Lead AI-Powered Test Automation Engineer

Answer Digital; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible annual leave

Bonus based on company performance

Continuous training and development

Flexible Pension

Healthcare cash plan

Social events and activities

Parking at Head Offices in Leeds

Job summary

Answer Digital is seeking a Lead Test Automation Engineer to lead testing on agile client engagements across Health, Retail and Finance sectors, designing and delivering the test strategy and embedding quality from day one.

You will build frontend and API automation frameworks and integrate tests into GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps, while exploring AI-assisted tools to accelerate development. Collaboration with stakeholders and continuous improvement are core.

Qualifications

• Experience leading testing on agile projects and defining the QA strategy.
• Hands-on UI automation with Playwright or Cypress.
• API automation in C#, Java, TypeScript/JavaScript or Python.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Confidence presenting strategy to clients and stakeholders.
• Experience using coding-focused LLMs to build tests.
• Non-functional testing: performance, accessibility or security.

Responsibilities

• Lead testing on client engagements, designing, owning and delivering the test strategy.
• Deliver testing for solutions built on AWS/Azure cloud.
• Champion shift-left testing from day one to build quality in at every stage.
• Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate automation and explore new approaches.
• Provide technical leadership across teams and adopt emerging technologies.
• Build and evolve frontend and API automation frameworks with modern tools.
• Embed automated quality checks into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Report test progress clearly and triage defects.
• Support the Test Capability through knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Skills

Lead testing on agile projects

QA strategy development

Stakeholder communication

CI/CD integration

AI-assisted testing

Non-functional testing

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Job description

Answer Digital is seeking a Lead Test Automation Engineer to lead testing on agile client engagements across Health, Retail and Finance sectors, designing and delivering the test strategy and embedding quality from day one.

You will build frontend and API automation frameworks and integrate tests into GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps, while exploring AI-assisted tools to accelerate development. Collaboration with stakeholders and continuous improvement are core.