QA Automation Engineer (DV Cleared)

Salt Search; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Search is seeking a DV-cleared QA Engineer with strong test automation to work on critical UK services.

You’ll be hands-on, writing and maintaining automated tests, testing APIs and integrations, and helping engineering teams bake quality in from the start.

This on-site role is based across Manchester, London, Ipswich, or Cheltenham, with 5 days a week on location.

Qualifications

• Solid commercial QA/testing experience.
• Strong test automation skills.
• Experience with Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, REST Assured or similar.
• Good understanding of CI/CD and modern testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining automated test frameworks and test suites.
• Functional, integration and regression testing.
• API and end-to-end testing.
• Working with CI/CD pipelines and development teams.
• Investigating issues and driving defects through to resolution.
• Improving testing processes, tooling and automation.

Skills

QA/testing experience

Test automation

CI/CD familiarity

Problem solving

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

REST Assured

Job description

Candidates MUST have active, current and valid DV clearance - nothing less

DV Cleared, QA Engineer, Automation, On Site 5 days a week at any of the following location; Manchester, London, Ipswich or Cheltenham.

A global firm are looking for a DV Cleared QA Engineer with strong automation experience to work on technology that supports some of the UK's most critical services.

You’ll be hands-on - writing and maintaining automated tests, testing APIs and integrations, investigating defects and helping engineering teams build quality in from the start.

You’ll be doing things like:

• Building and maintaining automated test frameworks and test suites
• Functional, integration and regression testing
• API and end-to-end testing
• Working with CI/CD pipelines and development teams
• Investigating issues and driving defects through to resolution
• Improving testing processes, tooling and automation

You’ll bring:

• Active/ current valid DV clearance
• Solid commercial QA/testing experience
• Strong test automation skills
• Experience with tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, REST Assured or similar
• Good understanding of CI/CD and modern testing practices
• A curious, hands‑on approach to problem solving

Experience in secure, regulated or mission‑critical environments is a bonus, not a must.

DV Cleared, QA Engineer, Automation, On Site 5 days a week at any of the following location; London, Manchester, Ipswich or Cheltenham.

Rates depend on experience and client requirements