Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Method Resourcing Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Benefits package

Job summary

Method Resourcing Ltd in London is seeking a Test Automation Engineer / SDET to join the Platform Engineering team. You will design and maintain automated testing frameworks for a cloud-based platform powering AI-driven content and dynamic advertising solutions.

The role is hybrid (3 days in the office) with a hands-on focus on Playwright, CI/CD integration using GitHub Actions, and AI-assisted testing to reduce manual effort while improving release confidence.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in automated testing with modern frameworks.
• Experience with Playwright or similar automation tools.
• Ability to design, implement and scale automated test suites.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain automated testing frameworks across the platform.
• Develop end-to-end, regression, functional and non-functional test suites.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions).
• Support platform reliability through structured testing and release validation processes.
• Reduce manual testing through automation and process improvement.
• Collaborate with engineers and product teams to improve quality across the SDLC.
• Introduce test management, reporting and defect tracking processes.
• Investigate production issues and prevent recurrence with automated tests.
• Drive continuous improvement in testing approaches and tooling.
• Explore AI-assisted testing techniques to improve coverage.

Skills

Test Automation

SDET

Quality Engineering

Tools

Playwright

GitHub Actions

Job description

Do you want to work for an innovative technology business that sits within the world's largest advertising and media group, helping deliver cutting-edge digital campaigns for some of the world's most recognised brands?

They're looking to appoint a Test Automation Engineer / (SDET) to join their Platform Engineering team, helping drive quality, automation and release confidence across a modern cloud-based platform powering AI-driven content and dynamic advertising solutions.

This is a hands-on engineering role suited to someone who is passionate about automation, quality engineering and modern software delivery. You'll play a key role in reducing manual testing, building scalable test frameworks and introducing AI-assisted approaches to software testing.

Full Time Permanent Role

London | Hybrid (3 Days Office)

Salary - Up to £60,000 + Benefits

What you'll be doing

• Designing, building and maintaining automated testing frameworks across the platform
• Developing end-to-end, regression, functional and non-functional test suites using Playwright and other modern tooling
• Integrating automated testing into GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines
• Supporting platform reliability through structured testing and release validation processes
• Reducing reliance on manual testing through automation and process improvement
• Working closely with software engineers, product teams and technical stakeholders to improve quality across the SDLC
• Introducing test management, reporting and defect tracking processes
• Investigating production issues and ensuring defects are prevented through future automated tests
• Driving continuous improvement across testing approaches, tools and engineering practices
• Exploring AI-assisted testing techniques to improve coverage, speed and reliability
• Building and refining AI-driven workflows for test generation, maintenance, execution and analysis
• Supporting TDD and quality-first engineering practices

What we're looking for

• Strong commercial experience within a Test Automation, SDET or Quality Engineering role
• Expertise with Playwright or similar modern automation frameworks
• Experience building and scaling automated testing frameworks
• Strong understanding of functional, non-functional and end-to-end testing
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, ideally GitHub Actions
• Experience working closely with software engineering teams in Agile environments
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Experience implementing structured defect management and quality processes
• An interest in AI, LLMs and emerging approaches to automation and software quality
• Ability to influence engineering best practices and champion quality throughout the development lifecycle

Why it's interesting

• Opportunity to shape and mature the testing strategy across a growing platform
• Strong focus on AI-assisted engineering and testing innovation
• High levels of ownership and autonomy
• Modern engineering environment with a strong automation-first mindset
• Opportunity to work on technology used by huge globally recognised brands including Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Disney, Warner Bros, McDonald's and Pepsi
• Backed by a major global organisation whilst maintaining the culture and agility of a smaller engineering-led business

Very quick and smooth interview process

This is an exciting opportunity for a quality-focused engineer who wants to move beyond traditional QA and play a central role in how software is built, tested and released within a modern AI-driven technology platform.