Senior Automation Tester

Harvey Nash Group; Newport; Hybride; GBP 52 000 - 64 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working (minimum 20% office)

Pension contribution ~29%

25 days annual leave rising to 30

Learning and development opportunities

Modern Azure-based technology

Résumé du poste

Harvey Nash Group in Newport, South Wales is seeking a Senior Automation Tester to join a large-scale digital technology function. You will design and maintain automated UI and API test frameworks, work with modern cloud technologies, and help shape testing standards in an Agile environment.

You will collaborate with software engineers to improve quality and test coverage, contribute to technical strategy, and drive continuous improvement across performance, security, and scalability testing.

Qualifications

• Extensive automation testing experience in complex digital environments.
• Strong C# with Microsoft Visual Studio proficiency.
• Experience with Selenium WebDriver.
• BDD / SpecFlow framework experience.
• MSTest for test execution.
• API testing using RestSharp.
• JavaScript knowledge.
• Azure DevOps and GitHub for CI/CD.
• SQL data validation.
• Experience in Agile delivery teams.

Responsabilités

• Designing, developing and maintaining automated UI and API test frameworks.
• Creating and executing functional and non-functional automated test suites.
• Working closely with Software Engineers to improve quality and test coverage.
• Supporting the design, testing and delivery of modern cloud-based services.
• Contributing to technical strategy, standards and best practices.
• Identifying defects, risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Supporting performance, security and scalability testing initiatives.

Connaissances

C#

Selenium WebDriver

BDD/SpecFlow

MSTest

API Testing

JavaScript

Azure DevOps

GitHub

SQL

Agile delivery

Outils

Microsoft Visual Studio

RestSharp

Description du poste

Senior Automation Tester (C# / Azure)

Newport, South Wales (20% Office Attendance)

£58,000 + Outstanding Pension

Permanent Opportunity

We're looking for a Senior Automation Tester to join a large-scale digital technology function delivering enterprise-grade services used across the UK.

This is a hands‑on opportunity for an experienced Automation Tester who enjoys building automation frameworks, working with modern cloud technologies and helping shape technical quality standards within an Agile environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing, developing and maintaining automated UI and API test frameworks
• Creating and executing functional and non-functional automated test suites
• Working closely with Software Engineers to improve quality and test coverage
• Supporting the design, testing and delivery of modern cloud-based services
• Contributing to technical strategy, standards and best practices
• Identifying defects, risks and opportunities for continuous improvement
• Supporting performance, security and scalability testing initiatives

Essential Experience

• Strong Automation Testing experience within complex digital environments
• C# and Microsoft Visual Studio
• Selenium WebDriver
• BDD / SpecFlow
• MSTest
• API Testing and RestSharp
• JavaScript
• Azure DevOps
• GitHub
• SQL and data validation
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams

Desirable Skills

• Azure Cloud technologies
• JMeter
• Azure Load Testing
• Performance and non-functional testing
• Enterprise‑scale digital platforms
• Public sector or highly regulated environments

What's On Offer?

• Salary up to £58,000 depending on skills and experience
• Employer pension contribution of almost 29%
• Hybrid working (minimum 20% office attendance)
• Modern Azure-based technology environment
• Opportunity to influence testing strategy and engineering standards
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, plus public holidays

Important Requirements

• Ability to attend the Newport office as part of hybrid working
• Existing right to work in the UK
• Able to obtain security clearance
• Must have lived in the UK continuously for the last 5 years
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

If you're a Senior Automation Tester looking for a role where you can remain hands‑on while helping shape technical quality and automation strategy, we'd love to hear from you.