QA Automation Engineer

Ronald James Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ronald James Group is partnering with an established FinTech in Newcastle to hire a QA Automation Engineer. This hands-on role strengthens QA through automation, AI-assisted testing and continuous improvement to accelerate delivery.

You will design, maintain and execute automated UI and API tests, integrate with CI/CD, identify defects, and collaborate with Product, Engineering and QA teams to raise software quality.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing and maintaining automated UI and API tests.
• Proficient with Playwright, Cypress or Selenium.
• Experience with AI-assisted testing tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain and execute automated UI and API tests.
• Use AI-assisted testing tools for test creation and failure analysis.
• Write clear, reliable test code and integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Debug failing tests and identify issues across products, tests, data and environments.
• Maintain stable regression test suites and plan improvements to QA practices.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering and QA teams to identify test opportunities.

Skills

UI testing

API testing

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

AI testing

CI/CD

Regression testing

Test data management

Agile

Job description

We're working with an established FinTech business in Newcastle that is looking for a QA Automation Engineer to join its growing team. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on strengthening QA capability through automation, AI-assisted testing and continuous improvement. You'll build, maintain and execute automated UI and API test suites, helping to improve software quality, reduce repetitive manual testing and support faster, more confident software delivery. Working closely with Product, Engineering, QA and other internal stakeholders, you'll help identify testing risks, investigate defects and ensure testing remains aligned with delivery priorities. Please note, this is a hybrid role in Newcastle.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Design, maintain and execute automated UI and API tests using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium or equivalent frameworks
• Use AI-assisted testing tools to support test creation, maintenance, failure analysis, defect triage and regression risk identification
• Write clear, reliable and maintainable test code
• Run automated tests through CI/CD pipelines
• Debug failing tests and identify issues across products, tests, data and environments
• Maintain stable, relevant and efficient regression test suites
• Review requirements and technical changes to identify test scenarios, edge cases and automation opportunities
• Investigate and clearly document defects
• Use test results, defect trends and pipeline feedback to identify improvements to QA practices
• Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering and QA teams

What We're Looking For:

• Hands-on experience building and maintaining automated UI and API tests
• Experience with Playwright, Cypress, Selenium or similar
• Practical experience using AI-assisted testing tools
• Experience writing maintainable test code
• Knowledge of source control, pull requests and code reviews
• Experience running automated tests within CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of regression testing, test data and test environments
• Strong knowledge of QA practices, test design and defect management
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to improving automation and QA practices