AI tools and/or AI-integrated IDEs
• Strong understanding of QA automation and testing best practices
• Ability to build, articulate and peer-review automation tests
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• ISTQB certification would be desirable
• Experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps and Selenium would be advantageous
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD, Jira and X-Ray is desirable