Cloud Test Automation Engineer — Playwright & AI

Ricoh; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Wellbeing resources

Learning pathways

Imagine. Change. Awards

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Ricoh in Birmingham is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to join a team delivering cutting-edge cloud-based solutions. You will shape quality engineering practices, influence automation approaches, and continuously develop skills in a collaborative environment.

The role focuses on building automated test coverage using Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript), integrating AI-assisted tooling, and contributing to CI/CD pipelines to improve product quality and engineering speed.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
• Experience developing automated tests with JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Proven background with Playwright or similar modern automation framework.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools is a plus.
• Understanding of Agile and CI/CD environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a quality focus.
• Professional English communication is essential.
• ISTQB CTFL cert is desirable; CTAL is a plus.
• Eagerness to explore new technologies and improve automation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate within a cross-functional Agile team to deliver cloud-based solutions.
• Design and implement automated test coverage from requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Specify automated test cases and review approaches with testers and QA peers.
• Develop and maintain automated tests using Playwright, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Investigate failures, identify root causes, and improve automation assets.
• Contribute to engineering standards and best practices for automated testing.
• Enhance AI-supported test automation framework with teammates.
• Identify gaps to improve test coverage, efficiency, scalability, and maintainability.
• Evaluate new automation techniques and AI-assisted approaches.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and development workflows.
• Contribute ideas to improve product quality and team effectiveness.
• Participate in retrospectives and continuous improvement of automation capabilities.

Skills

Test automation

JavaScript/TypeScript

CI/CD

Agile

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Playwright

GitHub Copilot

Cursor AI tooling

Job description

Ricoh in Birmingham is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to join a team delivering cutting-edge cloud-based solutions. You will shape quality engineering practices, influence automation approaches, and continuously develop skills in a collaborative environment.

The role focuses on building automated test coverage using Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript), integrating AI-assisted tooling, and contributing to CI/CD pipelines to improve product quality and engineering speed.