Performance & Automation Test Engineer | Java | Tech for Good

Cathcart Associates Group Ltd; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech for good company in Edinburgh seeks an experienced Performance & Automation Test Engineer to enhance their hybrid team. This role focuses on building performance and automation test frameworks for high-impact platforms, ensuring a collaborative, innovative environment with excellent benefits.

Benefits

15% employer pension contribution

Annual bonus

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Private healthcare

Qualifications

• Proven track record in building performance and automation test frameworks.
• Strong experience as a Performance Tester or Automation Engineer.
• Collaborative mindset and experience with backend testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead performance, functional, and non-functional test automation.
• Contribute to the design and development of test frameworks.
• Work in a team delivering smart solutions for users.

Skills

Performance Testing

Automation Testing

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Tools

Java

Cypress

Playwright

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Performance & Automation Test Engineer | Java | Tech for Good | Edinburgh (Hybrid)

Up to £70,000 + Bonus + 15% Pension + 35hr Week + Private Healthcare

A tech for good organisation based in Edinburgh is looking for an experienced Performance & Automation Test Engineer to join their growing hybrid team. This is a great chance to work on highly used platforms that make a real difference in people’s lives using modern tools, in a collaborative team, with brilliant benefits.

Why this role?

• Lead on performance, functional and non functional test automation across multiple squads.
• Contribute to the design and development of test frameworks used across high impact platforms.
• Be part of a mission led company delivering smart, sustainable solutions for thousands of users across the UK.
• Work in a forward thinking engineering culture that embraces automation, observability and modern dev practices.

️ Tech Stack You’ll Work With

• Core: Java (essential), JavaScript or TypeScript (bonus)
• Performance Testing: Custom frameworks, traffic analysis, monitoring tools
• Testing Tools: Playwright, Cypress or similar (performance testing more important for this role)
• Infrastructure: APIs, databases, CICD pipelines
• Cloud and DevOps: AWS, Kubernetes (desirable), Git

What They’re Looking For

• Strong experience as an Performance Tester or Automation Engineer, with a solid grasp of Java
• Proven track record in building and maintaining performance and automation test frameworks
• Experience with backend testing, APIs, CICD, and data driven testing
• A collaborative mindset: someone who enjoys mentoring, problem solving and working closely with devs and stakeholders

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with observability tools, logging, and analysing system behaviour in production
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS preferred) and containerised apps (Docker or Kubernetes)
• Exposure to JavaScriptTypeScript and frontend automation tools

Working Model

• Based on the outskirts of Edinburgh (close to tram, train, and with free parking)
• Hybrid: 3 days onsite for collaboration, 2 days remote

What You’ll Get

• Up to £70,000 salary (depending on experience)
• 15% employer pension contribution
• Annual bonus
• 35 hour working week
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays
• Private healthcare

Sound interesting?

Apply now or get in touch with Stuart Manderson on 0131 510 1500 for more information.