Senior Automation Test Engineer - eSC or eDV Clearance Required

IBM Computing; Leicester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

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.

Skills

Java

Python

REST Assured

Selenium Grid

Serenity

Jenkins

Maven

Postman

CI/CD

Automation

Tools

Selenium Grid

Serenity

Jenkins

Maven

Postman

Job description

Introduction

At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you’ll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors.

You’ll collaborate with top industry professionals, gain hands on experience with cutting edge technologies, and deliver solutions that create real business impact. From day one, you’ll work on meaningful, high profile programmes that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth.

We invest heavily in you—supporting continuous learning, in demand skills development, and long term career progression. You’ll thrive in a flexible, inclusive environment that values curiosity, encourages reinvention, and recognises what makes you unique.

We offer:

• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.

Your role and responsibilities

We are looking for a Senior Automation Test Engineer to join IBM, supporting our public sector and defence clients. In this role, you will help deliver reliable and efficient automated testing solutions for a range of applications. You will design and develop automated test scripts, support CI/CD integration, and collaborate closely with developers and DevOps teams to enhance product quality and accelerate delivery.

You will work with modern automation tools and programming languages to build automated UI, API, and integration tests. If you enjoy solving problems, reducing manual effort through automation, and improving delivery pipelines, we would be interested in hearing from you.

Key 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 and efficient test scenarios aligned to acceptance criteria, ensuring strong test coverage.
• Automate test environment setup, test execution, test data management, and environment validation.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and work with DevOps to support continuous testing.
• Contribute to quality engineering practices within Agile, DevOps, and container‑based delivery models.
• Monitor automated test execution, troubleshoot issues, and provide clear insights to development teams.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to improve product quality, identify risks, and promote automation best practices.
• Participate in requirement analysis, sprint planning, and backlog refinement to embed quality from the outset.
• Encourage and support adoption of automation tools, frameworks, and best practices across teams.
• Ensure Best Practices are followed across SCRUM teams, including Test Estimation, Test Coverage, Test Traceability, Defect Management, Test Evidencing, and Test Closure.

Required technical and professional expertise

• Experience of programming and automation tools such as Java, Python, REST assured, Selenium Grid, Serenity Jenkins, Maven and Postman and be able to understand design to define comprehensive test scenarios.
• Ability to maintain detailed documentation of the test framework, tests, test outcomes and defects.
• Experience of developing and maintaining automation frameworks for API integration and UI based products, and designing, creating and maintaining automated test scripts.
• Deep understanding of software testing principles and experience in an event-driven architecture, with strong analytical skills and the ability to think strategically about test automation.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving abilities.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• ISTQB Test Automation Engineer
• ISTQB Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer
• Certified Selenium Tester Foundation
• iSQI Certified Agile Tester (CAT) with automation focus
• CP‑SAT (Certified Professional - Selenium Automation Testing)
• CSTE (Certified Software Test Engineer)
• CAST (Certified Associate in Software Testing)

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.