Automation Tester - Web & Mobile

Mitchells & Butlers PLC; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33% discount across all M&B brands

20% Friends & Family discount

Holiday buy-up to 2 weeks

Matched pension contributions

Private healthcare and dental

Cycle to Work and wellbeing

26 days annual leave

Hybrid working and flexible approach

Job summary

Mitchells & Butlers’ Technology team seeks a Digital Automation Test Analyst to drive automation across web, mobile, and API platforms. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining automated test solutions that support a DevOps culture and faster, more reliable releases.

Based in Birmingham with hybrid working, you will influence testing across guest-facing digital products. You’ll work with RESTful APIs, mobile apps (iOS/Android), and web front-ends, building scalable frameworks

Qualifications

• Thorough and demonstrable understanding of structured test methods and processes as part of SDLC and practices such as BDD, TDD.
• Proven strong experience in testing APIs, mobile web and native apps within a complex technology environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automated test packs in line with Testing Policies and Processes and in accordance with the Testing Schedules.
• Follow Testing Methodology with focus on automated testing within a DevOps culture.
• Maintain regression test packs to capture new or changed functionality.
• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites for RESTful APIs, backend services, microservices, frontend and mobile apps using Appium or equivalent.
• Develop reusable and scalable test frameworks using C# and Microsoft-aligned technologies.
• Implement and maintain mobile automation frameworks with Appium and C#; integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps).
• Validate mobile app behavior on real devices and emulators.
• Collaborate with developers to improve testability and mobile quality strategy.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing across web, API, and mobile layers.

Skills

Mobile automation

APIs testing

C# scripting

REST APIs

Web automation

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

Education

ISTQB Qualification

Degree in IT/CS

C# certificate

Tools

Appium

Selenium

RestSharp

Postman

Newman

Azure DevOps

Job description

Join our award-winning Technology team as a Digital Automation Test Analyst on a permanent basis and play a key role in transforming how quality is delivered across Mitchells & Butlers' digital platforms.

As we continue to evolve our web, mobile and API capabilities, we're looking for an automation-first testing specialist who is passionate about building scalable test frameworks, reducing manual effort, and driving faster, more reliable releases.

Reporting to the Test Scrum Master, you'll help shape and expand our automation capability across customer-facing digital products. You'll design, develop and maintain automated test solutions that support our DevOps culture, improve deployment confidence, and ensure exceptional experiences for millions of guests interacting with our brands every year.

Based at our Birmingham Head Office, this role offers a flexible hybrid working approach, giving you the best of collaboration and flexibility.

You’ll be rewarded with:

• 33% discount across all M&B brands.
• 20% Friends & Family discount for up to five people.
• Option to buy up to two additional weeks of holiday.
• Matched pension contributions (up to 1.5x your contribution).
• Private healthcare and dental plan.
• Cycle to Work and wellbeing schemes.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid working and flexible approach.

What you’ll be doing in this Digital Automation Test Analyst role

• Working with the Digital Test Team in building and maintaining of automation test packs in line with Mitchells & Butlers Testing Policies and Processes and in accordance with the Testing Schedules as directed by the Scrum Master.
• Fully understanding and complying with the Mitchells & Butlers Testing Methodology and Processes with the focus on Automated Testing practices including Defect Management working within a Dev Ops culture
• Responsible for ensuring test packs in particular Regression is maintained and updated to capture new or changes to existing functionality.
• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites for: RESTful APIs, Backend services, microservices, Frontend and Mobile applications (iOS & Android) using Appium or equivalent
• Develop reusable and scalable test frameworks using C# and Microsoft-aligned technologies.
• Implement and maintain mobile automation frameworks with Appium (or equivalent) + C#
• Ensure automated tests are integrated into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps Pipelines)
• Validate mobile app behaviour across real devices and emulators
• Collaborate with developers to improve testability and mobile quality strategy
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and end‑to‑end testing across web, API, and mobile layers
• Validate end-to-end flows across channels
• Execute mobile‑specific validations (Flows, device compatibility, performance)
• Support performance, load, and security testing activities where required
• Ability and willingness to adopt new practices and learn new skills and guide less experienced team members and vendor teams
• Strong communication skills across various teams including stakeholders
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
• Comfortable working in fast-paced Agile/Scrum environments

What you’ll need to bring to this Digital Automation Test Analyst role

• Thorough and demonstrable understanding of structured test methods and processes as part of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and proven experience with Practices such as BDD, TDD
• Proven strong experience in testing APIs, mobile web and native apps within complex technology environment

Hands-on automation experience with:

• Appium or equivalent (mobile automation – must-have)
• Proficiency in C# for writing automated tests.
• Reqnroll, Selenium (For mobile web), RestSharp
• Postman / Newman
• Experience building API + mobile + web automation frameworks
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred)

Strong understanding of:

• REST APIs
• JSON / XML
• Mobile automation concepts (Appium architecture (or equivalent tool)), locators, gestures
• NoSQL and data validation
• Familiarity with secure testing practices
• Exposure to multi-channel systems (API + Web + Mobile) is a strong advantage
• Experience in Retail is preferred
• Minimum of 5 years work experience in test automation is essential

Qualifications

• Certificate on C# is desirable
• ISTQB Qualification
• Degree or higher in IT/Computer Science

What makes Mitchells & Butlers a great place to work?

At M&B we value the unique perspectives each person brings. We believe that by fostering a culture of inclusion, respect, and allyship, we create a sense of belonging, engagement and teamwork which are essential to delivering great guest experiences.

Closing Date: Thursday 29th October 2026, 11:59pm