Senior Automation Tester - Selenium & API (12m)

Henderson Scott; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Henderson Scott is seeking an experienced Senior Automation Tester in Scotland to lead automated test design and development for a government client. The role focuses on UI, API, and integration testing with strong emphasis on robust automation frameworks.

The candidate will work within an Agile/Scrum team, collaborate with developers to resolve defects, and contribute to test documentation and quality metrics. SC clearance is preferred for this 12-month contract.

Qualifications

• Experience with automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress or Appium.
• Strong skills in one or more of: Java, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript or Python.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, RestAssured or Karate.
• Familiarity with BDD/TDD and tools such as Cucumber or SpecFlow.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools like Azure DevOps, Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
• Knowledge of Git and common branching strategies.
• Experience with cloud environments (Azure, AWS or GCP) and containerised systems (Docker or Kubernetes) is desirable.
• Good understanding of Atlassian Datacentre tooling.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, with high attention to detail and quality.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work within Agile/Scrum teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain automated tests for UI, API and integration scenarios.
• Develop and enhance automation frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress or similar.
• Create reusable automation components and utilities, based on user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Integrate and run automated suites within CI/CD pipelines such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
• Investigate defects to root cause, collaborate with developers to resolve them, and monitor for flaky tests.
• Document automation frameworks and test cases, report defects clearly and share coverage and quality metrics.

Skills

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Appium

Java

C#

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Git

Docker/Kubernetes

Cucumber/SpecFlow

Postman

RestAssured/Karate

Tools

Postman

RestAssured

Karate

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Henderson Scott is seeking an experienced Senior Automation Tester in Scotland to lead automated test design and development for a government client. The role focuses on UI, API, and integration testing with strong emphasis on robust automation frameworks.

The candidate will work within an Agile/Scrum team, collaborate with developers to resolve defects, and contribute to test documentation and quality metrics. SC clearance is preferred for this 12-month contract.