Senior Backend Automation Engineer

Solirius Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

25 days annual leave

Development training

Parental leave

Pension

EAP with Help@Hand

Gym membership

Flexible benefits

Cycle to work

Job summary

Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, seeks a senior QA automation engineer to design and maintain automated test suites for client applications in a dynamic environment. You will lead automation efforts across API, UI, and integration tests, working closely with developers and QA teammates to improve quality and delivery speed.

You will build scalable test frameworks, leverage Docker/Kubernetes for microservices testing, and participate in CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab, while

Qualifications

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Deep understanding of QA processes and SDLC.
• Hands-on experience building test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Proficiency in Java and JavaScript (3+ years).
• Experience with API testing using RestAssured or SoapUI.
• Experience implementing Contract Testing solutions.
• CI/CD pipeline configuration experience.
• Knowledge of testing microservices and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Oversee automated test scripts development and maintenance.
• Verify usability, functionality, performance, and scalability of applications.
• Expand framework functionality to meet team needs.
• Establish automation and performance monitoring processes.
• Contribute to best practices in Quality Engineering for clients.
• Collaborate with teams to address automation challenges and optimize tests.
• Design, develop, and deliver test solutions.
• Mentor team members and promote best practices.
• Stay up-to-date with industry standards and advances.
• Work directly with clients with minimal supervision.

Skills

Test automation

Java

JavaScript

API testing

CI/CD tooling

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Security awareness

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Docker

Kubernetes

RestAssured

SoapUI

Jenkins

GitLab CI

AWS

Azure

Job description

Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, seeks a senior QA automation engineer to design and maintain automated test suites for client applications in a dynamic environment. You will lead automation efforts across API, UI, and integration tests, working closely with developers and QA teammates to improve quality and delivery speed.

You will build scalable test frameworks, leverage Docker/Kubernetes for microservices testing, and participate in CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab, while