Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Q1 Technologies, Inc.; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Q1 Technologies, Inc. in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced AI-Enabled Payments Test Automation Engineer to design and implement automated test solutions across complex payment platforms.

You will develop frontend and backend test scripts, build AI-assisted automation, and lead release validation with distributed teams, ensuring quality gates and standards are met. This role focuses on payment processing workflows, regulatory compliance, and defect resolution throughout the SDLC,

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing automated tests for payment platforms.
• Experience with AI-driven testing approaches.
• Knowledge of banking/payment industry standards.
• Experience with CI/CD and test automation pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Understand platform architecture and design comprehensive test strategies and test cases.
• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts for both frontend and backend applications.
• Build AI-assisted test automation solutions to improve test coverage and execution efficiency.
• Collaborate with development teams to establish testing standards and best practices.
• Create and execute complex test scenarios using BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.
• Participate in SIT and UAT phases while coordinating with distributed global teams.
• Act as the primary point of contact during release validation and sign-off activities.
• Identify, analyse, track, and support the resolution of defects throughout the SDLC.
• Validate payment processing workflows including inbound and outbound payment transactions.
• Ensure compliance with banking and payment industry standards and messaging formats.

Skills

Automation testing

AI testing

Cucumber

Frontend testing

Tools

Cucumber Framework

Job description

We are seeking an experienced AI-Enabled Payments Test Automation Engineer to join a high-performing payments technology team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing automated test solutions across complex payment platforms while leveraging AI-driven testing practices to improve quality, efficiency, and release confidence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand platform architecture and design comprehensive test strategies and test cases.
• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts for both frontend and backend applications.
• Build AI-assisted test automation solutions to improve test coverage, defect prediction, and execution efficiency.
• Collaborate with development teams to establish testing standards, quality gates, and best practices.
• Create and execute complex test scenarios using BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.
• Participate in SIT and UAT phases while coordinating with distributed global teams.
• Act as the primary point of contact during release validation and sign-off activities.
• Identify, analyse, track, and support the resolution of defects throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Validate payment processing workflows including inbound and outbound payment transactions.
• Ensure compliance with banking and payment industry standards and messaging formats.