Senior Automation Test Engineer — CI/CD & API Automation

IBM Computing

Leicester

On-site

GBP 55,000 - 75,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work policies

Sabbatical programs

Paternity leave

Maternity leave

Maternity returners scheme

Private medical insurance

Dental & optical cover

Employee discounts

Life assurance

Group pension (salary sacrifice)

25 days holiday

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking a Senior Automation Test Engineer to join our public sector and defence projects. You’ll design and implement automated UI, API, and integration tests, building robust frameworks and integrating tests with CI/CD pipelines.

You’ll collaborate with developers, DevOps, and quality engineers to accelerate delivery and improve product quality. Ideal candidates have strong programming skills in Java or Python, experience with REST‑assured and Selenium Grid, and a

Qualifications

Proven experience designing and implementing automated test solutions for UI, API, and integration tests.
Experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks.
Strong knowledge of software testing principles and CI/CD integration.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites for functional, regression, integration, performance, and API testing.
Build automation frameworks using industry‑standard tools and modern programming languages.
Develop optimized test scenarios aligned to acceptance criteria with good test coverage.
Automate test environment setup, data management, and environment validation.
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines with DevOps collaboration.
Contribute to quality engineering practices within Agile, DevOps, and container‑based delivery.