Senior Automation Tester

Bright Purple; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions firm in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Automation Tester to drive quality in engineering teams. This hybrid role involves hands-on testing, collaborating on quality initiatives, and delivering innovative solutions. Ideal candidates have experience in automation testing, a strong coding background (C# or TypeScript preferred), and familiarity with various testing tools. Join us in making a real impact in the technology landscape.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of development methodologies.
• Experience with automation regression strategies.
• Hands-on experience testing various applications.

Responsibilities

• Analyse test objectives and design test plans.
• Create and manage realistic test data.
• Document and report test results against acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on testing status and metrics.

Skills

Iterative and incremental development methodologies

Regression testing strategies

Testing desktop and service-based applications

Event-driven systems and service bus technologies

C# or TypeScript coding skills

Test tools (Jest, Playwright, Cypress, K6)

Azure DevOps test management

Job description

Senior Automation Tester

Edinburgh/Hybrid

Salary up to £55,000

We are looking for a Senior Automation Tester who shares our passion for quality and for using technology to help businesses perform better.

The Role

As a Senior Automation Tester, you will play a key role in driving quality across engineering teams. You’ll divide your time between hands‑on delivery work and collaborating with senior engineering leaders on cross‑team quality initiatives, tools, and processes.

You’ll be involved throughout the full product development lifecycle, helping to deliver innovative solutions that are changing how people interact.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Analyse test objectives and design test plans aligned with the overall test strategy
• Design and build test cases, scripts, and procedures with clear expected results
• Create and manage realistic, representative test data
• Execute a wide range of functional and non‑functional testing activities
• Support testing at all levels, including unit, component, integration, system, and UAT
• Raise, manage, and track defects through to resolution in line with organisational standards
• Document and report test results against acceptance criteria, maintaining traceability between stories, tests, and defects
• Communicate testing status, risks, metrics, and outcomes to technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Continuously develop your skills and stay up to date with new tools, technologies, and best practices

Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of iterative and incremental development methodologies
• Experience defining and maintaining regression strategies, including identifying tests suitable for automation
• Demonstrable experience testing desktop and service‑based applications
• Experience working with event‑driven systems and service bus technologies
• Strong coding or scripting skills (ideally C# or TypeScript; Java, JavaScript, or Python also considered)
• Hands‑on experience with tools such as Jest, Playwright, Cypress, K6, or similar
• Experience using test management tools such as Azure DevOps

If you’re a quality‑focused Senior Automation Tester looking to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.