QA Automation Engineer

TieTalent; Market Harborough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in technology and data solutions is seeking a QA Automation Engineer. This role focuses on writing and maintaining automated tests using Playwright within a BDD framework. The successful candidate will collaborate with teams to ensure software quality through structured automated testing.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Workplace Pension with employer contributions

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing initiatives and tools

Mental Health First Aiders

Onsite gym, showers, games room

Free Eye Tests

Insurance Schemes

Cycle to Work Scheme

Retail discounts

Employee Recognition and Referral Schemes

Social activities and free parking

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Playwright for UI test automation.
• Hands-on experience writing unit tests and automation tests in C#.
• Proficiency in SpecFlow and BDD methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated tests using Playwright within a BDD framework.
• Write and execute unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Collaborate with developers to improve unit tests for applications.

Skills

Playwright

C#

BDD methodologies

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Debugging skills

Communication

Teamwork

Tools

Postman

Swagger

Git

JMeter

LoadRunner

BrowserStack

Job description

About

Job Title: QA Automation Engineer

Type: Full Time, 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday, Hybrid (3/4 days in the office)

Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire

Salary: £45,000

Overview

We are seeking a QA Automation Engineer with a strong background in writing and maintaining automated tests. This role will focus on writing unit tests and implementing automated UI testing using Playwright. The successful candidate will work within a Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) framework using SpecFlow, ensuring test automation aligns with business requirements. You will collaborate with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to uphold software quality through structured automated testing.

CDS Global is a leader in delivering technology, payment, and data solutions for media and membership organizations worldwide.

Role Responsibilities

1. Design, develop, and maintain automated tests using Playwright within a BDD framework (SpecFlow).
2. Write and execute unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure software quality.
3. Collaborate with developers to improve unit tests for backend and frontend applications.

Required Skills and Experience

• Strong experience with Playwright for UI test automation.
• Hands-on experience writing unit tests and automation tests in C#.
• Proficiency in SpecFlow and BDD methodologies.
• Understanding of software testing principles, test frameworks, and automation best practices.
• Experience testing APIs with tools like Postman or Swagger.
• Knowledge of Git and version control systems.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into build processes.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills within an Agile environment.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Knowledge of security testing practices and tools like OWASP ZAP.
• Understanding of mocking frameworks and dependency injection.
• Experience with cloud testing platforms such as BrowserStack or Sauce Labs.
• Previous experience conducting code reviews.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, Birthday, Long service leave
• Workplace Pension with employer contributions
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing initiatives and tools
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Onsite gym, showers, games room
• Free Eye Tests
• Insurance Schemes
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Retail discounts
• Employee Recognition and Referral Schemes
• Social activities and free parking

Visit our website to learn more about us (URL removed).

Nice-to-have Skills

• C#
• API Testing
• Postman
• Swagger
• Git and Version Control
• JMeter and LoadRunner
• Dependency Injection
• BrowserStack

Work Experience

• QA Test Automation

Languages

• English